What was found
RT ELEVATOR GEAR TAB FAIRING 3612A IS CRACKED ON LOWER SKIN APPROX .5 ". REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2010
- Submitted
- August 20, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 48,982 hours, 36,252 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- 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.