Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 16, 2015
Submitted
October 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26957
Aircraft time
72,225 hours, 32,965 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 402
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 AT BS 402, 5" BELOW STR 11R. DRILLED DAMAGED RIVET AND INSTALLED BLIND FASTNER IAW R1 AND 539190-14. NEEDS REPEAT INSP AT 500 CYCLE INTERVALS AND SOLI FASTENER INSTALLED NO LATER THAN 3000 CYCLES/24 MONTHS. ERA 539314-14, SECT IV 1 TIME INSPECTION IS REQUIRED NTE 30S AFTER SECT I. C/W INSP IAW ERA 539314-14, SEC 2, REV ORIGINAL, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.