Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
July 3, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
28689
Aircraft time
35,373 hours, 5,831 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9090B
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 220
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN. MX PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP IAW MM 05-51-19 DETECTING RIVETS WITH HEAD BURNED IN FUSELAGE SKIN STA 220.5 BETWEEN LT STR 14-15 AND STA 239 THROUGH 382. THE NON ROUTINE CARDS A0166041, A0166042 AND A0166043 WERE ISSUED TO RIVETS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02, FIG 8 AND SRM 51-40-02, PARA 4.B, ALL CORRECT.

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