What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND 0.810-INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE AT FR 69 TO FR 70 AND STR 23L IN AFT GALLET AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, IAW SRM A321 51-72-11-911-001, 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2020
- Submitted
- October 19, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N507AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3712
- Aircraft time
- 41,176 hours, 14,796 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420000
- 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.