Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 26, 2015
Submitted
March 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24395
Aircraft time
86,439 hours, 35,372 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 201
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

ER/A 525047-14, REV B, FUSELAGE, SKIN, FS 201.37, RBL 31, LIGHTNING STRIKE. ER/A 525047-14, REV. B IS CURRENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION: THRESHOLD BASED ON THE DTA ACCOMPLISHED BY MFG HAS BEEN INCORPORATED AS FOLLOWS: REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 75,000, TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. ADDITIONAL EA, ER/A REVISION, IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE OF THIS REPAIR LONGER THAN 75,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS, STAGE III INSPECTION METHOD AND INTERVAL IS REQUIRED IAW PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR 120-93. UPON APPROVAL OF THIS ER/A, THE DTE RESTRICTION TRACKING IN LOG PAGE 1395263, WILL BE DELETED.