What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. EXCESSIVE PLAY ELEVATOR HINGE ARM 5 ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (1 EA). REPLACED HINGE ARM END FITTING NUMBER 5 ELEVATOR ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PER AMM 55-16-42-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2021
- Submitted
- January 6, 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
- Hinge
- Part number
- D5598141100400
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.