What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACK ON FORWARD CORNER UPPER SURFACE OF SHEAR PLATE AT STRINGER 23R BETWEEN FR 68 AND FR 69. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE PER SRM 51-42-11 AND SRM 51-72-11.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2017
- Submitted
- February 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N657AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1083
- Aircraft time
- 62,331 hours, 23,075 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D53480019217
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.