Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
August 14, 2013
Submitted
September 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
30038
Aircraft time
29,577 hours, 15,907 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN RT WINGLET T/E AND FIN TIP FITTING TR/E OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-19 DETECTING BURNED MARKS IN RT WINGLET T/E AND FIN TIP FITTING T/E OF VERTICAL STABILIZER, DAMAGES FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-30-30 ALLOWED DAMAGE 1, PARA B (5) (A) FIG 104. THE NON ROUTINE CARDS A0208436 AND A0208437 WERE ISSUED FOR REPAIR DAMAGES AND THE BURNED IN RT WINGLET T/E AND FIN TIP FITTING T/E OF VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE REWORKED IAW SRM 55-30-30 ALLOWED DAMAGE 1 PARA B 5, A, FIG 104; ALL CORRECT.