Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
March 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35307
Aircraft time
6,347 hours, 855 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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, CAPTAIN REPORTED LIGHTNING STRIKE. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW DMC-B787-A-05-51-19-00C-280B-A. DETECTED DAMAGED AT STATION 1425 BETWEEN STRINGER 11 & 12. NON-ROUTINE CARD A0224971 WAS GENERATED FOR TEMPORARY REPAIR IAW SRM A-53-60-01-04A-661A-A TABLE 1 PAGE 10 & THE PERMANENT REPAIR BEFORE OF THE 2000 CYCLES.

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