# SDR AALA202601273493

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 15, 2026
- Submitted: January 27, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N980AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980AN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 33203
- Aircraft time: 48,619 hours, 20,788 cycles
- System (JASC): [5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5512)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 300
- 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/AALA202601273493

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN ALONG RIB LINE AT STABILIZER STA 157.10, 8 INCHES FROM AFT SPAR. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.

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