What was found
CORROSION ON RT AND LT ELEVATORS TORQUE TUBE ENDS. THE TORQUE TUBE ENDS WERE REPLACED IAW AMDS 2730-4234.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2016
- Submitted
- November 22, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N912DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49543
- Aircraft time
- 75,795 hours, 58,395 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevators
- 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.