Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
August 7, 2015
Submitted
August 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26498
Aircraft time
41,570 hours, 18,372 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 529
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

LIGHTINING STRIKE DAMAGE AT FS 529 BETWEEN STR 29L AND 28L. BLENDED AREA IAW SRM 53-00-01, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53- 00-01, REPAIR NR 2. REMOVED FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR NR 2. C/W EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF CUTOUT AND COMMON FASTENERS HOLES IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR NR 2, STEPS 4 AND 5. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-01. REPAIR NR 2. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR QC1509. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR NR 2. CATEGORY B REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS INSPECTION THRESHOLD. REMOVED LFEC FROM MASK ATTACHED INSPECTION ADDED TIME.