What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR TIP LIGHTNING EXIT DAMAGE. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2016
- Submitted
- May 27, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53416
- Aircraft time
- 61,871 hours, 44,938 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.