What was found
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-04.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2012
- Submitted
- January 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49959
- Aircraft time
- 48,539 hours, 35,435 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- 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.