Service difficulty report · Tab · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
December 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Part
Tab
Part number
767379914
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Elev
Part time
40,254 hours
Component
Boeing · 657379914
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, F, D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN)WHILE IN FLIGHT THE RH ELEVATOR TAB BROKE 10 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD END, A PIECE 24 INCHES LONG IS MISSING FROM THE TAB. THE PILOT REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY FL330 IN THE CLIMB TO 370. SEVERE AIRFRAMEVIBRATION. DESCEND AND RETURN TO BLOCKS.