What was found
SEVERAL DENTS FOUND ON CONTROL TAB UPPER SURFACE ON LEFT ELEVATOR. CONTROL TAB REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2015
- Submitted
- August 28, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 60,690 hours, 43,756 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.