Service difficulty report · Winglet · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 10, 2024
Submitted
August 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25142
Aircraft time
98,615 hours, 45,331 cycles
Part
Winglet
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 600
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 669 FOUND DAMAGE ON RH WINGLET TIP INBOARD SIDE. POSSIBLE LIGHTENING STRIKE. DAMAGE OUT OF LIMITS PER B757 SRM 57-30-01-1A-1 APB DOCUMENT AP57.2-0602 [57-31-01]. DAMAGE 1.2" FROM TRAILING EDGE, 1.5" FROM FOWARD FASTENER,1.4375 FROM LOWER FASTENER. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED ENTIRE A/C LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP PER B757 AMM 05-57 NO OTHER STRIKES FOUND. REMOVED DAMAGED WINGLET TIP FAIRING IAW APB SRM 57-31-01 REPAIR 3. BLENDED TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC PER B757 NDT PART6, 51-00-19 NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACE WINGLET TIP FAIRING PER APB SRM 57-31-01 REPAIR 3, COMPLETED RI 620090-14. (0495085)