What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR POSITION 5 HINGE ARM END FITTING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY -MAINTENANCE REPLACED HINGE ARM END FITTING PER AMM 55-16-42
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2026
- Submitted
- September 27, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N127AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6334
- Aircraft time
- 37,865 hours, 12,904 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.