Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
March 31, 2025
Submitted
April 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19117
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27559
Aircraft time
109,398 hours, 23,228 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N3151
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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 STA 522, STR 4L. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-20, SEE NR 002538867 FOR WORK PERFORMED. ISSUE A DIP REF STEP 7 FOR INSPECTION REQUIR EMENTS. ZONE A AS FOLLOWS: INSPECTION THRESHOLD 375000 FLIGHT CY CLES AFTER AIRPLANE DELIVERY OR REPEAT INSPECTION INTERVALS AFTE R THE REPAIR INSTALLATION, WHICHEVER COMES LATER. METHOD: HFEC A ND EXT DVI, 6000 FLIGHT CYCLES, NDT PART 6 51-00-01/ LFEC AND EX T DVI, 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES NDT PART 6, 53-00-06. VERIFIED REPAIR INSTALLATION ACCOMPLISHED ON NR 2538867 REF REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-20 AND REINSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER STEP 7 OF SRM 53-00-01-2R-20