Shear Plate
1,552 failure reports named the shear plate in the last ten years, 2,654 since 1999, most often on the Airbus A321; the condition most often found was "cracked". 15 FAA approvals let 7 companies make a replacement shear plate, Aviation Technical Services (Ats) holding the most (4).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2007 | 43 |
| 2008 | 87 |
| 2009 | 62 |
| 2010 | 132 |
| 2011 | 121 |
| 2012 | 179 |
| 2013 | 158 |
| 2014 | 123 |
| 2015 | 118 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 81 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2019 | 140 |
| 2020 | 162 |
| 2021 | 167 |
| 2022 | 112 |
| 2023 | 168 |
| 2024 | 187 |
| 2025 | 217 |
| 2026 | 152 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Reports by system, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1,552 |
Models most often reporting it last ten years
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| cracked | 1,034 |
| corroded | 504 |
| damaged | 4 |
| gouged | 3 |
| elongated | 2 |
| not reported | 2 |
| broken | 1 |
| unknown | 1 |
| worn | 1 |
Engines most often reporting it
Approved replacement parts 15 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a shear plate and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a shear plate:
For these models most: Boeing 737 (5), Airbus A319 (4), Boeing 767 (2), Boeing 757 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies | Shear Plate, End, 737-800, StarlinkAviation 06654102-001 | Modification Article | The Boeing Company 737-800 Series | 2025-02-14 | current |
| Space Exploration Technologies | Shear Plate, Mid, 737-800, StarlinkAviation 06654102-002 | Modification Article | The Boeing Company 737-800 Series | 2025-02-14 | current |
| Aeronautical Engineers INC | Shear plate VA-RCB-3396-5 | Modification | Boeing B737-800 SERIES when the following... | 2019-02-13 | current |
| Aeronautical Engineers INC | Shear plate VA-RCB-3396-3 | Modification | Boeing B737-800 SERIES when the following... | 2019-02-13 | current |
| Aeronautical Engineers INC | Shear plate VA-RCB-3396-1 | Modification | Boeing B737-800 SERIES when the following... | 2019-02-13 | current |
| Northwest Aerospace Technologies, INC. | SHEAR PLATE 15N00056-217 | 15N00056-217 | Boeing 767-300 Series | 2018-11-11 | current |
| Aviation Technical Services (Ats) | Shear Plate 721546-123-306 | Modification Part | Airbus A319 Series | 2017-10-12 | current |
| Aviation Technical Services (Ats) | Shear-Plate 721546-123-304 | Modification Part | Airbus A319 Series | 2017-10-12 | current |
| Aviation Technical Services (Ats) | Shear Plate 721546-123-303 | Modification part | Airbus A319 | 2017-06-11 | current |
| Aviation Technical Services (Ats) | Shear Plate 721546-123-305 | Modification part | Airbus A319 | 2017-06-11 | current |
| Cascade Aviation Services INC | Shear Plate G80883009-7 | G80883009-7 | Boeing 737-700 | 2016-05-25 | current |
| Northwest Aerospace Technologies INC | SHEAR PLATE 15N00056-217 | 15N00056-217 | Boeing 767-300 | 2016-01-20 | current |
| Cascade Aviation Services INC | Shear Plate G80883009-7 | G80883009-7 | Boeing 737-700 | 2009-05-04 | current |
| Cascade Aviation Services INC | Shear Plate G80883009-7 | G80883009-7 | Boeing 737-700 | 2007-02-15 | current |
| Seattle Aero LLC | Shear Plate, Rib 27 757-3376-1, 757-3376-2 | 757-3376-1, 757-3376-2 | Boeing 757-200 Series | 2006-10-03 | current |
Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.