What was found
UPPER FUSELAGE LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 480, STR 1L AND REQUIRES REPAIR DUE TO PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED BLIND FASTENERS NOT OUT OF TOLERANCE. INSTALLED DOUBLER RPR PER TIMCO REO-G13640 AND EVA 80839.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2011
- Submitted
- June 3, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.