What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER HINGE #3 HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY / WEAR AT RIB 5 ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE PER SRM 55-36-41.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2019
- Submitted
- August 19, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N748UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1311
- Aircraft time
- 50,369 hours, 32,322 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5537131800200
- 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.