Service difficulty report · Shear Plate · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 19, 2018
Submitted
December 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
59,590 hours, 22,387 cycles
Part
Shear Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frames 69-70
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FRAMES 69 TO 70, STRINGER 23L IN THE AFT GALLEY. REPLACED THE SHEAR PLATE IAW SRM 51-72-11, AND DRAWING D53471124.

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