SDR 2022F00080

Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
January 18, 2022
Submitted
February 15, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
31713
Aircraft time
35,022 hours, 19,688 cycles
Part
None
Part number
737001036
Part serial
C1516
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
Part time
35,022 hours, 19,688 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKE ON RIGHT WINGLET TIP AND LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER SLEEVE, MAITENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE CODITIONAL INSPECTION PHASES I AND II, DETECTING SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES DAMAGES ON RH WINGLET TIP, OTHER ON AFT EDGE 3" BELOW OF TIP AND OTHER ON UPPER EDGE; ON LEFT ENGINE OUTBD THRUST REVERSER SLEEVE TRAILING EDGE; ON RH WINGLET TRAILING EDGE FASTENER STA 4. THE DAMAGES WERE REMOVED, LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER SLEEVE WAS REMOVED. A HIGH FRECUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AND ULTRASONIC THICKNESS MEASUREMENT ON REWORKED AREAS WERE PERFORMED. TAP TEST AND BOND TEST INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED TO DELIMIT DAMAGED AREAS, THE THRUST REVERSER SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED, RIGHT WINGLET WAS REPLACED, ALL CORRECT.

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