What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACKED SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 AT STR 23L. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70 AT STR 23 PER SRM 51-42-11-801.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2023
- Submitted
- October 12, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N549UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 4932
- Aircraft time
- 38,935 hours, 15,116 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D53471124200
- 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.