# SDR 96UAL900732

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 21, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N7298U
- Make and model: Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial: 21893
- Engine: Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Lightning Strike
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: CL
- Nature of condition: C
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900732

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LIGHTNING STRIKE NEAR RADOME.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD.  NUMEROUS STRIKES FOUND ALONG LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE FROM RADOME TO JUST FORWARD OF WING LEADING EDGE.  *S/D*  REPLACED RADOME, REPLACED DAMAGED RIVETS AND REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN PER SRM 53-30-03.

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