What was found
RE-WRITE: LATE FINDING: NICK ON LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB T/E. ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB OFF SN 53378 WAS REPLACED BY ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB ON SN 53380 IAW IPC 55-20-03 AND WAS INSTALLED IAW CARD 2730-4334; JOB 001-0232.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2016
- Submitted
- September 9, 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
- Tab
- Condition
- Nicked
- 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.