Service difficulty report · Winglet · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
February 11, 2014
Submitted
March 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
29356
Aircraft time
30,876 hours, 16,649 cycles
Part
Winglet
Part number
737001034
Part serial
N0459
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
30,876 hours, 16,649 cycles
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, A LIGHTNING STRIKE WAS DETECTED IN RT WINGLET TE. MXL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-19 DETECTING DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS IN THE RT WINGLET. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & THE NRC A0214857 & A0214858 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES. THE RT WINGLET WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 57-21-21, ALL CORRECT.