Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 3, 2007
Submitted
July 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73259
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30803
Aircraft time
20,122 hours, 6,993 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg W/W
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 FOUND MLG WHEEL WELL LEFT FORWARD BULKHEAD HAD A CRACK ON VAPOR BARRIER, REAR SPAR CENTER SECTION, LT SIDE THAT HAD MIGRATED BEYOND A STOP DRILL. THE CRACK WAS NOW 18 INCHES LONG. A TEMPORARY REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 57-10-10 TO BAYS 5, 7 AND 8.