What was found
BOTH INBD ATTACH FITTINGS FOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAVE PITTED BORES. REPACED PLATES REF ERA 540306-14, REV O.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2015
- Submitted
- October 15, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 65,253 hours, 48,073 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5551 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.