Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
August 20, 2016
Submitted
October 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368AR
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
36880
Aircraft time
14,916 hours, 7,267 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN DURING DESCENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-19, DETECTING SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ON LEFT WINDOW FRAME NUMBERS 2 AND 3 AT D-F SILL AND E-F, G-H POSTS. INSPECTION PERSONNEL EVALUATED THE DAMAGE AND FOUND IT WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 05-51-19-210-801 AND AMM 05-51-19-710-801. AT MEX, A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 05-51-19 AND THE NON ROUTINE A0241119, A0241120 AND A0241121 WERE ISSUED, THE LIGHTNING STRIKES ON LEFT WINDOW FRAME NUMBERS 2 AND 3 AT D-F SILL AND E-F, G-H POSTS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 56-10-02 PARAGRAPH 4.C.(5) FIGURE 102, DETAIL A, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 AND IT WAS PERFORMED A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW B737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-01 PROCEDURES 23 AND 28, NO CRACKS WAS FOUND, ALL CORRECT.

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