What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: L = 0.996 INCH CRACK IN SHEAR PLATE. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN FR69 TO FR70 AND STR23 RH SIDE IN PASSENGER CABIN, IAW A321 SRM 51-72-11-911-001 AND DWG D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2021
- Submitted
- July 2, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N139AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6687
- Aircraft time
- 17,675 hours, 6,712 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frms 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.