What was found
EVIDENCE OF A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT FRAME 53.4 - 53.5 ON CROWN OF ACFT. BLENDED DAMAGE ON SKIN IAW SRM, PERFORMED ROTARY PROBE TESTING ON OPEN HOLE, DAMAGE HAS BEEN CONTAINED. INSTALLED FASTENER ON SKIN IAW SRM.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2014
- Submitted
- December 30, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N858NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A330223
- Aircraft serial
- 0718
- Aircraft time
- 37,881 hours, 5,003 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Frames 53
- 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.