Service difficulty report · Shear Plate · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
July 3, 2026
Submitted
July 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378NW
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
2092
Aircraft time
63,792 hours, 32,111 cycles
Part
Shear Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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.

What was found

LEVEL 2 CORROSION, CORROSION SHEAR PLATE LOCATED BTW FR 69 TO FR 70 AT LEVEL STR 23L AT AFT GALLEY AREA. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE, AND FASTENERS LOCATED BTW FR 69 TO FR 70 AT LEVEL STR 23L AT AFT GALLEY AREA AS PER A320 SRM 51-42-11, SRM 51-72-11 AND DWG D53474180 RELEASE DATE 09-SEP-24 ISSUE AA. AND DWG D92490174 RELEASE DATE 28-OCT-20 ISSUE AA MEASURE OFCORROSION IS L=1.430 INCH W=1.044 INCH. (LP: 1680647, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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