What was found
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FREE PLAY LT & RT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TABS. BEARING BUSHINGS AND HARDWARE WERE REPLACED FOR NEW ONES AT LH/RH ANTI-FLOAT TABS AND WERE INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED. (LP# 2827688)
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2016
- Submitted
- December 30, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49644
- Aircraft time
- 74,774 hours, 56,339 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.