What was found
RH ELEVATOR, #3 HINGE FITTING, BROKEN GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED HINGE FITTING REF A320 SRM 51-42-11. REPAIRED FITTING REF A320 SRM 55-26-41-300-001. INSTALLED FITTING REF AIRBUS DWG D55281820.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2021
- Submitted
- August 5, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N638VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 03503
- Aircraft time
- 42,561 hours, 13,172 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D55280002001
- Part serial
- CC3352
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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