Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 3, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27589
Aircraft time
26,853 hours, 12,710 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31711
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 840 STRG 9L-10L, LIGHTNING STRIKE REPAIR, AN EXISTING TEMPORARY DOULBER FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 840 BETWEEN STRINGERS 9L & 10L. THE DAMAGE CUTOUT WAS INSPECTED AND OVERSIZED AND THE EXISTING REPAIR FASTENER HOLES INSPECTED AND OVERSIZED. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXPANDED ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 385299-14.