What was found
EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON BALANCE TIP OF LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD FACE. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REPLACING THE BALANCE TIP FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN DWG 5910412.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2007
- Submitted
- May 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49818
- Aircraft time
- 47,735 hours, 37,307 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5524 · Elevator Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Part number
- 5919752505
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.