Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 11, 2019
Submitted
March 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
39,206 hours, 11,577 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
251A243025
Part serial
AC00529
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
34,202 hours, 10,149 cycles
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.

What was found

LEFT ELEVATOR MECHANISM HAS 2 EACH SPRING BROKEN; REQUIRES AN ODR. REF: CARD G1127029 FOR INBOUND ELEVATOR FAILED POWER OFF 18 TURNS NOSE DOWN. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL MECHANISM IAW AMM 27-31-34. OPS CHECKS GOOD.