What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR TAB I/B HINGE CUTOUT FIBER IS DAMAGED. PREPPED AND REPAIRED DAMAGE ON LEFT ELEVATOR HINGE TAB.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2009
- Submitted
- August 31, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N799AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 29270
- Aircraft time
- 37,332 hours, 20,553 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6502838427A
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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