What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND LIGHTENING STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE RT WING TIP, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. RECEIVED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2000
- Submitted
- August 15, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8084U
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45974
- Aircraft time
- 73,187 hours, 27,600 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Lightning Strike
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.