What was found
RT ELEVATOR LEADING EDGE PANEL NR 1 BALANCE WEIGHT BRACKET AND HARDWARE CORRODED. REPLACED NR 1 RT ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT AND HARDWARE IAW AMM 20-30-01-201.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2012
- Submitted
- July 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 61,939 hours, 48,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.