What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: EXCESSIVE PLAY BEARING HINGE ARM 2 ELEVATOR ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE ARM FITTING NUMBER 2 OF ELEVATOR ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PER AMM 55-16-42-400-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2021
- Submitted
- March 25, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3924
- Aircraft time
- 40,782 hours, 14,718 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5598141100400
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Lt 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.