Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
February 9, 2007
Submitted
February 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12125
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28967
Aircraft time
28,497 hours, 9,476 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N38411
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 199 LT ABOVE THE LAP SPLICE S20L. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW PART 1A OF ECRA 5330-03537, REV A. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REINSPECT THE AREA IAW PART 2 PRIOR TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF 37,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND THEREAFTER AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.