What was found
DURING SCHEDULED 20Y CHECK, FOUND RT ELEVATOR TAB CRACKED AT INBOARD UPPER SURFACE CUTOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR TAB PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2006
- Submitted
- June 14, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N687SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 23388
- Aircraft time
- 62,629 hours, 49,207 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65C2638416M
- Part serial
- 5586
- 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.