What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: EXCESSIVE PLAY HINGE ARM END FITTING 4 RIGHT-HAND ELEVATOR. REPLACED ELEVATOR HINGE-ARM END-FITTINGS #4 OF RIGHT-HAND ELEVATOR PER AMM 55-16-42-000-001-A.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2024
- Submitted
- November 5, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N982VJ
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 5374
- Aircraft time
- 36,250 hours, 14,908 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Zone 300
- 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.