# SDR AALA202105146478

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 17, 2021
- Submitted: May 14, 2021
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N137AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N137AA), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 6647
- Aircraft time: 17,220 hours, 6,472 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Shear Plate
- Part number: D5347112420200
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202105146478

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK FOUND ON SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN STA FR 69 TO FR 70, STR 23L. L = 1.236 INCHES. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AND FASTENERS LOCATED BETWEEN FR 69 AND FR 70 AT LEVEL OF STR 23L AT AFT GALLEY AREA PER SRM 51-42-11-801.

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