What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT ELEVATOR #5 HINGE HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY / WEAR ON THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2020
- Submitted
- March 3, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1519
- Aircraft time
- 63,532 hours, 23,994 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141100400
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Elevator
- 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.