Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 27, 2025
Submitted
May 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37255
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30610
Aircraft time
75,360 hours, 28,005 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A32129
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 470 STRINGER 21 LH 3 FT AFT AND 10 INCHES ABOVE ALT STATIC PORT ORIGINALLY ON LP 4973427COMPLIED WITH STEPS 4.A-4.B(2) REMOVED FASTENERS IN REPAIR AREA AND CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED PORTION OF SKIN VERIFIED SKIN AROUND CUT OUR IS AT NOMINAL CONTOUR REPAIR CUTOUT AND OPEN FASTENER HOLES REQUIRES NDT PER STEP 4.D.1-3 SRM 53-00-01-2R-1 C/W SRM 53-00-01-2R-1 STEP 4D(1),(2) AND (3) IAW NDT PART 6 51-0 0-00 PROC.23, PART 6 53-30-00 PROC.4 PART 6 51-00-00 PROC.16. NO DEFECTS FOUND, ECCEPT ON AFT STRINGER HOLE GETTING FLAW INDICAT IONS. ADD EMP:U380002 ADDITIONAL PICTURES FOR SUBMITAL TO ENGINEERING DAMAGE CUTOUT IS 1.35 TALL 2.30 LONG 0.5 R CORNERS IT IS LOCATED AT 460 +9.400- 460+ 11.7 ON STRINGER 21 LH SPACING ON STRINGER IS 1.PERFORMED HFEC ON FASTENER HOLE AFTER REWORK PER PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO LIMITING DEFECTS FOUND. REPAIR FOR DAMAGED AREA @ STA 470 STRINGER 21 IS CLASIFIED PSE REF SRM 51-00-04-0G-0 TABLE 2 AND WILL BE REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-1 THIS WILL BE A MAJOR REPAIR PER GMM 09-25-05.