What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER HINGE ARM #2 ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY AND IS WORN. REPLACED HINGE ARM PER SRM 51-72-11.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2018
- Submitted
- January 28, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N122US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1298
- Aircraft time
- 54,944 hours, 26,434 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537131800000
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.