What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE: CORROSION FOUND ON BORE HINGE FITTING 4 OF VERTICAL STABILIZER; REF AEROMAN NR 2025-315972 WO 2025-177/1 REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE FITTING #4 AND FASTENERS LOCATED VERTICAL STABILIZER IAW A320 SRM 55-3.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2025
- Submitted
- July 8, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N768JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 03760
- Aircraft time
- 61,301 hours, 21,801 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 300
- 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.