What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR69 AND FR70 AT STR 23R, MEASURING L=0.9 IN. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE WITH NEW IAW A321 SRM 51-42-11-801 AND DRAWING D53474180.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2021
- Submitted
- December 16, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N157AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 6998
- Aircraft time
- 16,462 hours, 6,343 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5347112420300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- 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.