Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
April 24, 2022
Submitted
May 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36890
Aircraft time
45,601 hours, 27,673 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

L/H VAPOR BARRIER CRACKED THROUGH / [01] MEASUREMENT;[02] PREFERMENT VISUAL INSPECTION AND TAP TEST FOUND CRACK SIZE 15'' AND CONTAMINATION AT L\H VAPOR BARRIER PER B737NTM PART 1 51-05-01;[03] APPLIED DRY OUT AT VAPOR BARRIER ON DAMAGED AREA PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 PARAGRAPH (4.D) AND PREPARED DAMAGED AREA TO APPLY REPAIR PER B737SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 PARAGRAPH (4.E);[04] VERIFIED 1 & 2;[05] VERIFIED 3. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR;[06] REPAIRED CRACK DAMAGE ON L/H VAPOR BARRIER WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10; MATERIALS USED PO#1690463 AND PO#1760049;[07] PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREAS OF L/H VAPOR BARRIER ON BOTH SIDES FOUND NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION (5);[08] VERIFIED STEPS 6 AND 7.;[09] APPLIED PRIMER AND FINISH AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-81-370-802 AND 51-21-72-370-802;[10] VERIFIED 9

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