Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
August 30, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128AM
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
65313
Aircraft time
9,979 hours, 1,232 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 RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER 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 RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER AFT FAIRING AT AFT EDGE; ON SEVERAL FUSELAGE SKIN FASTENERS WITH LOOS OF MATERIAL. THE WO´S 7738255, 7738258, 7738264, 7738302, 7738303, 7738304, 7738305, 7738308, 7738310, 7738312, 7738329, 7738333, 7738334, 7738335, 7738338, 7738339, 7738345, 7738346, 7738347, 7738348 AND 7738374 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; THE THRUST REVERSER AFT FAIRINGS WERE REMOVED IAW AMM DMC-B787-G787-A-G78-31-21-00A-520A-A; DVI AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED AT AFFECTED AND SURROUNDING AREA IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-03; ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02/-03/-05 AND DOCUMENT COLLINS AEROSPACE NUMBER CV21-09697; TEMPORARY SEAL WERE PERFORMED IAW DOCUMENT COLLINS AEROSPACE NUMBER CV21-09697 REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS; RH ENGINE THRUST HALF REVERSER AFT FAIRING ACCESS PANEL WAS INSTALLED IAW DMC-B787-A-G78-31-21-00A-720A-A; DAMAGES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM B787-A-51-13-02-01A-280A-A; FASTENERS SHOULD BE REPLACE WITHIN 2000 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW SRM B787-A-53-30-01-04A-661A-A, TABLE 1, NOTE 25, ALL CORRECT.

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