What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT RIGHT HAND FLOOR TRANSITION SHIELD UPPER SURFACE HAS AREAS OF CORROSION BETWEEN BS 420 AND BS 440, AT RBL 25. REPLACED TRANSITION SHIELD PER SRM 51-40-05.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2026
- Submitted
- February 19, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29569
- Aircraft time
- 49,219 hours, 20,700 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Shield
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.