Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 15, 2015
Submitted
September 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Aircraft time
74,072 hours, 57,043 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 515-549
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

SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES, 6 EA, ON EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN FROM BS Y=515 TO 549 BETWEEN LONGERONS 2 RT TO 6 RT ON LIGHTNING STRIKES, REMOVED AREA PAINTED/TREATED IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR. 14, 15, 21, 4 EA BUT ON BS Y=537.500, 1EA. IT WAS REPAIRED WITH PLUG REPAIR IAW SRM 53-04-2, PAR 3C, 2, A, 1, A, FIG 1 AND ON BS Y= 539.125, 1EA. IT WAS REPAIRED BY BLENDED OUT WITH DIMENTIONS AS FOLLOW, UT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT SPM 04-00-07, PAR 5, FIG 3.

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