What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY BEARING HINGE ARM 6 ELEVATOR ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE ARM END FITTING 6 ELEVATOR ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, IAW AMM 55-16-42-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2021
- Submitted
- January 4, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6443
- Aircraft time
- 18,548 hours, 7,234 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Elev Hinge Arm
- Component
- Hinge Arm · Airbus
- Component part number
- D5598141100400
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.