Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 6, 2000
Submitted
June 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22920
Aircraft time
43,103 hours, 21,960 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31311
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 CROWN SKIN BETWEEN FS 514 & 520 WAS DAMAGED IN TWO SPOTS BY LIGHTNING. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 3.5 X 2.9 CUTOUT AND A 1.1 X 1.9 CUTOUT. BOTH CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 377377-14, REV A.