Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29603
Aircraft time
50,411 hours, 8,188 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE TO UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN STATIONS 546 TO 552 6 INCHES BELOW STRINGER 3 LEFT. REMOVED DAMAGE BY CUTTING A 1 INCH HOLE AND INSTALLED AN INTERNAL FLUSH REPAIR PER B767 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 6 AND EA B767-53-020505.