Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
June 1, 2025
Submitted
June 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67501
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43430
Aircraft time
16,991 hours, 5,646 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

(#3) FOUND LIGHTENING STRIKE BTW STA 178 AND STA 188. BTW LBL 40 AND BL 0.AFTE FURTHER INSPECTION, DAMAGE FOUND TO BE LESS THAN 10" AWAY FROM AN CUTOUT. REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-38. NOT APPLICABLE. PERFORMED DVI UNDER OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SKIN AROUND THE THE VISIBLE DAMAGE AREA AND NO OTHER DEFECT OR DISCOLORATION NOTED AT THIS TIME. DRILLED 5/32 HOLE AS PER AVO 14880 PARAGRAPH 2 (D). OPEN HOLE REQUIRES HFEC AS PER AVO 14880 PARAGRAPH 2 (E) (F) (G). PERFORMED INSPECTIONS PER AVO 14880 PARAGRAPH 2 (E) (F) (G) ON, DRILLED 5/32 HOLE AT (#3) LIGHTENING STRIKE. NO CRACKS NOTED, OK TO CONTINUE ACCOMPLISHED PAR. 1 H, I, J AND 3 AND 4 AS PER REF AVO 14880.

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