What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON LT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB T/E FROM XET=88-90. LT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 3.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2013
- Submitted
- March 29, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N946DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49819
- Aircraft time
- 61,817 hours, 46,602 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
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