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 1030
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 1030 BETWEEN STRINGERS SR-2 AND SR-3 BEYOND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. INSTALLED BLIND RIVET IAW SRM 53-00-01. REPAIR 6, REPAIR OF LIGHTNING STRIKE. VISUAL INSP AT 1000 FLY CYCLES. REPLACED NO LATER THAN 3000 FLT CYCLES OR 24 MONTHS. INSPECTED RIVETS IAW SRM 53-00-01. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. OK TO CONTINUE, ON QC DEFERRAL.