What was found
PUNCTURE ON RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB LOWER SKIN. NUMBER OF DAMAGES EXCEED 4 FOR REPAIR SO BE REPLACED IAW SRM 55-04 P.2.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2015
- Submitted
- March 6, 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
- Tab
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.