What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND L=0.838 INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE AT FR 69 TO FR 70 AND STR 23R IN AFT GALLEY AREA. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, IAW SRM A321 51-72-11-911-001, 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2020
- Submitted
- December 28, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6427
- Aircraft time
- 19,162 hours, 7,453 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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