Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7377K5

Difficulty date
July 21, 2022
Submitted
August 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7880D
Make and model
Boeing 7377K5
Aircraft serial
34693
Aircraft time
39,762 hours, 29,299 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

CUSTOMER REQUEST: L/H VAPOR BARRIER CRACK / [01] MEASUREMENTS;[02] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AT L\H VAPOR BARRIER FOUND CRACK AND 11' AND FOUND CONTAMINATION PER B737SRM 51-70-04-2R-0PARAGRAPH(4.A) AND B737 NTM 51-05-01 PART 1;[03] PERFUMED STOP DRILL SIZE 0.25' DIAMETER AT THE END OF CRACK PER B737 SRM 57-10-10-2RPARAGRAPF (6.A);[04] APPLIED DRY OUT 24.HR PROCESS AT VAPOR BARRIER PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-0<BR>PARAGRAPH(4.D);[05] VERIFIED 1-4;[06] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR.;[07] APPLIED PERMANENT REPAIRED AT L\H VAPOR BARRIER AND PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIR <BR>AREA NO DELAMINATION FOUND PER B737NTM PART 1 51-05-01 AND B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 MATERIAL USED RESIN EY 3804 PO# 1778994 AND FIBER CLASS PO#<BR>1690463;[08] VERIFIED 7. OK TO OPEN HOLES AND PAINT;[09] OPENED HOLES ON REPAIR AREA PER REF B737 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[10] RESTORED FINISH ON VAPOR BARRIER PER REF B737 AMM 51-21-73-370-803;[11] ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR OF DAMAGE VAPOR BARRIER AT LT MAIN W/W BS 663 PER REF B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-0.;[12] (RII) VERIFIED STEPS #9 AND #10; HOLES OPENED AND FINISH RESTORED.;[13] (RII) FINAL INSPECTION; ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR.

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