What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND L=1.061 INCHES CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 69 AND FR 70 AND STR 23L. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, IAW A321 SRM 51-72-11-911-001 DWG D53474180 SHEET 6.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2020
- Submitted
- November 10, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N508AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3740
- Aircraft time
- 41,513 hours, 14,893 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
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