Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 11, 2008
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
MSN3101
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
Part
Stringer
Part number
ASNA2215
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

ON APPROACH, AC SUSTAINED LIGHTING STRIKE, DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE SKIN FASTENER. LOCATION OF DAMAGE STRINGER 41, RT 4.40 INCHED AFTER FRAME 25. FASTENER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND STRINGER REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE LT FWD NLG DOOR AND LT AFT NLG DOOR, RT WING TIP FENCE, TAT SENSOR, FWD DME ANTENNA, MARKER BEACON ANTENNA WERE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF LIGHTENING DAMAGE. (K)

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