Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
September 26, 2024
Submitted
September 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27270
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67525
Aircraft time
7,355 hours, 2,597 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
7,322 hours, 2,584 cycles
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 FOUND AT STATION 398, 3.5 IN. BELOW SRTINGER S-5LREMOVED PAINT FOR INSPECTION. DEPTH OF PINHOLE UNDETERMINED. DRILLED DAMAGE WITH #30 DRILL, WILL REQUIRE HFEC TO CONFIRM DAMAGE REMOVAL REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-38 STEP 4 D AND FASTENER INSTALLED. PERFORMED HFEC ON OPEN FASTENER PER 737NDT PAR 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16, NO CRACKS DETECTED INSTALLED BLIND RIVET REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-38 STEP 4 D INTERIM BLIND FASTENER INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-38. REPAIR TO LIGHTNING STRIKE FOUND AT STATION 398, 3.5 IN. BELOW SRTINGER S-5L.

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