What was found
DURING HMV, LIGHTNING STRIKE WAS FOUND ON TRAILING EDGE ON LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB. TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-04D PARAGRAPH 3 FIG 2. WEIGHT AND BALANCE IAW SRM 55-20-2D.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2008
- Submitted
- April 3, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N958DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49977
- Aircraft time
- 48,511 hours, 37,219 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
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