Service difficulty report · Pressure Plate · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 9, 2019
Submitted
April 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1472
Aircraft time
60,889 hours, 22,722 cycles
Part
Pressure Plate
Part number
D5337056920600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 43
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 IN BASE MAINTENANCE: PASSENGER CABIN LEFT HAND PRESSURE PLATE MIDDLE AND AFT HOLES CRACKED AT FR 43 SIDE BOX BEAM FLANGE. REPLACED PRESSURE PLATE PER SRM 51-72-11 AND EO 5315Y06.

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