What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR NR 5 HINGE FITTING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS WORN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2019
- Submitted
- February 19, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N180US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1525
- Aircraft time
- 61,084 hours, 22,965 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator 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.