What was found
SEVERAL DENTS ALONG UPPER SURFACE OF LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB. THE CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2016
- Submitted
- October 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53418
- Aircraft time
- 59,718 hours, 46,553 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.