# SDR UALA2011102605801

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- 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
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2011102605801

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.