Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
December 25, 2015
Submitted
January 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32995
Aircraft time
45,016 hours, 14,955 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 440
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 FUSELAGE SKIN FASTENER BS 440 BETWEEN STR 20-21 RT. REMOVED FASTENER 321764 A. HEFC IAW NDT PART 6, 51-00-01. OK, NO CRACKS. OK TO TREAT/PAINT. OK TO INSTALL FASTENER. HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLE INSPECTION IAW NDT PART 6, 51-00-06 OK. INSTALLED BLIND BOLT IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201 AND RI 535500-14 FASTENER REQUIRES REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 1,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED WITHIN 24 MONTHS OR 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ER/A 535500-14, SECTION I ISSUED FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE REPAIR AT BS 439 BETWEEN S-19R AND S-20R. FOLLOW ON ACTION IS REQUIRED. ACCOMPLISH SECTION II REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 500 CYCLE INTERVALS UNTIL SECTION III. ACCOMPLISH SECTION III PERMANENT REPAIR AT THE NEXT C-CHECK, NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS OR 3000 CYCLES. REDEFERRED LOG TO QC, ESTABLISH MONITOR INSPECTION, 20-0553-8-5532, SN 05815 REP SEC II, 20-0553-8-5533, SN 05815.