# SDR AALA202604158218

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 25, 2026
- Submitted: April 15, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N342PM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342PM), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 31269
- Aircraft time: 24,916 hours, 10,980 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Angle
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202604158218

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT HAND ECS BAY AFT BULKHEAD UPPER INBOARD ANGLE CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT LEFT HAND ECS BAY AFT BULKHEAD UPPER INBOARD ANGLE AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND REPAIR SPLICE. PER B737-NG SRM 57-10-10-2R-5 REPAIR 5 FIGURE 202 SHEET 6 OF 7,AA AARD 57-10-10-10 REPAIR 10.

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