What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT HAND ELEVATOR HINGE FITTINGS 1-6 HAD DAMAGE / WEAR THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED LEFT HAND ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2020
- Submitted
- September 8, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N757UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1342
- Aircraft time
- 48,524 hours, 33,631 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Component
- Elevator · Airbus
- Component part number
- D5528000301400
- 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.