# SDR SWAA2026081744181

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 11, 2026
- Submitted: August 18, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N8651A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8651A), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-8H4
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 36920
- Aircraft time: 39,794 hours, 19,413 cycles
- System (JASC): [5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5534)
- Part: Angle
- Condition: Elongated
- Location: Zone 300
- 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/SWAA2026081744181

## Discrepancy

ELONGATED HOLE ON ANGLE IN  UPPER AREA AT ACCESS PANEL 324AAL T/E AT VERTICAL STAB.   REPLACED ANGLE LOCATED UPPER AREA AT LEVEL ACCESS PANEL 324AAL TRAILING EDGE AT VERTICAL STABILIZER IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 175A3100, SHT 5, REV H.

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