Parts · Flight controls

Gimbal Joint

8 failure reports named the gimbal joint in the last ten years, 32 since 2000, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "broken".

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
2000	1
2001	3
2003	1
2005	10
2006	2
2008	2
2009	1
2012	1
2014	1
2015	2
2016	1
2019	1
2020	1
2021	4
2026	1

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Flight controls4Airframe structure4

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Flight controls	4
Airframe structure	4

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 7373Airbus A3302Airbus A3001Boeing 7571

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	3
Airbus A330	2
Airbus A300	1
Boeing 757	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

broken3excess play3cracked1worn1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
broken	3
excess play	3
cracked	1
worn	1

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.