What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR NR 1 HINGE BEARING NICKED. REMOVED THE HINGE BEARING HOUSING IAW OVERHAUL MANUAL 27-30-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BEARING AND REINSTALLED HINGE HOUSING IAW CMM 27-30-1 AND SOPM 20-10-7.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2017
- Submitted
- August 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53311
- Aircraft time
- 68,012 hours, 48,764 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Nicked
- 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.