Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 5, 2015
Submitted
January 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26955
Aircraft time
74,638 hours, 33,492 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 600
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 600 BETWEEN STRINGERS 5 AND 6R BEYOND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. INSTALLED BLIND RIVET IAW SRM 53-00-01. VISUAL INSPECTION AT 1000 FLT CYCLES. REPLACED NO LATER THAN 3000 FLT CYCLES OR 24 MONTHS. PERFORMED REPETITIVE INSPECTION IAW SRM 53-00-01. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED, OK TO CONTINUE ON QC DEFERRAL.