Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
November 30, 2016
Submitted
January 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498SA
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
26334
Aircraft time
54,318 hours, 33,983 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR FUSELAGE AT BS622 BETWEEN STR3L AND STR4L SKIN SECTION WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS622 BETWEEN STR3L AND STR4L DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 19 FIG201 SECTION I.

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