What was found
ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE ON RT OUTBD ANCHOR NUT HOLE ON RIB FITTING ASSY STA 522.702. RUDDER RIB FITTING WAS DAMAGED FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE AND WAS REPLACED PER BAC DWG 175W5109, SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2005
- Submitted
- August 2, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N780UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26944
- Aircraft time
- 36,438 hours, 6,945 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4077
- System (JASC)
- 5541 · Rudder, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Lightning Strike
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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