What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: 0.297 INCH CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE AT FR69 AND STR 23R IN AFT GALLEY AREA. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE IAW A321 SRM 51-42-11-801, SRM 51-72-11-911-001 AND DWG D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2021
- Submitted
- May 20, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3960
- Aircraft time
- 41,259 hours, 14,879 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.