Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2016
Submitted
April 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53364
Aircraft time
63,601 hours, 45,748 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 346-750
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE ON WINDOW BELT FWD AREA FROM STA 370-389, 346-365 AND 731-750. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE REPAIRED BY BLENDED OUT AND DIMENTIONS AS FOLLOW: (UT) WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT-SPM 04-00-07, PAR 5, FIG 3 ON 370-389 RT AT FWD SECTION, ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.110" AND REMAINIG 0.108" ON BS 346-365 RT AT FWD SECTION, ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.140" AND REMAINING 0.138" BOTHS ARE IN ZONE 3, ON STAY=731-750 RT AT FWD SECTION, ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.145" AND REMAINING 0.143" IT IS IN ZONE 1, ALL ARE IN NO CRITICAL ZONE, THEREFORE ALL ARE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 111. PANAMETRICS OLYMPUS 38DL SONOPEN V260.EXP.DATE 27-OCT-16. PERFORM DECAL VISUAL INSPECTION EVERY C-CHECK IAW TOPP 30-10-70, PAR I, PAGE 13.

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