What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR NR 5 HINGE FITTING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS WORN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2019
- Submitted
- March 1, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N185UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1666
- Aircraft time
- 57,993 hours, 21,834 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- 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.