Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
November 15, 2001
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
62,144 hours, 40,886 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Spar
Part number
657378436
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
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

(CAN) RT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR AT TRIM TAB ATTACHMENT POINT FOUND CRACKED. ELEVATOR REMOVED FOR REPAIR, LOCATION OF DAMAGED LOCATED AT STATION 66.54 REPLACED ELEVATOR. DAMAGE REPAIRED AS PER SRM