Service difficulty report · Fastener · 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
Fastener
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 STRINGER 26L AT STATION 273. REMOVED DAMAGED FASTENER, INSTALLED BLIND FASTENER IAW MM53-30-95. RECHECK AT NEXT C CHECK & REPLACED WITH SOLID FASTENER AT HMV. REPAIRED LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 273 AT STRINGER 24L. INSTALLED SOLID RIVET REPAIR IAW B757 SRM 53 -00-01 FIG 201 RPR 6 SECTION II, NDT IAW 757NTM PART 6 51-00-16 244916, NO CRACK FOUND.