What was found
DENT ON UPPER SURFACE OF CONTROL TAB AT RT ELEVATOR BTW STA APPROX XHS 30 TO XHS 78. CONTROL TAB WAS REPLACED PER IPC 55-20-00-05.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2016
- Submitted
- November 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53380
- Aircraft time
- 64,210 hours, 46,772 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Rt 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.