SDR TWAA0007202

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC931

Difficulty date: May 1, 2000
Submitted: May 9, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N984Z
Make and model: Doug DC931
Aircraft serial: 47412
Aircraft time: 71,673 hours, 81,088 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Lightning Strike
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: E
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK ON THE RT SIDE FUSELAGE WINDOW NUMBER 22, FWD OF EMERGENCY EXIT, HAD LIGHTNING STRIKE ON WINDOW FRAME. ACCOMP EDDY CURRENT ON FRAME AFTER BLENDING. MATERIAL LEFT WAS IN LIMITS AT 0.076, 0.087, AND 0.097. BLENDED PER SRM 53-05, FIG 111, ZONE 1 PAGE 504 AND SHEET 4.

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