What was found
PRESENCE OF WATER WAS FOUND ON LEFT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE. LEFT ELEVEATOR ANTI FLOAT TAB WAS REMOVED PER MD 88 AMM 27-30-14, WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2017
- Submitted
- June 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49956
- Aircraft time
- 60,134 hours, 46,961 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.