What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A REPORT OF ACFT VIBRATION, FOUND THE LT HORIZONTAL REAR SPAR, ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT HINGE NR 3 BEARING WORN. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR HINGE ARM FITTING NR 3 IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2016
- Submitted
- January 18, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N658AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1110
- Aircraft time
- 58,516 hours, 21,573 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.