Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 4, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23613
Aircraft time
43,222 hours, 22,074 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34404
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 SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKE AREAS BETWEEN FS 440 & 460 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 18R. THE LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE REMOVED WITH 3 SMALL CUTOUTS IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 377924-14, REV A.