# SDR AALA202203090269

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 3, 2022
- Submitted: March 9, 2022
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N977UY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977UY), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial: 5409
- Aircraft time: 29,074 hours, 11,629 cycles
- System (JASC): [5520 · Elevator Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5520)
- Part: Hinge
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 300 - Stabs
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202203090269

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE:  RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR, # 6 HINGE BOLT RETAINER CRACKED. CUT OFF DAMAGED TAB LUG WITH ADJACENT TAB AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER SRM 55-26-41-A.

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