What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND L=1.247 INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 69 AND FR 70 AT STR 23L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, IAW SRM A321 51-72-11-911-001 & DWG D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2020
- Submitted
- November 9, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6387
- Aircraft time
- 19,850 hours, 7,732 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D347112420200
- 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.