What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER #6 HINGE ARM SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT STABILZER STATION 5862 AND RIB 13. REPLACED RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER #6 HINGE ARM SUPPORT FITTING PER SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2023
- Submitted
- January 3, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N659AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1166
- Aircraft time
- 77,852 hours, 31,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5514 · Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- D5598160100300
- 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.