Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
February 27, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788XA
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33788
Aircraft time
41,380 hours, 20,607 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
41,380 hours, 20,607 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

PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-19, DETECTING A LIGHTNING STRIKE WITH DELAMINATION OF 3.5” LONG & 1.5” WIDE IN THE RT ELEVATOR TE. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON 3 FASTENERS IN THE RT ELEVATOR TE, ON RT ENG EXTERIOR THRUST REVERSER TE & ON 2 RT WING TE DISCHARGE STATICS. RT ELEVATOR TE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-20-01 REPAIR 1 PARA 4, TABLE 202. NDT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED & NO DELAMINATION OR DISBANDS WERE FOUND IAW NDTM PART 4 51-00-01, 51-00-05. THE BALANCE PROCEDURE AT RT ELEVATOR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 51-61-04. THE RT ENG EXTERIOR THRUST REVERSER TE OUTER SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 54-30-01 & THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DISCHARGE STATICS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 23-61-00, ALL CORRECT.