Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
September 22, 2025
Submitted
September 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1651
Aircraft time
76,379 hours, 29,758 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Excess Play
Location
Zone 300 Elev
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 IN BASE MAINTENANCE: EXCESSIVE PLAY ON ELEVATOR HINGE ARM END FITTING 1 ON LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ELEVATOR HINGE ARM END FITTING 1 LH IAW AMM 55-16-42-000-001-A AND AMM 55-16-42-400-001-A.

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