What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT ELEVATOR NUMBER 4 HINGE FITTING HAS VERTICAL PLAY BUSHING HOLE NOT ROUND. LOCATED AT ELEVATOR STA 121.590 AND WATER LINE 246.1. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 4 HINGE FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2023
- Submitted
- March 9, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29547
- Aircraft time
- 59,648 hours, 25,136 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Zone 300 - Stabs
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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