Service difficulty report · Shear Plate · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 17, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
19,814 hours, 7,942 cycles
Part
Shear Plate
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. LEFT HAND FLOOR LEVEL LATERAL SHEAR PLATE IS CRACKED AT JOGGLE 4" AFT OF FR 69. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE PER DRAWING 18 D53474180, SRM 51-42-11 AND SRM 51-75-12.

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