Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
August 19, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
30,309 hours, 3,995 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 SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKE ON WINDOW EROSION PROTECTION. 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 A LIGHTNING STRIKES ON WINDOW EROSION PROTECTION BETWEEN STA 705-729 AT FWD LOWER CORNER AND AFT TRAILING EDGE; ON WINDOW EROSION PROTECTION BETWEEN STA 729-753 AT FWD AND AFT UPPER EDGE; ON FASTENER STA 660 BETWEEN STRG 19 AND 20 RH AT R2 DOOR; ON RUDDER TIP CORNER. THE WO´S 7683825, 7719495, 7719498, 7719529, 7719603, 7721121 AND 7721123 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; DAMAGES WERE REMOVED IAW B-787-A-56-20-02-03A-661A-A, TABLE 1, NOTE 6, FIGURE 4; HFEC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM B787-A-56-20-02-03A-661A-A, TABLE 1, NOTE 7; NDTM PART 6, 51-00-05 PROCEDURE 1; DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION AND TAP TEST IN AFFECTED AREAS WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 1, 51-05-02; ULTRASONIC PULSE-ECHO INSPECTION PERFORMED AROUND FASTENER AND 6" MORE AROUND FASTENER IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02; RESIN-SWEEP REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM B787-A-56-20-02-03A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 3, TABLE 1; TEMPORARY SEALED WERE PERFORMED IAW MESSAGES BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0356-02B AND SRM B787-A-52-10-01-01A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 2.F.(1)(A); DAMAGES WERE ELIMINATED IAW SRM B787-A-55-40-30-01A-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 3, TABLE1, NOTE 7, FIGURE 2; DAMAGES WERE SEALED IAW MESSAGES BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-21-0355-02B AND SRM B787-A-56-20-02-03A-661A-A, TABLE 1, NOTE 7, ALL CORRECT.

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