- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2012
- Submitted
- March 2, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N418UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 485
- Aircraft time
- 60,033 hours, 22,567 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- D5598250220003
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
LT ELEV, OTBD ELEV ACTUATOR, OTBD BUSHING AT ELEV ATTACH POINT - INNER FACE GOUGED APPROX 75 PERCENT OF CIRCUMFERENCE. MARKED. CARD SHOULD READ INBD ELEV ACTUATOR, OTBD BUSHING AT ELEV ATTACH POINT. REMOVED BUSHING. BUSHING IDENTIFIED AS 110-3448. REPLACED BUSHING.