Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
February 7, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32987
Aircraft time
30,407 hours, 9,711 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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 DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 660 AND S-26L COMMON TO BUTT JOINT. FOLLOW ON ACTION IS TO ACCOMPLISH FOLLOW UP INSPECTION (DTA) WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF 06FEB11. THE FOLLOW UP INSPECTION IS PENDING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS. THE ACFT MUST BE REMOVED FROM REVENUE SERVICE IF THE LOG PAGE AND ERA 489602-14 HAVE NOT BEEN REVISED BY 06JAN12 TO INCLUDE DTA RESULTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CURRENT REVISION OF ERA 489602-14 IS REV (A).