What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER HINGE FITTING #3 UPPER AND LOWER BUSHINGS ALONG WITH THE BEARING HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 55-36-41.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2019
- Submitted
- June 17, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N740UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1265
- Aircraft time
- 50,789 hours, 30,698 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D557131800200
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.