# SDR DALA2026051603027

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 15, 2026
- Submitted: May 17, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N366NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N366NW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-212
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-212](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 981
- Aircraft time: 78,843 hours, 37,507 cycles
- System (JASC): [5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5350)
- Part: Fairing
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: E
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026051603027

## Discrepancy

DIV - DUE TO LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES REPORTED. UPPER WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 191DT WAS FOUND DAMAGED WITH LARGE CHUNKS MISSING, BUT NOT A TOTAL PANEL LOSS. : MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS. (LP: 8648856). AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED

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