Service difficulty report · Rivet · Boeing 74787UF

Difficulty date
July 23, 2014
Submitted
July 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856GT
Make and model
Boeing 74787UF
Aircraft serial
37561
Aircraft time
11,215 hours, 2,106 cycles
Part
Rivet
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

SDR UIEA2014071800338. LIGHTNING STRIKE AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. EO4853A013 DOCUMENTS & APPROVES THE CAT. A PERMANENT REPAIR TO THE PSE & FCBS STRUCTURE DAMAGED BY THIS EVENT. THIS EO DOCUMENTS & APPROVES THE RIVET REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED WHETHER THEY ARE REPLACEMENT OR HOLE PLUG RIVETS, ACCOMPLISHED IAW PROCEDURES DEFINED IN SRM 53-00-01-2R-9.

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