What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR NR 2 HINGE FITTING BEARING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY AND IS WORN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2019
- Submitted
- March 25, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9018E
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6150
- Aircraft time
- 13,435 hours, 6,178 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- 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.