# SDR MWEA070003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 13, 2007
- Submitted: January 18, 2007
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N922ME
- Make and model: Boeing 717-200
- Registry model: [Boeing 717-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 55184
- Aircraft time: 5,859 hours, 3,245 cycles
- System (JASC): [2731 · Elevator Tab Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2731)
- Part: Elevator
- Condition: Frozen
- Location: Wing
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070003

## Discrepancy

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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