What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK ON SHEAR PLATE IN AFT GALLEY AREA LOCATED AT STR 23R BETWEEN FR 69 AND FR 70. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AND FASTENERS PER SRM 51-72-11-911-001.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2024
- Submitted
- January 11, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N552UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 4957
- Aircraft time
- 38,608 hours, 15,050 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous 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.