What was found
SCRATCHES ON BUSHINGS OF ATTACH POINTS, XE: 49-103-157-204-225 AT LT ELEVATOR FWD SPAR. BUSHINGS REPLACED IAW CMM.-27-301.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2015
- Submitted
- February 4, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53214
- Aircraft time
- 62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt 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.