What was found
3S CHECK - EXCESSIVE PLAY ON RUDDER NR 3 HINGE ARM FITTING AT VERTICAL STABILIZER STA 228, RIB 5. REPLACED RUDDER NR 3 HINGE ARM FITTING AT VERTICAL STABILIZER STA 228, RIB 5 IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11 & AMM 55-36-41.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2013
- Submitted
- February 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N642AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 584
- Aircraft time
- 62,210 hours, 23,700 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5537131800200
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.