What was found
ELEVATOR HINGE ARM BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS AT ELEVATOR HINGE NR 5 RT. HINGE ARM REMOVED FOR BEARING REPLACEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BEARING AND HINGE ARM PER AMM 55-16-45.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2002
- Submitted
- July 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A310
- Aircraft serial
- 224
- Aircraft time
- 35,101 hours, 25,010 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- 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.