What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. EXCESSIVE PLAY ON RUDDER HINGE ARM BEARING NR 7 AT RIB 11 ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE ARM FITTING PER AMM 55-36-41-400-001-A AND SRM A320 51-72-11.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2017
- Submitted
- September 25, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1224
- Aircraft time
- 52,390 hours, 24,759 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5537131800400
- 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.