What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT HAND SIDE OF FUSELAGE SKIN HAS CREASED AREA WITH MULTIPLE SMALL DENTS AT BS 365 BETWEEN STR 15L AND STR 16L. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN REPAIR BETWEEN BS 360 AND BS 380, STR 13L AND STR 17L. PER AA EA 372415.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2026
- Submitted
- March 10, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 33205
- Aircraft time
- 49,533 hours, 20,941 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143A321219
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.