Service difficulty report · Tab · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 3, 2015
Submitted
December 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
61,722 hours, 44,342 cycles
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.

What was found

DELAMINATED ON LOWER SKIN AT LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB BTW STA XET=65 TO XET=46 AND XET=46 TO XET=26 (VHS) (SM) (CARD 3 ZONE 65). LH ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 55-04 AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD 2730-4334, JOB 001-0229.

More about the Doug MD-88