What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. EXCESSIVE PLAY ON VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER HINGE ARM NR 5 BEARING. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 55-36-41 AND SRM 51-72-11.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2016
- Submitted
- October 27, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N103US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 861
- Aircraft time
- 47,234 hours, 27,047 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5537131800
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.