Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
August 1, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32517
Aircraft time
53,121 hours, 31,580 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/H 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

CENTER WING LEFT SIDE VAPOR WEB FIBERGLASS PANEL HAS SMALL CRACK INBOARD OF HYDRAULIC MODULE / [01] MEASUREMENTS[13] SUMMARY=PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND PERFORMED TAP TEST; FOUND SMALL 5' CRACK AT LBL 45' AND CONTAMINATION ON SURFACE OF VAPOR BARRIER ; NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION 3 AND 5 CLEANED AND PREPARED DAMAGE AREAS FOR DRY OUT; STOP DRILL CRACKS AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 PERFORMED DRY OUT ON L/H VAPOR BARRIER; FOUND NO WATER AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 REPAIRED SMALL 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#1778994 PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREA OF VAPOR BARRIER; FOUND NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION 5 LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES THAT WERE COVERED BY REPAIR AT VAPOR WEB AS PER B 737-7 SRM51-40-05-0G-0 APPLIED TOPCOAT ON LEFT SIDE VAPOR WEB FIBERGALSS PANEL REF B 737 AMM 51-21-81-370-801;[14] VERIFIED AMT STEP 13.;[15] VERIFIED AMT STEP 13.;[16] VERIFIED AMT STEP 13. RII

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