What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: NO ELEVATOR FEEL ON ROTATION. NO LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. FOUND ELEVATOR FEEL AND CENTERING SPRING BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING AS PER AMM 27-31-64-400-802. FORCE FEEL TEST PASSED.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2026
- Submitted
- October 8, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 31236
- Aircraft time
- 31,134 hours, 13,431 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 251A21902
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 300
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.