What was found
RT HORIZ STAB ELEVATOR DAMAGED ON T/E AT XE119. DAMAGE EXTENDS TO UPPER SKIN, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER, T/E, CHANNEL, AND LOWER SKIN. DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUTSIDE SRM CH 55 ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2013
- Submitted
- February 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 55,698 hours, 40,793 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.