What was found
EXTERIOR FUSELAGE, LIGHTNING STRIKE FOUND AT STA 500E BETWEEN S-5L AND S-6L. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER ASA EA M9-53EA-28524 REV 00. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR. DTI DUE WITHIN 24MTHS FROM 12APR2025.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2025
- Submitted
- April 16, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977AK
- Make and model
- Boeing 7379
- Aircraft serial
- 43391
- Aircraft time
- 7,636 hours, 2,158 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143A3131163
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.