# SDR FDEA201603020757

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 2, 2016
- Submitted: March 2, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N778FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778FD), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial: 25223
- Aircraft time: 75,451 hours, 27,413 cycles
- System (JASC): [2730 · Elevator Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2730)
- Part: Regulator
- Part number: S251N2613
- Part serial: 51190
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: E&E Bay
- Component: Regulator, Boeing
- Component part number: E183820003
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201603020757

## Discrepancy

FLIGHT CONTROLS, DURING BUY BACK, FOUND ELEVATOR TENSION REGULATOR SPRING GUIDE BROKEN.  LT SIDE ELEVATOR TENSION REGULATOR R & R IAW AMM 27-31-12 REV 115.  CONTROL CABLE FOR ELEVATOR TENSION REGULATOR REMOVED & INSTALLED AFTER MX IAW AMM 27-31-12 REV 115.  ADJUSTMENT & OPERATIONAL TEST CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 27-31-00 REV 115 FOUND GOOD.  REPAIR CLASSIFIED MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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