What was found
C1 CHECK, CRACK IN FWD LT SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 68 TO FR 69, Z 500 & BETWEEN Y 1270 TO Y 1450. REPLACED FWD LT SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 68 TO FR 69, Z 500 & BETWEEN Y 1270 TO Y 1450 IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11 & DRAWING D53480020.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2013
- Submitted
- December 31, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 448
- Aircraft time
- 71,966 hours, 27,914 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shear Plate
- Part number
- D53480020342
- 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.