What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: VERTICAL STABILIZER BEARING 4 RUDDER HINGE ARM HAS CRACKED FASTENER HOLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HINGE ARM PER SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2023
- Submitted
- January 30, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N108NN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 5946
- Aircraft time
- 30,235 hours, 6,271 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537131420000
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.