What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LEFT ELEVATOR NR 4 HINGE HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY/WEAR ON THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE FITTING, PER AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2021
- Submitted
- January 13, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N180US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1525
- Aircraft time
- 65,833 hours, 24,851 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141300400
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.