Service difficulty report · Shear Plate · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 11, 2020
Submitted
June 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6100
Aircraft time
21,288 hours, 8,241 cycles
Part
Shear Plate
Part number
D53471124203
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE VISIT: CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE (L= 1.084 IN) BETWEEN FR69 - FR70, STR23R. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AT STR23R, FR69 - FR70 IAW SRM 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53471124.

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