What was found
DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB CENTER HINGE BEARING BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED RIGHT GEARED TAB IAW DC-9 MM 27-30-04-2-0001.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2003
- Submitted
- May 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47273
- Aircraft time
- 71,185 hours, 84,288 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 39180757
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator Hinge
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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