What was found
#7 RUDDER HINGE FITTING, UPPER HINGE ARM, FWD R/H FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACK INDICATION GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED #7 HINGE ARM IAW ASA EA#A320-55EA-01269 REV.00, ASA AIRBUS DWG D55371052 SHEET 5, VEIW 5-5 & SRM 55-36-42
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2021
- Submitted
- April 2, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N642VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 03670
- Aircraft time
- 39,265 hours, 14,004 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge Arm
- Part number
- D5537131720400
- Part serial
- NSN
- Condition
- Cracked
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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