What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. EXCESSIVE PLAY BEARING ON RUDDER HINGE ARM 7 ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE ARM 7 AND FASTENERS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER (RUDDER) PER SRM 51-72-11 AND AMM A320 55-36-41-400-001.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2017
- Submitted
- January 16, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N661AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1284
- Aircraft time
- 61,442 hours, 23,199 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537131800401
- 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.