What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT HAND ELEVATOR NR 4 HINGE FITTING TO BE WORN AND HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED HINGE FITTING ASSY FITTING PER AMM 55-16-42-400.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2018
- Submitted
- June 26, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N554UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 4966
- Aircraft time
- 21,089 hours, 8,484 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141300400
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.