SDR MWEA070003

Service difficulty report · Elevator · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date: January 13, 2007
Submitted: January 18, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N922ME
Make and model: Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial: 55184
Aircraft time: 5,859 hours, 3,245 cycles
System (JASC): 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
Part: Elevator
Condition: Frozen
Location: Wing
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: F
Precautionary procedure: D

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

What was found

ELEVATOR IS SLOW TO MOVE FROM FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION AFTER HYD ASSISTS. DISCREPANCY NOTED AFTER A/C DE-ICED, FLUSHED TAIL WITH TYPE I GLYCOL LUBED CONTROL TABS (LT AND RT) HINGES REF MM 12-24-00, PERFORMED ELEVATOR TRAVEL AND POSITION INDICATION CK PER MM 27-30-00, PG 604, CHECKED GOOD.

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