Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 26, 2011
Submitted
October 27, 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
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN LIGHTNING STRIKE 9 EACH AT BS 454 TO BS 458 AND STR 28R ARE OUT OF LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN AND FABRICATED A FREEZE PLUG, REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER PER TIMCO REO G14130, REV D & INSTALLED ON NON ROUTINE 25520. A NEW CF WILL BE GENERATED PER EVA 81428 FOR 24 MONTH DTA REQUIREMENT.