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 BETWEEN STATION 452 AT STRINGER 25L. THERE ARE TWO RIVETS TOGETHER AT THE SAME PLACE. AFTER CHECKING FOUND DAMAGE TO BE ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT PLACED ON DEFERRAL IAW MM 53- 30-95 P601. REMOVED DAMAGED FASTENER & REPLACED WITH BLIND FASTENER IAW MM 53-30-95. RECHECK AT NEXT C CHECK & REPLACE WITH SOLID FASTENER AT HMV. EVALUATED LIGHTNING STRIKE AT STATION 452 STRINGER 21L, FOUND SOLID FASTENER PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED IAW 757SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR 6.