What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND L=0.894 INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE FR 69 TO FR 70 AND STR 23R AT AFT GALLEY AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, IAW A321 SRM 51-72-11-911-001, 51-42-11-801 AND DWG D53470100.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2020
- Submitted
- December 15, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N130AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6407
- Aircraft time
- 20,400 hours, 5,629 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
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