SDR GAIA00389

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272J0

Difficulty date
July 13, 2000
Submitted
September 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281KH
Make and model
Boeing 7272J0
Aircraft serial
21105
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 714 - TOL-STL - DURING CRUISE, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. THE LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION REVEALED FOUR EACH RIVETS/SKIN DAMAGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO DFW FOR A REPAIR. A REPAIR WAS PERFORMED TO THE FUSELAGE AT BS 580-600, STRINGER S-7R PER 727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3 AND FIGURE 20. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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