Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 27, 2004
Submitted
March 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24799
Aircraft time
45,092 hours, 16,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1460 HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE ADJACENT TO A FASTENER HOLE, ALONG PRODUCTION BUTT SPLICE BETWEEN STRINGER 24L & 25L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.