# SDR AALA202605222113

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 22, 2026
- Submitted: May 22, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N738US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-112
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1254
- Aircraft time: 65,942 hours, 40,124 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin Panel
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: E
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202605222113

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: 2 CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN ORIGINATING FROM THE SAME FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN FR 13 AND FR 14, AND BETWEEN +Z780 AND +Z950. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA EA 375396.

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