What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR FWD LOWER L/E HINGE LINE PANEL HAS A CRACKED IN TWO CUT-OUT AREAS BETWEEN STA 52 & 76. REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR IN 2 CUT-OUT IAW SRM 51-70-04, PARA 4E. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2013
- Submitted
- October 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978FD
- Make and model
- Boeing 757236
- Aircraft serial
- 24119
- Aircraft time
- 50,850 hours, 21,982 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Component
- Elevator · Boeing
- Component part number
- 183N200335
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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