Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
March 24, 2022
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29828
Aircraft time
66,349 hours, 39,132 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 663
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

LOWER FUSELAGE CENTER WING VERTICAL BULKHEAD VAPOR BARRIER HAS SMALL CRACK @ RBL-15 ;I/B OF R/H A/C AIR EXIT EXHAUST CUTOUT MKD DOT / [01] MEASUREMENTS;[02] CLEANED DAMAGE AREA OF VAPOR BARRIER FOR REPAIR; STOP DRILL CRACK; AND PERFORMED DRY OUT ;FOUND NO WATER AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10;[03] VERIFIED CLEAN; STOP DRILL AND DRY OUT.<BR>OK TO INSTALL REPAIR;[04] REPAIRED SMALL CRACK SIZE 4' WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR ON LOWER FUSELAGE CENTER WING VERTICAL BULKHEAD VAPOR BARRIER AT RBL15' ;I/B OF R/H A/C AIR EXHAUST CUT OUT AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10. MATERIALS USED PO#1690463 AND PO#1753794;[05] PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREA; FOUND NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01-SECTION 5;[06] ADDITION TO STEP 4 ALSO USED AS REFERENCE SRM 57-10-10-2R-2;[07] VERIFIED 4-6.

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