Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72751C

Difficulty date
September 24, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903UP
Make and model
Boeing 72751C
Aircraft serial
18945
Aircraft time
43,815 hours, 43,393 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
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

INSPECTION TYPE:SP LT FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF MAIN CARGO DOOR AT SKIN LAP HAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT STA 620 BETWEEN STRINGER 13L AND 14L. BLENDED OUT LIGHTNING STRIKE AREA FOUND CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT CUTOUT AREA NO CRACKS NOTED AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW UPS EO B727-5330-19302-A AND SAA SK 903-275.

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