What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: #3 VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER ATTACHMENT HINGE ARM FOR RUDDER HINGE FITTING HAS SEVERAL OUT OF ROUND HOLES. REPLACED HINGE ARM PER AMM 55-36-42 AND EA 304554.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2020
- Submitted
- March 30, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N124US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1314
- Aircraft time
- 57,284 hours, 27,754 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537131320200
- 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.