Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
May 1, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24077
Aircraft time
48,881 hours, 23,406 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146T31621
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 WAS DAMAGED FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT FS 1219 AND STRINGER 3R. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS. THE UNDERLYING STRINGER WAS CUT AND A NEW SECTION SPLICED IN PER B767-300 SRM. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 384955-14.