Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 19, 2024
Submitted
January 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1417
Aircraft time
75,667 hours, 29,474 cycles
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: EXCESSIVE PLAY HINGE ARM END FITTING BEARING 3 ON LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE ARM END FITTING 3 ON LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

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