What was found
DURING SCHEDULED 20Y CHECK, FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL ROD CRACKED AT DRAIN HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL ROD PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2007
- Submitted
- May 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N683SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373G7
- Aircraft serial
- 24008
- Aircraft time
- 62,134 hours, 53,047 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Control Rod
- Part number
- 6545166
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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