What was found
SEVERAL DENTS ON CONTROL TAB ON LT ELEVATOR. THE LT ELEVATOR TAB WAS REPLACED AND ITS INSTALLATION IS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER CARD 2730-4334.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2016
- Submitted
- June 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N998DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53370
- Aircraft time
- 64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.