What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT STRINGER CLIP AT BS 500I, S26L. REPLACED STRINGER CLIP IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G.
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2026
- Submitted
- February 16, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29569
- Aircraft time
- 49,219 hours, 20,700 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Stringer Clip
- Part number
- 143A101028
- 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.