Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 6, 2010
Submitted
September 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26697
Aircraft time
57,860 hours, 20,542 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT HAS EXPERIENCED LIGHTNING STRIKE. ACCOMPLISHED CK. FOUND 68 STRIKES TO FUSE SKIN & FAIRINGS. STRIKES ARE ON FASTENER HEADS; NO TWO ADJACENT FASTENERS AFFECTED. FAIRING DAMAGE IS SPEED TAPED. NO HOLES OR BURN THROUGHS. ACCOMPLISH FULL LIGHTNING STRIKE CHECK IAW MM. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR BS 1080 S8R IAW SRM. INSTALLED 13 BLIND RIVETS. REMAINING AREAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IAW SRM.