Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 22, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27103
Aircraft time
27,893 hours, 13,597 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34204
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 STRIKES NEAR STRINGER 25R BETWEEN FS 480 & 510. REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGE REQUIRED 4 SMALL 2 - 4 INCH CUTOUTS IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOULBER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379712-14, REV A.