What was found
LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB UPPER SURFACE HAS .7500" SPOT OF DELAMINATION, BULGE, APPROXIMATELY 44" OTBD OF INBD END, 1" FWD OF T/E. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB IAW AMDS 2730-4634.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2016
- Submitted
- June 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N964DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49983
- Aircraft time
- 68,165 hours, 50,431 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Lt Elevator Tab
- 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.