What was found
WEAR ON HINGES XET= 119.7 AT LT ELEVATOR T/E. HINGE WAS REMOVED, NEW HINGE WAS DRILLED NEW HINGE WAS TREATED AND PAINTED, NEW HINGE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-1, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2015
- Submitted
- August 20, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49541
- Aircraft time
- 73,428 hours, 56,901 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.