My analysis and fix
Step 1
The $data
is \n\t\t
here. It is not an array so we have an exception.
Step 2
The $element
is \n\t\t
here.
Look at the $data
structure:

Step 3
The problem line is:
Step 4
The wrong line is:
How to fix it:
Replace the wrong line with the new one:
if ($children->length && trim($child->nodeValue, "\n\t ") === '') {