What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB HAS TWO SPOTS OF DELAMINATION ON THE UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TAB IAW AMDS 2730-4382.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2017
- Submitted
- February 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49959
- Aircraft time
- 60,754 hours, 44,211 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Delaminated
- 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.