Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 12, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22821
Aircraft time
56,424 hours, 29,917 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N36911
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 / FS 680 AND STR 26L - REPAIR OF LIGHTNING STRIKE: DAL ER/A 385076-14 PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO TRIM OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALL AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND STRUCTURAL FILLER. THE FUSELAGE SKIN IS M/F 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM WITH A LOCAL THICKNESS OF 0.056 INCH AND 0.042 INCH IN THE TRIMMED AREA.