Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 7, 2022
Submitted
July 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32513
Aircraft time
52,870 hours, 31,550 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/H Mlg W/W
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

LH MLG WHEEL WELL VAPOR BARRIER HAS CRACK AT STA 663 LBL41 AND WL162. / [01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PLIES AND PREPARED DAMAGED AREA TO APPLY THE FABRIC REPAIR PLIES. MADE STOP DRILL HOLES AT THE CRACK ENDS ON LH VAPOR BARRIER. REF B737-700 SRM 57-10-10-2R-2 REPAIR 2 PARAGRAPH 6; SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 REPAIR 10 PARAGRAPH 4 B AND C; NDT PART 1 51-05-01 PARAGRAPH 5.;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1. OK TO PERFORM DRY OUT.;[03] MEASUREMENTS;[04] REPAIRED CRACK DAMAGE WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR ON L/W MLG WHEEL VAPOR BARRIER 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] VERIFIED STEPS 3 - 5.;[07] APPLIED TEFLON PAINT ON LH MLG WHEEL WELL VAPOR BARRIER REF B 737 AMM 51-21-81-370-802;[08] CERTIFIED;[09] VERIFIED STEP #7

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