Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 12, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23614
Aircraft time
44,094 hours, 22,134 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31512
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 NEAR FS 560 BETWEEN STRINGERS 7R AND 8R WAS PREVIOUSLY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS. THE TEMP REPAIR WAS REMOVED, 7.5 X 12 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW EXTERNAL ALUMINUM PERMANENT REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 378647-14, REV A.