What was found
SEVERAL DENTS ON LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB LOWER & UPPER SURFACE. THE TAB WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 27-30. LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD 2730-4334, JOB 001-0208.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2015
- Submitted
- October 20, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 62,489 hours, 45,344 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.