What was found
AIRCRAFT GROUNDED - RIGHT ELEVATOR #1 ATTACH FITTING REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO FROZEN BEARING [THS (TRIMMABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER) SIDE]. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ELEVATOR #1 HINGE FITTING [THS SIDE] PER AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2020
- Submitted
- August 31, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N604AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1196
- Aircraft time
- 68,665 hours, 26,746 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141100400
- Condition
- Frozen
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.