What was found
DELAMINATION FOUND ON UPPER/LOWER SURFACE ON LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB. LT CONTROL TAB WAS REMOVED DUE TO DAMAGE. LT CONTROL TAB WILL BE INSTALLED WITH CARD A/C 0987, CARD 2730-4590-LT.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2015
- Submitted
- October 6, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 63,330 hours, 45,708 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Delaminated
- 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.