Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
November 12, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft time
47,787 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Part time
48,876 hours, 31,592 cycles
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

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING A (C CHECK) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN HIT BY LIGHTING. POINT OF ENTRY WAS AT NOSE DOOR AND EXIT POINT AT RT ELEVATOR TAB. REPAIR HAD TO BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN BS 196 TO 203, BS 219 TO 235 , FORWARD OF NOSE LDG FS 188, NOSE DOOR AND RT ELEVATOR TAB. NO DAMAGE TO RADIO. CARRY OUT MFG LIGHTING STRIKE PROCEDURE IAW MM.