SDR SCNA20260810341

Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date: May 20, 2026
Submitted: August 11, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N5479A
Make and model: Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial: 32578
Aircraft time: 63,558 hours, 41,195 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Lap Joint
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 200
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE, LAP JOINT AT STRINGER 14R, BS 727I+2, LOWER SKIN CRACKED. THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND DURING THE HFEC HOLE PROBE INSPECTION PER EO COO-EO-2026-24361. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR AT EXTERNAL SKIN SECTION BETWEEN BS 727H & BS 727J, STRINGERS 13R & 16R DUE TO THE CRACK IAW EO COO-EO-2026-24361-R05, REV 5.

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