What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MX. LT ELEVATOR HINGE NR 1 OTBD LUG HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR & BORE DIAMETER EXCEEDS ESTABLISHED LIMITS. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2016
- Submitted
- April 28, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N651AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 866
- Aircraft time
- 64,234 hours, 23,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Component
- Elevator · Airbus
- Component part number
- D5528000301200
- 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.