What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FOUND 0.845" CRACK AT SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 AT LEVEL OF STR 23R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, REF SRM 51-42-11-801 AND DWG D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2020
- Submitted
- September 22, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N124AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6271
- Aircraft time
- 20,211 hours, 5,738 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
- 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.