What was found
FWD CARGO RT TRANSITION PANEL BS 500B TO 500H HAS MULTIPLE CRACKED AREAS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT TRANSITION PANEL AND SPLICE BS 500B TO 500H IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-6.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2026
- Submitted
- June 9, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41733
- Aircraft time
- 47,966 hours, 15,207 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Transition Panel
- Part number
- 143A7501204
- 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.