What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: VERTICAL STABILIZER #4 RUDDER HINGE ARM FITTING HAS AN ELONGATED FASTENER HOLE AT VERTICAL STABILZER RIB 6. REPLACED HINGE ARM FITTING PER SRM 55-36-42.
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 2024
- Submitted
- January 27, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N165US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1431
- Aircraft time
- 75,801 hours, 29,456 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537131420054
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.