What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: RUDDER HINGE FITTING NR 4 WORN. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 55-36-41.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2019
- Submitted
- May 3, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N163US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1417
- Aircraft time
- 60,486 hours, 22,885 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D55471224000
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.