Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
January 6, 2023
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7724A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
36725
Aircraft time
42,328 hours, 22,503 cycles
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 663
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 REAR SPAR VAPOR WEB LEFT SIDE LWR AREA CRACKED<[01] MEASUREMENTS;[02] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON L/H VAPOR BARRIER AND FOUND CRACK OF 11' PER B737 NDTM 51-05-01.;[03] PERFORMED STOP DRILL SIZE 0.25 DIAMETER AT THE END OF THE CRACK PER B737 SRM 57-10-10-2R-2 STEP 6.B;[04] PREPARED DAMAGED AREA ON L/H VAPOR BARRIER FOR REPAIR PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 AND 51-70-04-2R-0 PARAGRAPH 4.E. REPAIRED L/H VAPOR BARRIER AT DAMAGED AREA PER B737 SRM 51-70-2R-10 AND SRM 51-70-04-2R-0. PERFORMED TAP TEST ON VAPOR BARRIER AND FOUND NO DELAMINATION AND NO COMPOSITE MATERIAL DAMAGE PER B737 NDTM 51-05-01.

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