Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 3, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23614
Aircraft time
52,236 hours, 25,873 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N31712
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH 2 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN THE CROWN SKIN AREA. ONE STRIKE WAS AT FS 1540 AND STRINGER 6R AND THE OTHER STRIKE WAS AT FS 1560 AND STRINGER 5R. THE LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE REMOVED WITH SMALL CUTOUTS. EACH CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 385182-14, REV A.