Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
August 14, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
37167
Aircraft time
22,183 hours, 2,685 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
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 LIGHTNING STRIKE 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 THE RESIN WITH 3.250” LENGTH AND 1.281” WIDE OF FIBER GLASS SKIN DEGRADED ON RH WING INBOARD FLAP UPPER SKIN TRAILING EDGE TO 32" OF OUTBOARD EDGE STA WS 620.70; UT INSPECTION ON DAMAGED AREA AND SURROUNDINGS WAS PERFORMED IAW B787-A-57-53-01-01A-661A-A, NDTM PART 4 51-00-02/-03; A SURFACE FINISH WAS REMOVED IAW SRM B787-A-51-23-00A-010A-A; A DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0338 STEPS 2 AND 3, FOUND MISSING FIBERGLASS AND EXPOSED CARBON FIBERS; A MOISTURE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM B787-A-51-23-01-03A-010A-A, PARAGRAPH 6; A PERMANENTLY SEAL AS CATEGORY A WAS PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0338-02B; A REPAIR AREA WAS PAINTED IAW DMC-B787-A-57-00-00-02A-257A-A, ALL CORRECT.

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