What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE STR 23 L BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 AT AFT GALLEY AREA. LENGTH OF CRACK 1.200 INCHES. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE STR 23 L BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 AT AFT GALLEY AREA, PER SRM 51-42-11-801.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2020
- Submitted
- January 26, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N132AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6473
- Aircraft time
- 20,475 hours, 5,581 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
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.