What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. RUDDER HINGE NR 7 HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WEAR AT RIB 11 ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE PER AMM 55-36-41.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2019
- Submitted
- October 15, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N184US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1651
- Aircraft time
- 60,171 hours, 22,785 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- D5537131800401
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.