What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK FOUND ON SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN FR69 TO FR70, STR 23R. LENGTH: 1.070 INCHES. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE PER A321 SRM 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53470100.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2021
- Submitted
- September 8, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6783
- Aircraft time
- 18,231 hours, 6,801 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420100
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frms 69-70 S23r
- 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.