Service difficulty report · Rivet · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 24, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
73,765 hours, 21,392 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Rivet
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

LT FUSE AT STA 680 STR 25L HAS RIVET DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED RIVET AND INSTALLED CHERRYMAX RIVET PER MM. NEEDS TO BE RE-INSPECTED AT C CHECK AND REPLACED AT HMV. ** MF7573 CREATED TO MONITOR ** MAJOR REPAIR OF FUSELAGE SKIN WITH CHERRYMAX RIVET WILL REQUIRE RII INSPECTION USING METHOD NR 2. ACP INSPECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR IN REF TO CF496.