Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
December 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1427
Aircraft time
28,717 hours, 12,494 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAS EXPERIENCED A LIGHTNING STIKE LIGHT. STRIKE APPROX UNDER F-O WINDOW. NOINSTRUMENT-CONTROLISSUES NOTICED. SAMC :ACCOMPLISHED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP ECTION PER AMM05-51-18-601. TWO SMALL BURN MARKS RT SIDE OF FUSE LAGE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AREAS AFT OF RADOME AREA. NO CRACKS NOTED. SLIGHT DISCOLORATION ONLY. NO RAISED METAL. AREA IS SMOOTH. REF SRM 53-11-11-142, OK TO CONTINUE FOR 50 FC.

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