Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
May 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26677
Aircraft time
61,230 hours, 22,761 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Door
Part number
141N691058
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAS EXPERIENCED LIGHTNING STRIKE. DURING CLIMB NORTEAST OF IAD AT 12000 EXPERIENCED LIGHTNING STRIKE NOSE OF A/C. ACP'D LIGHTENING STRIKE INSP PER MM. SIX RIVETS HAD STATIC DISCHARGE FROM LIGHTENING STRIKE BETWEEN STA 347 AND 353 STRINGER AREA S25 TO S28. INSP AND FOUND DAMAGE TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER AMM. LT FWD NOSE GEAR DOOR NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. DOOR HAS BEEN PRIMED AND IS IN SHEETMETAL SHOP. REMOVED DAMAGES. STARTED COMPOSITE RPR. REPAIR STARTED AT 0645 FOR 240 MIN. WILL NEED TO REMOVE BAGGING MAT'L AND PAINT RPR. CURE COMPLETE. PRIMED AND PAINTED FIRST COAT OF BLUE. RT NOSE GEAR DOOR AND ATTACHING HARDWARE HAVE BURN HOLES. APPRX 30 RIVETS AND VHF ANTENNAS WELL. RVI PICS LOADED. RT GEAR DOOR,170-3774 AOG'D PRECAUTIONARY. REPLACED RT NLG DOOR.