What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FOUND CRACK (L=1.043 IN) IN SHEAR PLATE AT STR 23R BETWEEN FR69 AND FR70 AT AFT GALLEY. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2020
- Submitted
- August 26, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6236
- Aircraft time
- 20,355 hours, 7,878 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frames 69-70
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.