Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 17, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 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
143N31712
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 WAS FOUND WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE AT FS 800 BETWEEN STRINGERS 4R AND 5R. THE LIGHTNING DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT OF THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 378696-14, REV A.