Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2007
Submitted
April 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
DU4R141M
AAR Aircraft Services, LLC
Aircraft
N6709
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30481
Aircraft time
23,101 hours, 9,186 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 480 S8-9r
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

FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 480 BETWEEN S-8R AND S-9R. REPAIRED BY CUTTING OUT STRIKE AREA 2.45" BY 1.42", HFEC CUTOUT, NO RELEVANT INDICATIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PLATE 10 BY 15 FROM 7075-T6 .050”, FILLER FROM 7075-T6 .040" AND SHIMS FROM 7075-T6 .032" IAW B757 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR 4 AS DIRECTED BY TIMCO RFTS NR 60004 DATED 4-10-2007.