What was found
LT NR 3 SPOILER HINGE BEARINGS HAS EXCESSIVE RADIAL PLAY. REMOVED NR 3 SPOILER, REPLACED HINGE BEARINGS AND REINSTALLED NR 3 SPOILER PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2011
- Submitted
- July 20, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1669
- Aircraft time
- 31,332 hours, 13,846 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5755 · Spoilers
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Spoiler Hinge
- 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.