Service difficulty report · Tab · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 14, 2010
Submitted
August 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
49,347 hours, 36,356 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Tab
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt 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.

What was found

NICK ON LT ELEVATOR TAB T/E APROX XHS=35 (VHS). NICK ON LT ELEVATOR TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW AM OPN NR 1031, 1337 TO 1345 AND SRM 55-04 PARA 3 (3).

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