What was found
LIGNTNING STRIKE ON LT ELEVATOR PLATE NEXT TO TIP. TIP END WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-3, PAR 21, 14, 51-30-2, 51-30-8, AND 51-30-1.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2015
- Submitted
- June 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53268
- Aircraft time
- 63,300 hours, 46,457 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Structure
- 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.