What was found
WHILE PERFORMING LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTIONS IN DTW ON 06-AUG-2025, MTC FOUND A GOUGE ON THE FUSELAGE AT FRAME 727B BETWEEN STRINGER 15R TO 16R. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER ERA 628402-14.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2025
- Submitted
- August 15, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N830DN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737932ER
- Aircraft serial
- 31940
- Aircraft time
- 32,196 hours, 12,522 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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