- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2022
- Submitted
- August 26, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A330941
- Aircraft serial
- 1953
- Aircraft time
- 7,783 hours, 973 cycles
- Part
- None
- Condition
- None
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- 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
SHIP 3406 EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE L/H NOSE FUSELAGE 2" AFT OF FRAME 4 9" ABOVE LOWER LAP SEAM. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED TEMP BLIND FASTENER IAW A330 SRM 53 -11-11. RESTORED FINISH. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 3500 FLIGHT CYCLES. (2334417)