What was found
FWD CARGO LH TRANSITION PANEL HAS A PUNCTURE BETWEEN STA. 500-500A. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION ORIGINAL THICKNESS .040. MAT LOSS 100% AT PUNCTURE FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER B737-900 SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2026
- Submitted
- March 10, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N428AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 36353
- Aircraft time
- 36,408 hours, 11,334 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Transition Panel
- Part number
- 143A750522
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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