# SDR SCNA20260810341

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 20, 2026
- Submitted: August 11, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N5479A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5479A), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-83N
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-83N](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-83n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 32578
- Aircraft time: 63,558 hours, 41,195 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Lap Joint
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 200
- 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/SCNA20260810341

## Discrepancy

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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