Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 28, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26499
Aircraft time
36,804 hours, 16,567 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 520
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 BETWEEN BS 520 AND 540 AT L28R 6IN AFT OF BS 520. BLENDED DAMAGE. HFEC INSPECTED AREA NDTM PTG 51-00-19. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MATERIAL REMOVED .009 WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE, FIG 101.