Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
November 15, 2022
Submitted
December 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7715E
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33921
Aircraft time
56,608 hours, 29,985 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 663 Bulhead
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

BS 663.75 VAPOR WEB HAS A VERTICAL CRACK 16 IN LONG AT RBL 31.83 BETWEEN WL 155 AND WL 170. STOP DRILLED SIZE 0.25 AT THE END OF THE CRACK ON VAPOR BARRIER IAW SRM 57-10-10-2R-2 PARA 6.A. PERFORMED VISUAL AND TAP TEST INSPECTION ON DAMAGED VAPOR BARRIER AND FOUND CRACK 16' IN LONG IAW NDTM 51-05-01. PREPARED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-0. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-0 AND PERFORMED A TAP TEST ON REPAIR AREA, NO DELAMINATION FOUND.

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