What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK FOUND ON SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 STR 23R, L=0.945 INCHES. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE STR 23R BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 AT AFT GALLEY AREA.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2021
- Submitted
- March 29, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6523
- Aircraft time
- 18,424 hours, 7,099 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
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.