Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
November 3, 2021
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
27896
Aircraft time
67,505 hours, 40,058 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: WING CENTER SECTION STA 663.75 RH LOWER PRESSURE WEB (VAPOR BARRIER) HAS A CRACK BETWEEN RBL 6.15 AND RBL 14 ; / [01] REMOVED R/H AIR MIX VALVE AND ADJACENT DUCTS FOR MAINTENANCE ACCESS AS REF B737 AMM 21-61-02-000-801 AND 36-13-01-000-804; [02] VERIFIED REMOVAL OF MIXING VALVE AND ATTACHED DUCTS.; [03] REMOVED R/H LOWER PRESSURE WEB AT WING CENTER SECTION STA 663.75 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [04] CORRECTING STEP#3<BR>REMOVED R/H LOWER VAPOR BARRIER AT WING CENTER SECTION STA 663.75 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [05] VERIFIED STEP # 4; [06] OK TO REINSTALL RH LOWER VAPOR BARRIER.; [07] MIXED BMS 5-95 TY 1 CL C 80 SEALANT AT 19:00- 11-10-21 SQUEEZE OUT TIME BY 11-14-21; [08] STARTING R/H VAPOR BARRIER INSTALLATION AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;