What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT BULKHEAD GUSSET AT BS 500I, S24L. REPLACED GUSSET PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2026
- Submitted
- February 5, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 33203
- Aircraft time
- 48,619 hours, 20,788 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 143A948114
- 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.