What was found
DURING SCHEDULED 1/2 D CHECK, FOUND LT ELEVATOR TAB LOWER SKIN CRACKED AROUND NR 3 AND NR 4 HINGE BEARING CUTOUTS. R & R TAB ASSY PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2000
- Submitted
- April 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N662SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 23255
- Aircraft time
- 44,599 hours, 37,066 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65C26384
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.