Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24390
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fs 517
Stage of operation
IN
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

A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT A FASTENER LOCATION DAMAGED THE UPPER SKIN AT THE STR 10R LAP JOINT. THE HOLE IS LOCATED AT STA 517 AND IS IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF FASTENERS IN THE LAP. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN CUT OUT AND MEASURES .75 IN DIAMETER. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 303248-14.