What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FOUND RIGHT #1 HINGE FITTING HAS LOOSENESS AND NOISE WITH AUDIBLE NOISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ELEVATOR #1 HINGE-ARM END FITTING IAW AMM 55-16-42.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 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
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.