What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING INSPECTION OF RIGHT ELEVATOR (AIRFRAME VIBRATION REPORT), FOUND PLAY/MOVEMENT AT NR 2 HINGE BEARING/FITTING. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2017
- Submitted
- January 23, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N838AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 2615
- Aircraft time
- 35,802 hours, 16,475 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141100000
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.