Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330302

Difficulty date
September 21, 2023
Submitted
September 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823NW
Make and model
Airbus A330302
Aircraft serial
1628
Aircraft time
36,114 hours, 4,595 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

SHIP 3323 DTE 612335-14. LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN. THE DAMAGE IS COMMON TO THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE EXTERNAL SKIN (P/N: F5327120122800) ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FR18 CIRCUMFERENTIAL JOIN ABOVE STGR-22L. THE SKIN IS FABRICATED FROM .063-INCH THICK CLAD 2024-T351. THE DAMAGE IS IN THE EXCLUDED AREA PER A330 SRM TASK 53-21-11-300-010 (LIGHTNING STRIKE - TEMPORARY REPAIR) AND A330 SRM TASK 53-21-11-300-012 (PERMANENT REPAIR FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE). CORRECTIVE ACTION: REF ER/A 612335-14. (2980829)

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