What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER HINGE #3 HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY / WEAR AT RIB 5 ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE PER TASK CARD 26C32027008.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2020
- Submitted
- April 24, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N827AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1547
- Aircraft time
- 59,545 hours, 26,746 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- 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.