What was found
LT NR 4 ELEV HINGE ARM ON HORIZONTAL STAB IS CRACKED ON TOP ON INBD FLANGE. REMOVED DAMAGED HINGE AND INSTALLED NEW HINGE. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2012
- Submitted
- May 25, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N455UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1105
- Aircraft time
- 43,274 hours, 16,568 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- D5598152200201
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4 Elevator
- 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.