What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR NR 1 HINGE FITTING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS WORN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2019
- Submitted
- February 11, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 5409
- Aircraft time
- 20,628 hours, 8,188 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141100400
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Rt 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.