Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
May 19, 2013
Submitted
May 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
34262
Aircraft time
21,346 hours, 10,354 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 480
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING APPROACH IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-19 DETECTING A PERFORATION OUT OF LIMITS OF .1250" DIAMETER AT BS 480. FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 480 WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 204-13, ALL CORRECT.

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