What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK FOUND ON SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70, AND STR 23R. LENGTH = 1.032 INCHES. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AND FASTENERS PER A321 SRM 51-72-11-911-001.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2021
- Submitted
- August 2, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N143AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6745
- Aircraft time
- 18,246 hours, 6,885 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.