What was found
CRACKED LOWER SKIN XE=2 ON RT ELEVATOR. REMOVED THE DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER DWG AND TRIM. INSTALLED THE NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2, 55, 22-0, FIG 3, 51-10-4 AND 51-10-3 PAR 1 AND 21.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2015
- Submitted
- February 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53214
- Aircraft time
- 62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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