Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 22, 2009
Submitted
April 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25276
Aircraft time
58,984 hours, 21,637 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Antenna
Part number
DMC5017
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vhf Comm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKES TO RT FUSELAGE. FLIGHT DIVERTED. ACCOMPLISHED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. VHF ANTENNA ABOVE MAIN ENTRY DOOR NR 2 HAS DAMAGE DUE TO STATIC DISCHARGE. REPLACED AND TESTS OKAY. FOUND DAMAGE ON RIGHT SIDE OF AC STA 658 BETWEEN STR 24-25, STA 540 BETWEEN STR 25-26, ON FWD CARGO DOOR 8 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE OF DOOR & 5 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF DOOR, BETWEEN THE 10TH AND 11TH CABIN WINDOW FROM THE REAR OF THE AC, BETWEEN THE 16TH-17TH & 17TH 18TH CABIN WINDOWS COUNTING FROM THE REAR OF THE AC AND FOUND ONE LIGHTNING STRIKE, 6 INCHES AFT OF GROUND POWER DOOR. BLENDED, TREATED AND PRIMED. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AROUND DAMAGE CUT OUT STA 690 STR 23R-24R. ENSURED DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. PERFORMING SRM RPR 7 FLUSH DOUBLER AT STA 690. ACCOMPLISHED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-01. NO CRACK NOTED. ACCMP'D OPERATIONAL CHECK OF WEATHER RADAR DUE TO REPORTS OF INTERMITTENT OPERATION AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE. NO FAULTS FOUND.