What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER # 3 BEARING HINGE ARM ASSEMBLY HAS TWO EACH EXISTING FASTENER HOLES FOR PIVOT FITTINGS OVERSIZED AND ARE OBLONGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HINGE ARM ASSEMBLY PER SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2023
- Submitted
- January 23, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9010R
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 5789
- Aircraft time
- 25,517 hours, 12,034 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.