What was found
NR 3 RUDDER HINGE ARM CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 RUDDER HINGE ARM.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2012
- Submitted
- April 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N418UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 485
- Aircraft time
- 60,301 hours, 22,670 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Arm
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder 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.