What was found
CRACK ON TRAILING EDGE SKIN OF LT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB AT OTBD END. TRAILING EDGE SKIN OF LT ELEVATOR ANTI-FLOAT TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-09 FIG 3 AND OPN 1031 CARD 1361 AND 1369. PERFORMED WEIGHT AND BALANCE IAW SRM 55-20-2D.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2008
- Submitted
- January 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 47,879 hours, 36,167 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.