What was found
PRESENCE OF WATER ON RT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE. RT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE AND PN WAS VERIFIED IAW IPC 55-20-04 AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD 2730-4182, JOB 001-0200.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2015
- Submitted
- February 24, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Contaminated
- 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.