Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
June 1, 2012
Submitted
November 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32986
Aircraft time
36,644 hours, 11,898 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1180
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

MX DISCOVERED FUSELAGE SKIN HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 1180+95 AT STRINGER 3R. REMOVED DAMAGED FASTENER, HFEC INSPECTED HOLE, NO DAMAGE NOTED, INSTALLED BLIND FASTENER IAW SRM 53-00-01. REMOVED TEMP FASTENER, REAMED HOLE TO HOLE .185 CLEANED SURFACE. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION IAW REF 53-00-01 IAW NDTPM 51-00-19. NO DEFECTS NOTED TREATED AND PRIMED , INSTALLED SOLID RIVET IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201 STEP 5. RESTORED ACCESS AND PAINTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED.