What was found
DURING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY END PLAY CHECK, THE FINAL END PLAY READ MORE THAN 0.040 INCH. SCREW AND NUT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 27-40-01-401, AND AMDS 2742-4520.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2018
- Submitted
- June 7, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53364
- Aircraft time
- 68,665 hours, 49,448 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2740 · Stabilizer Control System
- Part
- Screw
- Condition
- Out Of Tolerance
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.