Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
May 12, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
28249
Aircraft time
28,858 hours, 14,578 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Burned
Location
Lt Winglet
Part time
28,858 hours, 14,578 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING DESCENT IN LT WINGLET T/E. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-19. DETECTED BURN WITH EXPOSED FIBERS OF 2" DIAMETER OUT OF LIMITS IN LT WINGLET T/E; SO IT WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-31-01 REPAIR 1, ALL CORRECT.

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