What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: ROTO PROBE INSPECTION DETECTED CRACK IN BOX BEAM PRESSURE PLATE FORWARD FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN FR 42 AND FR 43, BETWEEN -Y1292 AND -Y1650. REPLACED PRESSURE PLATE PER EO 5315Y066-002.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2024
- Submitted
- January 25, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N554UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 4966
- Aircraft time
- 36,697 hours, 14,980 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Pressure Plate
- Part number
- D5337056920700
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.