Service difficulty report · Elevator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 16, 2010
Submitted
March 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24780
Aircraft time
67,169 hours, 21,495 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Elevator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT ELEV HAS DAMAGE. ACP LT ELEVATOR FREEPLAY CHECK. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR. INSPECTED SAFETY AND SECURITY OF LT ELEVATOR RIG AND OPS CHECK GOOD.