- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2013
- Submitted
- November 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26713
- Aircraft time
- 65,493 hours, 23,126 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2040
- 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
FUSELAGE EXTERIOR BS 748 HAS 7 LIGHTNING STRIKES. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN BETWEEN BS 746-750 & ACP HFEC OF CUT OUT & REPAIR HOLES IAW NTM 51-00-16 & 51-00-019, NO CRACKS. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM53-00-01 REPAIR NR 2 FIG 201.