What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FOUND L= 0.804 INCH CRACK IN SHEAR PLATE FROM FR69 TO FR70 AND STR 23R. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AT AFT GALLEY AREA IAW A321 SRM 51-42-11-801, SRM 51-72-11-911-001 & DWG D53470100.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2020
- Submitted
- February 1, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N132AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6473
- Aircraft time
- 19,882 hours, 5,362 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- 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.