What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR NR 4 HINGE ARM FITTING WAS WORN, RESULTING IN THE BEARING TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE HINGE IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2019
- Submitted
- January 4, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N701UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 890
- Aircraft time
- 53,490 hours, 30,962 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5598141300200
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.