Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
May 14, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
27,495 hours, 14,388 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Winglet
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN LT WINGLET T/E. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP IAW MM 05-51-19 DETECTED A DENT OF 0.200 INCHES LONG AND 0.250" WIDE ON NEXT TO LT WINGLET T/E; SO IT WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-30-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2 PARAGRAPH 2.3 (5) (B), ALL CORRECT.