What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR #1 HINGE FITTING WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY WITH AUDIBLE CLUNK. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW #1 HINGE FITTING ON LEFT ELEVATOR PER A320 AMM 55-16-42-400-001A.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2021
- Submitted
- March 12, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N126UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 4149
- Aircraft time
- 30,260 hours, 16,352 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5598141100400
- 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.