Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 1, 2015
Submitted
May 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
32,282 hours, 9,655 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A3111
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 360
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE CROWN AT SPLICE LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 360, STR 3L. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED LIGHTNING STRIKE AT STA 360, STR 36 IAW EA 800-53EA-15058 AND REO G18907, REV B.