What was found
DENTS ON UPPER SKIN AT LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB. ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB P/N 5910413-511; S/N 49533 (OFF) WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CONTROL TAB P/N 5910413-507; S/N 49983 (ON).
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2016
- Submitted
- December 20, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49879
- Aircraft time
- 70,504 hours, 52,895 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Lt 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.