# SDR ASMF201610009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 20, 2016
- Submitted: October 3, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N368AR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N368AR), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-800
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-800](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 36880
- Aircraft time: 14,916 hours, 7,267 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Damaged
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF201610009

## Discrepancy

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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