What was found
LIGHTNING STRIKE WAS FOUND ON TOP RUDDER HINGE FITTING IN VERTICAL STAB. THE FITTING WAS DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE AND IT WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2006
- Submitted
- March 28, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N785UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26954
- Aircraft time
- 39,222 hours, 5,996 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- 175W51092
- Condition
- Lightning Strike
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 39,222 hours, 5,996 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.