What was found
FUSELAGE REPAIR - CRACK ALONG TOP CENTER OF SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR69 TO FR70, Z-500, S23R. REPLACED SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR69 TO FR70, Z-500, S23R IAW A321 SRM 51-72-11 & AIRBUS DRAWING D53480019.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2012
- Submitted
- November 15, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N163US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1417
- Aircraft time
- 40,450 hours, 14,801 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D5348001921795
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.