What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: RUDDER #1 HINGE FITTING BEARING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 55-36-41-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2019
- Submitted
- April 12, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9002U
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 5698
- Aircraft time
- 15,677 hours, 7,561 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5537131800000
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.