What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE. REPLACED TAB IAW AMDS CARD 2730-4382.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2016
- Submitted
- April 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- Aircraft time
- 65,795 hours, 48,396 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.