Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 21, 2022
Submitted
September 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851NN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29556
Aircraft time
35,501 hours, 14,730 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: LEFT VAPOR BARRIER HAS CRACK 13 INCH CRACK AT LEFT BUTT LINE 30 BAYS L5 AND L6. INSTALLED FABRIC PATCH REPAIR TO LEFT VAPOR BARRIER, CRACK IS 13 INCHES IN LENGTH AND BOTH ENDS OF CRACK END UNDER STRUCTURE PER SRM 57-10-10-2R-2.