What was found
ELONGATED BORES ON HINGE FITTING OF CONTROL TAB AT LT ELEVATOR BS XET=80. FITTING BRACKET ASSY ELEVATOR TAB LT WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-2.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2015
- Submitted
- November 6, 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
- Damaged
- 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.