Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 19, 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 560-598
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 FUSELAGE WINDOW BELT AFT UPPER CORNER BETWEEN BS Y=560 TO Y=579 AND STA Y=579 TO Y=598. LIGHTNING STIKE ON FUSELAGE WINDOW BELT AFT UPPER CORNER BS Y= 579 TO Y=598 IN REF. CARD 19, ZONE 100 WERE REPAIRED IAW ER/A 536451-14, REV ORIGINAL, WITH DIMENSIONS: ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.11"/0.86" REMAINING THICKNESS 0.110"/0.080" UPPER CORNER, AND ON FWD UPPER CORNER ER/A 536450-14, REV ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.105" REMAINING 0.098" TIME LIMITED. PERFORM DECAL CONDITION INSPECTION EVERY C-CHECK. RII COMPLETED.

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