Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 28, 2000
Submitted
June 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24393
Aircraft time
35,557 hours, 17,875 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31313
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE BETWEEN FS 460 AND 500 NEAR STRINGER 2R. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH THREE SMALL 1 INCH CUTOUTS IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 377418-14.