What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BAFFLE BETWEEN BS 500A AND 500B AT S26R. REPLACED BAFFLE PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2026
- Submitted
- February 27, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29570
- Aircraft time
- 48,839 hours, 20,765 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Baffle
- Part number
- 143A751022
- 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.