What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER #1 HINGE ARM HAS CRACKED FASTENER HOLE IN THE LOWER FLANGE BEARING ATTACH PLATE AREA. REPLACED HINGE ARM PER SRM 55-36-42.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2023
- Submitted
- June 26, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N746UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1297
- Aircraft time
- 58,455 hours, 36,615 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- 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.