Service difficulty report · Barrier · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 19, 2022
Submitted
August 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32518
Aircraft time
52,920 hours, 31,399 cycles
Part
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

L/H VAPOR BARRIER CRACKED / [01] MEASUREMENTS;[02] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AT R\H VAPOR BARRIER AND FOUND CRACK OF 12' AND <BR>FOUND CONTAMINATION PER B737 NTM 51-05-01 PART 1 AND B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 PARAGRAPH(4.A);[03] PERFORMED STOP DRILL SIZE 0.25 DIAMETER AT THE END OF CRACK PER B737 SRM<BR>57-10-10-2R-2 PARAGRAPH(6.B);[04] PREPARED DAMAGED AREA ON VAPOR BARRIER FOR 24HR DRY-OUT PROCESS PER B737<BR>SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 PARAGRAPH (4.D);[05] VERIFIED STEPS 1-4. OK TO PERFORM 24HR DRYOUT PROCESS.;[06] ACCOMPLISH DRY OUT PROCESS ON DAMAGE AREA OF L/H VAPOR BARRIER AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10;[07] STEPS 3 AND 4 ARE RII;[08] VERIFIED STEP 6. OK TO APPLY REPAIR.;[09] REPAIRED L/H VAPOR BARRIER ON BOTH SIDES WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10. MATERIALS USED PO#1774613 AND PO#1690463;[10] PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREA OF VAPOR BARRIER ; FOUND NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION 5;[11] VERIFIED ABOVE STEP #9 & 10 .;[12] APPLIED PRIMER AT FWD SIDE & TOPCOAT AT AFT SIDE OF LT VAPOR BARRIER WEB AS PER B737-7 AMM 51-21-72-370-804 & 51-21-73-370-803.;[13] PERFORMED INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION OF STEPS 9 AND 10.;[14] SEE STEP 13 FOR VERIFICATION OF STEPS 9 AND 10.;[15] VERIFIED STEP #12

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