What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER HINGE NR 3 HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY AT RIB 5 ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE FITING PER AMM 55-36-41-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2019
- Submitted
- June 26, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1519
- Aircraft time
- 61,380 hours, 23,142 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5537131800200
- 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.