Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24991
Part
Skin
Part number
141N33313
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Bs 400
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

FUSELAGE/WINDOW BELT SKIN, LT, NR 1 WINDOW, STA 400. REPAIR FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE LT WINDOW BELT SKIN AT STA 400 SUFFERED A LIGHTNING STRIKE ON THE FWD SIDE AND THE AFT SIDE OF THE NR 1 WINDOW CUTOUT. BOTH DAMAGED AREAS WERE CLEANED UP WITH .50 HOLES. ALUMINUM BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED IN THE HOLES AND AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED AROUND THE WINDOW PER ER/A 364571-14, REV B.