What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING DVI FOUND ONE BROKEN ELEVATOR CONTROL MECHANISM SPRING ON RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING FOR RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHANISM. PER AMM 27-31-34.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2026
- Submitted
- May 21, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N817NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29558
- Aircraft time
- 48,031 hours, 20,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 300
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.