What was found
NR 4 RUDDER HINGE BEARING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS WORN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE RUDDER HINGE IAW AMM 55-36-41.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 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)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Rudder Hinge
- 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.