What was found
WHILE PERFORMING OPN 59087AD STEP 2 CALLS FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LT TAB INBOARD BEARING WAS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. PER STEP 4 SDR NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2012
- Submitted
- September 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N382DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737832
- Aircraft serial
- 30345
- Aircraft time
- 40,540 hours, 16,826 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Tab
- Part number
- 251A243017
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.