Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 31, 2015
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
69,984 hours, 52,937 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

THREE LIGHTINING STRIKE DAMAGE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT ACCESS. 1, 7" AFT OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CUTOUT AT S29R, 2, 9.5 " AFT OF E/E CUTOUT 3" RT OF S30 AT FASTENER. 3, 11" AFT OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CUTOUT 3" RT OF S30. DRILLED OUT DAMAGE AT NR 1 LOCATION IAW SRM 53-04-02, PAGE 9, 2A. NEEDS PLUG AND PAINT AND NDT. LOC 2, BLENDED DAMAGE LESS THAN .010" SRM 51-02, STEP 3, PAGE 3, NEEDS PAINT. LOC 3 BLENDED DAMAGE LESS THAN .010 SRM 5-02, STEP 7, PAGE 3, NEEDS PAINT. RESTORED FINISH AT LOC 2 AND 3 IAW PS 900-3. LOCATION 1 AND 2 NO ITEMS INSTALLED PERMANENT PLUG REPAIR, REF IAW 542702, REV 1. RESTORED FINISH IAW PS 900-3. REPAIR FOR ITEM 1 C/W IAW ERA54442702-14, REV ORIG FILE CODE 0053-30, DATED 31, DEC 2015 TIME LIMITED TO 12 MONTHS.

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