Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
April 23, 2016
Submitted
April 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32993
Aircraft time
46,421 hours, 15,442 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1240
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 BS 1240, 9" FWD STR 27 2"L NOT AT A FASTENER. BLENDED DAMAGE AREA. COULD NOT REMOVE DAMAGE WITHOUT EXCEEDING SRM LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW PRI 546263-14, REV 0 . RII COMPLETE.