Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 23, 2014
Submitted
February 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25019
Aircraft time
75,358 hours, 27,645 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

LIGHTNING STRIKE AT STATION 580 ON STRINGER 18. AFTER CHECKING FOUND DAMAGED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. REPAIRED LIGHTNING STRIKE NOTED AT STATION 580, DETERMINED LOCATION TO BE AT STATION 460 ABOVE STRINGER 21L. INSTALLED SOLID FASTENER IAW 757 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR 6, 244916HFEC IAW NDT B757 NTM PART6 53-00-16, NO DEFECTS NOTED.