A B737-700 INCURRED LIGHTENING STRIKE DAMAGE TO L ENG FAN REVERSER OUTBOARD TRANSLATING SLEEVE AFT EDGE. ENTERED IN LOGBOOK AS DAMAGE ON R ENG.

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ON THE EVENING OF JUL/TUE/06; I WAS ASKED TO ASSIST IN THE EVAL AND POSSIBLE REPAIR OF A LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE ON ACFT X. THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE #1 ENG OUTBOARD TRANSLATING SLEEVE; AFT EDGE 7 O'CLOCK POS TO 9 O'CLOCK POS. AFTER EXAMINING THE AREA AND CONSULTING THE SRM; IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS AN EDGE-BAND AREA. AFTER A FEW CONFERENCE CALLS WITH MYSELF; MY SUPVR AND AN ENGINEER IT WAS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS IN AN EDGE-BAND AREA. THIS WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE CLASSIFIED AS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE. I BEGAN TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED SEALING OF THE DAMAGE ON ACFT X. I WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE AREA DRY ENOUGH FOR THE SPD TAPE TO ADHERE CORRECTLY. I TOOK ABOUT 2 HRS USING VACUUM; HEAT AND NITROGEN. BY THE TIME THIS WAS COMPLETED IT WAS LATE; APPROX XA00 OR XA30 AM. I HAD BEEN SIGNING OFF THE PAPERWORK FOR MY ACFT; WHEN I WAS HANDED THE NON ROUTINE FOR ACFT DAMAGE. AT THE TIME I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE NON ROUTINE INCORRECTLY STATED THE DAMAGE AS BEING ON #2 ENG INSTEAD OF #1 ENG. I BELIEVE I PERCEIVED MY LEAD WOULD HAVE ALL THE FACTS CORRECT ON THE NON ROUTINE. I FEEL THIS SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FATIGUE AND STRESS; ON THE PARTS OF MYSELF AND THIS DISCREPANCY WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN ON THE MORNING OF SEP/THU/06; BY A 'B/C' CHK INSPECTOR. A NON ROUTINE CARD WAS ENTERED INTO MAINT HISTORY TO CORRECT THIS DISCREPANCY.