Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24978
Aircraft time
69,928 hours, 21,686 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LIGHTNING STRIKES FOUND ON CROWN. MAJOR REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED: 460 & 575 CROWN DBLR RPRS DONE, SKIN DOUBLER RPR INSTALL AT UPR ANTI-COLLISION LITE, STA 569-598 PER REO-G13640, STR 2L-2R. SKIN DOUBLER RPR INSTALLED ON CROWN STA 473-490, STR 2L -2R PER REO G13640. UPPER FUSELAGE LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 480, STR 1L AND REQUIRES REPAIR DUE TO PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED BLIND FASTENERS NOT IAW THE SRM. INSTALLED DOUBLER RPR PER REO-G13640 AND UAL EVA 80839. LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 575, STR 1L, DAMAGE BLEND OUT EXCEEDS SRM LIMITS AND REQUIRES A REPAIR. INSTALLED DOUBLER RPR PER REO G13640 AND UAL VA 80839.