Service difficulty report · Tab · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 20, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
Part
Tab
Condition
Dented
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING COMPLETE ELEVATOR INSTALLATION CHECK IAW AMDS 2730-4182, STEP 12, A DENT WAS FOUND ON RT ANTI-FLOAT TAB LOWER SKIN OTBD EDGE. A DENT WAS FOUND ON RT ANTI-FLOAT TAB LOWER SKIN OTBD EDGE AND WAS REMOVED RT ANTI-FLOAT TAB AND WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 2 AND ACFT 0971 CARD 200-8149-09. WEIGHT AND BALANCED ON RT ANTI-FLOAT TAB WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 55-20-2.

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