What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB HAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT CENTER SECTION OF T/E. REMOVED CONTROL TAB IAW AMDS WC 2730-4634. REPLACED RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB IAW WC 2730-4634.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2014
- Submitted
- May 1, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N939DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49812
- Aircraft time
- 65,278 hours, 49,107 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- 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.