What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND L=0.927 INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE FR 69 TO FR 70 AND STR 23R AT AFT GALLEY AREA. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, IAW A321 SRM 51-42-11-801 & DWG D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2020
- Submitted
- November 20, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N128AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6346
- Aircraft time
- 20,088 hours, 5,560 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D53471124203
- 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.