What was found
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION, FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY ON THE LEFT ELEVATOR HINGE FITTING NR 3. REPLACED HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2018
- Submitted
- March 8, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N182UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1536
- Aircraft time
- 56,837 hours, 21,282 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Lt 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.