What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND SHEAR PLATE WITH L=1.500 INCH CRACK AT FR 69 TO FR 70 AND STR 23L. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AT AFT GALLEY AREA, IAW A321 SRM 51-42-11-801 AND DWG D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2020
- Submitted
- January 12, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6443
- Aircraft time
- 18,548 hours, 7,234 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D53471124202
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.