Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
63,168 hours, 45,421 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 LWR/FWD CORNER WINDOW BELT NR 58. WINDOW BELT WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 541594-14, REV ORIGINAL, UT, WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT SPM 04-00-07, PAR 5, FIG 3, SH 1 AND 2. DIMENTIONS AS FOLLOW WINDOW STA BETWEEN 769 TO 750 RT WINDOW ZONE 1 ORIG THICK=0.090" MIN. REMAINING THICKNESS: 0.084" X1=.300 X2=.300 BLENDED AREA ON CRITICAL ZONE. THEREFORE IT'S WITHIN LIMITS IAW ER/A 541594-14 REV ORIGINAL. THIS REPAIR IS LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS SERVICE FROM DATE OF APPROVAL, DEC-15, IAW ERA 541594-14 REV. ORIGINAL LOG 2288029.

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