Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
July 10, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
30,037 hours, 3,900 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED A SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ON FUSELAGE SKIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PHASE 1A, LEVEL EXAMINATION AND PHASE 1B AND II, GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS IAW AMM DMC-B-787-A-05-51-19-00A-311A-A, DETECTING SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ON MID BAY SPLICE EROSION PROTECTOR; ON MID EDGE PROTECTOR; ON FASTENERS OF FUSELAGE; ON FUSELAGE SKIN; ON LEFT SIDE EROSION PROTECTOR WINDOW; ON FWD TIP STATIC DISCHARGER; ON LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER TRANSLATING SLEEVE, LOCATED BETWEEN STA´S 376.5, 380, 387, 400, 411.5, 412.5, 418.5, 424, 425, 426, 435.5, 441, 442.5, 447.5, 459.5466.5, 478.5, 485, 509, 557, 597, 615, 682, 1507, 1530.5, 1573.5, 1855 AND 1886. THE WO´S 7636682, 7636595, 7636598, 7636601, 7636602, 7636604, 7636606, 7636607, 7636609, 7636610, 7636611, 7636613, 7636614, 7636615, 7636617, 7636619, 7636620, 7636622, 7636624, 7636628, 7636630, 7636660, 7636665, 7636668, 7636669, 7636670, 7636672, 7636674, 7636675, 7636676, 7636680, 7636684, 7636685, 7636686, 7636687, 7636688, 7636690, 7636691, 7636693, 7636695, 7636697, 7636698, 7636699, 7636707, 7636708, 7636709, 7636710, 7636713, 7636715, 763671, 7636717, 7636718, 7636719, 7636720, 7636721, 7636722, 7636723, 7636724, 7636727, 7636728, 7636729, 7636730, 7636731, 7636732, 7636733, 7636738, 7636743, 7636749, 7636751, 7637692, 7637703, 7637706, 7639273, 7639275 AND 7639277 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; THE UT-PE INSPECTION WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02; A TEMPORARY PROTECTION WERE APPLIED IAW SRM B787-A-53-30-01-10A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 2.D.(2); A TEMPORARY REPAIRS STRUCTURALLY WERE ACCEPTABLE FOR 400 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0295-04B; A TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0291-02B; A TEMPORARY SEAL WERE PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0294-02B AT OR BEFORE 50FC TO REPLACED FASTENERS DAMAGED; A TEMPORARY SEAL WERE PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0292-02B AT OR BEFORE 50 FC TO REPLACED WASHERS DAMAGED; THE DAMAGES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM B787-A-51-23-03-00A-010A-A, PARAGRAPH 3, SRM B787-A-53-60-01-04A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 2 AND SRM B787-A-56-20-02-03A-661A-A, TABLE 1, NOTE 6, FIGURE 4; THE ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-03/06; A PERMANENT SEAL WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM B787-A-53-30-01-04A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 3.A, TABLE 1, NOTE 24, SRM B787-A-53-60-01-04A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 2.E.(1)(A) 2), SRM B787-A-51-80-03-01A-661A-A AND SRM B787-A-53-40-01-02A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 3.A, TABLE 1, NOTE 23 AND SRM B787-A-51-80-03-01A-661A-A; DVI AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS ON REWORKED AND SURROUNDING AREAS WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-06; HFEC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 6, 51-00-05 PROCEDURE 1; THE RESIN SWEEP REPAIR WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM B787-A-56-20-02-03A-661A-A, TABLE 1, NOTE 7; LH WING TIP STATIC DISCHARGER WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-23-61-01-00A-520A-A/720A-A; DAMAGES WERE SEALED IAW SRM B787-A-53-10-01-02A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 2E(1)B), TABLE 1; PAINT ON DAMAGES WERE PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B797-A-51-21-13-01A-257A-A, ALL CORRECT.

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