What was found
DENTS ON GEARED TAB UPPER SKIN BETWEEN BS XET=100 TO XET=143 ALSO NICK ON LWR SKIN BS XET=147 AT LT ELEVATOR. DENTS ON GEARED TAB UPPER SKIN BETWEEN BS XET=100 TO XET=143 ALSO NICK ON LOWER SKIN BS XET=147 AT LT ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2016
- Submitted
- March 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53409
- Aircraft time
- 62,883 hours, 45,830 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Lt Elevator Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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