Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
July 13, 2009
Submitted
January 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32992
Aircraft time
23,569 hours, 7,423 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1180
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 INSP - STATIC BURN IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1180 + 77 STR 6R. DRILLED DAMAGED AREA TO .187 THEN REAMED TO .199. INSTALLED BLIND HUCK BOLT IAW SRM53-00-01, FIG 201, SEC I ZONE "C", CAT"C" REPAIR. REMOVED BLIND FASTENER IAW SRM 51-40-02 & SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201. NDT HOLE IAW NTM 51-00-04, PT 6. NO DEFECTS. INSTALLED PERMANENT FASTENER AT STA 1180, STR 6 IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201.