Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
November 2, 2021
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770SA
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
30589
Aircraft time
69,290 hours, 41,022 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
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: RH SIDE STA 663 VAPOR BARRIER HAS A CRACK . ; / [01] STOP DRILL AT THE END CRACK AT VAPOR BARRIER ON STA 663 PER B737 SRM 57-10-10-2R PARAGRAPH 6.B PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND TAP TEST FOUND CRACK SIZE 12''PER B737 NTM 51-05-01; [02] PREPARED DAMAGE AREA AT VAPOR BARRIER TO APPLY DRY-OUT PROCESS PER B737SRM 51-70-04- PARAGRAPH 4.D; [03] VERIFIED 1-2. OK TO DRY OUT.; [04] MEASUREMENT; [05] ACCOMPLISHED DRY OUT PROCESS AT RH SIDE STA 663 VAPOR BARRIER; 24 HOUR AT 180 F; AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 PARAGRAPH 4.D.; [06] VERIFIED STEP #5; [07] OK TO REPAIR DAMAGE AREA.; [08] REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA AT R/H SIDE VAPOR BARRIER ON STA 663 AND PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREA PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 AND B737 NTM 51-05-01. MATERIALS USED RESIN P/O#1731939 AND FIBERGLASS P/O#1694548; [09] VERIFIED 4; 8. OK TO PAINT.; [10] PAINTED ON R/H SIDE STA 663 VAPOR BARRIER AS PER B 737-700 AMM 51-21-73-370-803; [11] VERIFIED 10.