What was found
LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE UPPER FUSELAGE ON SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES 20-21 AND STRINGERS 1 - 2L. DAMAGE IS 0.067, NOMINAL=0.040, DAMAGE IS 0.375" FROM FRAME 20, DRILLED A # 40 HOLE AND INSTALLED FASTENER REF ETD 2025-170-932740.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 2025
- Submitted
- December 17, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N131SY
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170200LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000450
- Aircraft time
- 28,047 hours, 16,523 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.