What was found
WHILE INSPECTING FLIGHT CONTROLS, FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR INBD TAB OTBD EDGE REPAIR MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB IAW JIC 2730-4634-LH.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2018
- Submitted
- January 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 70,884 hours, 52,325 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Missing
- 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.