Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 20, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22822
Aircraft time
57,408 hours, 30,051 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31211
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN SUFFERED A LIGHTNING BURN AT FS 724 AND STRINGER 1. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT THROUGH THE SKIN AND UNDERLYING DOUBLER. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 385154-14, REV A.