Service difficulty report · Tab · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
May 8, 2002
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
25052
Part
Tab
Part number
65C2538428A
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, FLIGHT CREW NOTED AIRFRAME VIBRATION. REDUCING THRUST ON BOTH ENGINES HAD NO EFFECT. FLIGHT CREW SELECTED FLAPS FIVE DEGREE POSITION DURING LANDING AND VIBRATION STOPPED, PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A PORTION OF THE RT ELEVATOR SERVO TAB MISSING. ELEVATOR AND TAB ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED.