What was found
CORROSION ON RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB LOWER SKIN AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DUE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ON OUTER SKIN AND SRM 54-04 P.4, THE COMPONENTE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2016
- Submitted
- August 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 63,580 hours, 46,313 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Control Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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