SDR RRXA001062

Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 4, 2000
Submitted
October 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
87,188 hours, 28,104 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

EN ROUTE FROM ORD TO HDY EB035 WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. UPON INSPECTION OF ACFT IN HDY, A HOLE IN THE HORIZONTAL STAB WAS DISCOVERED. *S/D* REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA AS PER BOEING COMPANY SERVICE ENGINEERING CUSTOMERS SUPPORT MESSAGE EAF-ILN-00-00194H. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR ACCEPTABLE FOR USE UNTIL NEXT ''C'' CHECK.

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