SDR DALA2015070404156

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: July 4, 2015
Submitted: July 9, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N988DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 53339
Aircraft time: 60,554 hours, 43,634 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Damaged
Location: Bs 233-297
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.

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 233, 255, 275 AND 297 BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND LONGERON 2 RIGHT. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE BLENDED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04-1 PAR. 5D. BS 255 WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04-2, PAR 3C, 2, A,1, A.

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