Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 17, 2005
Submitted
October 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24389
Aircraft time
56,156 hours, 26,932 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31212
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 686
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 AT BS 686, STR 2R HAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE NEXT TO FASTENER. SKIN DAMAGE WAS REMOVED STRINGER WAS REINFORCED, AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED ON THE SKIN PER ER/A 451161-14.