What was found
CORROSION FOUND ON THE LT & RT AFT ATTACH LUGS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE LOCK NUTS. THE LOCK NUTS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 55-10-00-201 AND THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N949DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49880
- Aircraft time
- 61,981 hours, 46,488 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Lock Nut
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.