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
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 157-198
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 157 BETWEEN LONGERONS 5 - 6 RIGHT , BS 165- 198 LONGERONS 4 - 6 RIGHT. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE BLENDED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04-1.

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