Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
June 18, 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
143N31231
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 774 S3-4r
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 CROWN AREA EXTERNAL SKIN HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 760 + 14 BETWEEN STRINGER 3R AND 4R. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EA 120894IR AND EO B757-5330-48036-A.

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