Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 25, 2012
Submitted
March 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
702
Aircraft time
49,235 hours, 19,578 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Bearing
Condition
Worn
Location
Rt Aileron
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT OUT OF TRIM AFTER TEST HOP. RT AILERON STILL HAS .300" UPWARD PLAY. MAX UPWARD TRAVEL IS .078". AILERON HINGES 1-3 WORN. REPLACED 1, 2 AND 3 HINGE SUPPORT SLEEVES AND BEARING REF MT57-016. REPLACED RT NR 2 O/B HINGE FITTING BUSHING PER GNMM. REPLACED RT AILERON NR 3 HINGE BEARING. RE-INSTALLED NR 1 HINGE SUPPORT. NR 3 HINGE BEARING REPLACED ON PTT SEQ 2352009. REPLACED NR 4 AND NR 5 HINGE SUPPORT BEARINGS. REPLACED NR 1, 2, AND 3 HINGE SUPPORT BUSHINGS. RE-INSTALLED HINGE SUPPORTS. RE-INSTALLED NR 1 HINGE SUPPORT. WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BUSHING REPLACEMENT.

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