What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR69 AND FR70 AT STR 23L, MEASURING L=2.088 IN. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE WITH NEW IAW SRM A321 51-42-11-801 AND 51-72-11-911-001 AND DRAWING D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2020
- Submitted
- July 27, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N585UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6214
- Aircraft time
- 20,418 hours, 8,001 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420200
- 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.