Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 29, 2013
Submitted
August 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
71,991 hours, 26,338 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

MULTIPLE LIGHTNING STRIKES (FIFTEEN) IN LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BS 526-529.5 RBL3-5. FIFTEEN LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE WITHIN LIMITS A 5"X2" AREA & FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG101. REPAIRED MULTIPLE LIGHTNING STRIKES (FIFTEEN) IN LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BS526-BS529.5 RBL3-5 IAW ECRA 53 00-01761. WORK ACCOMPLISHED.