What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR POSITION 1 HINGE ARM END FITTING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY -MAINTENANCE REPLACED HINGE ARM END FITTING PER AMM 55-16-42
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2026
- Submitted
- September 7, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N429AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10403
- Aircraft time
- 20,677 hours, 5,481 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer 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.