# SDR AALA202609211556

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 21, 2026
- Submitted: September 22, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N334SM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334SM), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 44478
- Aircraft time: 17,574 hours, 6,618 cycles
- System (JASC): [5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5340)
- Part: Attach Angle
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 100
- 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/AALA202609211556

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: WING CENTER SECTION,REAR SPAR FORWARD SIDE UPPER VAPOR BARRIER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACK,AT LBL 15, BS.663.  ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR TO VAPOR BARRIER ATTACH ANGLE AT BS 663, LBL 15 IAW EA 378964.

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