Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 31, 2015
Submitted
January 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27103
Aircraft time
71,482 hours, 32,511 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 680
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

LIGHTING STRIKE AT BS 680, 3" ABOVE STR 26 RT AT FASTENER. IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 6, PAGE 201, SEC II DRILLED OUT FASTENER, INSPECTED WITH 10X, INSTALLED BLIND FASTENER, TREATED AND PAINTED. ZONE A, CAT C, REPAIR INSPECTION INTERVAL AT 1000 CYCLES. TIME LIMIT FOR CAT A, REPAIR 3000, FLIGHTS CYCLES NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS. REDEFERRED LOG TO QC, ESTABLISHED MONITOR INSP 21-0553-8-7101, SN 00683, REP 21-0553-8-7102, SN 00683, L/L.