What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK FOUND ON SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN FR69 TO FR70 STR 23L IN AFT GALLEY AREA. LENGTH: 0.740 INCHES. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE IN AFT GALLEY AREA PER A321 SRM 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53470100.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2021
- Submitted
- September 8, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 4123
- Aircraft time
- 40,066 hours, 14,758 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420200
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frms 69-70 S23l
- 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.