Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
August 2, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
30,178 hours, 3,954 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
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 A SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ON FWD CARGO DOOR AND 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 FWD CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN; ON FASTENER HEAD AT STA 345 AND S-24R; ON FASTENER HEAD AT STA 492 AND S-23R; ON FASTENER HEAD STA 1771 AND BETWEEN S-21R AND S-23R; ON RIGHT WING AFT POSITION LIGHT DAMAGED; ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR; ON FUSELAGE, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SKIN; ON FUSELAGE STA 332, BETWEEN STRINGERS 31 LH AND 32 LH; ON HEAD FASTENER AT FUSELAGE STA 369 BETWEEN STRINGERS 30 LH AND 31 LH. THE WO´S 7683794, 7683796, 7683799, 7683802, 7683820, 7683824, 7683825, 7683827, 7683843, 7683845, 7683848 AND 7683849 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS AROUND FASTENERS HEAD WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-06; DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTIONS TO FASTENERS HEAD WERE PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0325-02B; TEMPORARY SEALED WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0325-04B; A REAR RIGHT WING LIGHT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-33-43-02-01A-520A-A/720A-A; DAMAGES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM B787-A-51-23-03-00A-010A-A, PARAGRAPH 3.I, SRM B787-A-53-10-01-02A-661A-A, TABLE 1; DAMAGES WERE SEALED IAW SRM B787-A-53-10-01-02A-661A-A PARAGRAPH 2.E(2)B, ALL CORRECT

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