Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
April 17, 2015
Submitted
June 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35308
Aircraft time
6,745 hours, 859 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX1B54
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
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 THREE LIGHTNING STRIKES IN LT ENG LOCATED AT 03:00 POSITION. PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW DMC-B787-A-05-51-19-00C-280B-A, DETECTING TWO DAMAGES ON LT ENG OTBD REVERSER AT 09:00 POSITION & A DAMAGE ON TRANSLATING SLEEVE OUTER ACOUSTIC PANEL & FOUND IT WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM B787-A-51-73-00-03A-661A-A PARAGRAPH 4 D 1 FIGURE 1, ALL OF THEM WERE TEMPORARY SEALED IAW SRM B787-A-54-31-01-01B-661A-A, SRM B787-A-54-31-01-02B-661A-A & SRM B787-A-51-73-00-03A-661A-A PARAGRAPH 4 D 1 FIGURE 1. PERSONNEL ISSUED THE NON-ROUTINE CARDS A0226134 & A0226136 TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR, REQUIRING REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS EVERY 400 FLIGHT CYCLES, UNTIL FINAL REPAIR BEFORE 4000 FLIGHT CYCLES.

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