What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY ELEVATOR HINGE ARM 4 ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INSTALLED NEW HINGE ARM END FITTING NR 4 ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, IAW AMM 55-16-42-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2021
- Submitted
- January 15, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6420
- Aircraft time
- 19,963 hours, 7,821 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5598141300400
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Lt 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.