What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB HAS CRACK ON LOWER L/E, SECOND FROM OTBD HINGE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB AMDS 2730-4634.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2016
- Submitted
- September 20, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53420
- Aircraft time
- 58,635 hours, 45,651 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.