Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 20, 2015
Submitted
June 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 46,457 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 408-427
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 ON LT FUSELAGE WINDOW BELT AFT EDGE BETWEEN BS Y=408 TO Y=427. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LT FUSELAGE WINDOW BELT AFT EDGE BETWEEN BS Y=408 TO Y=427 WERE REPAIRED IAW ERA 536438-14, REV. ORIGINAL. ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.086". REMAINING THICKNESS 0.094" ON AFT LWR CORNER AND ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.094" AND REMAINING THICKNESS 0.087" ON FWD UPPER CORNER ON CRITICAL ZONE, SRM 53-05, FIG 111 ON NO CRITICAL ZONE. PERFORM DECAL CONDITION INSPECTION EVERY C-CHECK. RII COMPLETED.

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