What was found
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB T/E. DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND TREATED, AREA WAS TREATED, DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 3, 51-70-2D, PAR 10 AND 13. LP1850123
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2015
- Submitted
- March 9, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt 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.