What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER #1 HINGE ARM AT FORK END HAS 3 EACH FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT RIB 2. REPLACED HINGE ARM FITTING PER SRM 51-42-11 AND EA 343845.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2023
- Submitted
- April 18, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3014R
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 5842
- Aircraft time
- 25,864 hours, 12,192 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537132100053
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300 - Stabs
- 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.