What was found
CORROSION BEARING RUDDER HINGE NUMBER 6 ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND INSTALLED BEARING RUDDER HINGE NUMBER 6 ON VERTICAL STABILIZER, AS PER A320 AMM 55-46-11.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2021
- Submitted
- January 19, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N342NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320212
- Aircraft serial
- 381
- Aircraft time
- 82,592 hours, 36,727 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.