What was found
WHEN PERFORMING WORK CARD 99-5550-1-0006 MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT ELEVATOR TAB MECHANISM O/B TAB ROD ATTACH FITTING WORN AND I/B WAS STARTING TO WEAR. THE LT ELEVATOR TAB MECHANISM ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-31-34.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2001
- Submitted
- March 30, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16217
- Make and model
- Boeing 737824
- Aircraft serial
- 28777
- Aircraft time
- 9,066 hours, 2,979 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5552 · Elevator Tab, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 251A24362
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lt 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.