What was found
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND LT AND RT ELEVATOR TABS WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS AROUND ATTACH POINT CUTOUTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR TABS PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 27843
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Part number
- 183A81001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt & Rt Elev
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.