Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 22, 2011
Submitted
October 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24623
Aircraft time
74,819 hours, 23,467 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 440, STR 18R TO STR 19R HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE OUT OF LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER PER TIMCO REO G14135, REV A ON NON ROUTINE 25858. PER EVA 81370, THIS REPAIR REQUIRES DTA ANALYSIS FROM BACO AND A NEW 8100-9 MUST BE ISSUED WITHIN 24 MONTHS FROM 04OCT 11. THIS ACFT WILL BECOME UNAIRWORTHY UNLESS A NEW FAA 8100-9 IS RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE 04OCT2013.