What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR NR 1 HINGE FITTING BEARING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS WORN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2019
- Submitted
- March 7, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N656AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1079
- Aircraft time
- 69,001 hours, 26,281 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141220400
- 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.