Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2007
Submitted
April 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
DU4R141M
AAR Aircraft Services, LLC
Aircraft
N637DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23760
Aircraft time
63,682 hours, 29,970 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 440-460
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 BETWEEN BS 440 AND BS 460 S-1R. REPAIRED BY CUTTING OUT STRIKE AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER 14.40 BY 7.40 FROM 2024-T3 .063 IAW B757 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201.