Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
53,090 hours, 6,233 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE REPORTED ON APPROACH. LIGHTNING STRIKE AT STATION 220 2 INCHES BELOW STRINGER 24L INSIDE THE RVSM AREA. REMOVED DAMAGE PER SRM. NEEDS EDDY CURRENT. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF EFFECTED AREA. NO DEFECTS NOTED DAMAGE IS WITHIN THE LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF AFFECTED AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DAMAGE IS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF SRM. INSTALLED RIVETS.