# SDR AALA202601063235

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 30, 2025
- Submitted: January 6, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N668AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N668AW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1764
- Aircraft time: 74,278 hours, 31,399 cycles
- System (JASC): [5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5310)
- Part: Shear Plate
- Part number: D5347112420200
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202601063235

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK SHEAR PLATE STR 23L LOCATED AT FR69 TO FR70 AT AFT GALLEY AREA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SHEAR PLATE STR 23L LOCATED FR69 TO FR70 AT AFT GALLEY AREA IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-911 AND DWG D53474180.

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