Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
July 3, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23852
Aircraft time
27,330 hours, 18,862 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Part number
146N31316
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1280 S8r
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C, UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE ON RT SIDE AT BS 1280, BELOW STRINGER 8R. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS , AND INSTALLED AT BS 1280 STRINGER 8R IAW EA 120898 IR/EO B757-5330-48002-A.

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