Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 29, 2011
Submitted
June 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
60,789 hours, 21,564 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 683 S2-3l
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

UPPER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE HAS LIGHTNING STRIKES AT BS 683, STR 2L TO STR 3L. THE DAMAGE CUT-OUT IS TOO CLOSE TO A STRINGER AND THE SRM DOES NOT PROVIDE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED FILLER DOUBLER RPR PER EVA80896 AND REO-G13681.