What was found
L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPLICE AT CLOSING RIB #9 HAS DAMAGE FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE. PREVIOUS TEMPORARY REPAIR COMPLIED WITH IAW MHIRJ REO 601R-55-11-677 REV A. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED. *************AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE************************ CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA AT SPLICE 1.00"L X 0.500"W. HFEC INSPECTION PERFORMED AT CUTOUT WITH NO INDICATIONS. FABRICATED REPAIR PLATE OUT OF 2024-T3 .050" (7.5"L X ,950"W), FILLER FROM 2024-T3 .032" (1.6"L X .600"W), REPAIR ANGLE FROM 2024-T3 .040" (4.2"L X 1.6"W), AND FILLER FROM 2024-T3 .032" (1.6"L X .800"W). ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS TO REPAIR AREA . ALL WORK PERFORMED WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW MHIRJ REO 601R-55-11-708 REV (--) DATED 2022-01-20. WORK COMPLETED ON AERSALE WO #003526 CARD #50011. N438AW TT: 39,745:56 TC: 39,335.