# SDR AALA202403085518

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 6, 2024
- Submitted: March 8, 2024
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N897NN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897NN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 33318
- Aircraft time: 33,750 hours, 14,456 cycles
- System (JASC): [5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5512)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: UNKNOWN
- Condition: Punctured
- Location: Horizontal Stab
- 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/AALA202403085518

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER SURFACE HAS A PUNCTURE APPROX 5 INCHES AFT OF THE FORWARD SPAR AND 85 INCHES FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED**(OPEN).

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