# SDR SWAA2024112656228 - Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified) - Difficulty date: November 3, 2024 - Submitted: November 26, 2024 - Operation: Air carrier - Aircraft: [N8655D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8655D), registered now - Make and model: Boeing 737-8H4 - Registry model: [Boeing 737-8H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8h4) (OpenAirDocs) - Aircraft serial: 42529 - Aircraft time: 33,505 hours, 16,179 cycles - System (JASC): [5710 ยท Wing Main, Frame Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5710) - Part: Vapor Barrier - Condition: Cracked - Location: Zn 100 Fus Lower - Stage of operation: IN - How discovered: 9 - Nature of condition: O - Precautionary procedure: K - FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2024112656228 ## Discrepancy R/H VAPOR BARRIER ANGLE CRACKED AT APPROX RBL 8<[01] REMOVED; LOCATED; DRILLED; AND INSTALLED NEW VAPOR BARRIER ATTACH ANGLE; CHANNEL; STIFENER AND FITTING AT WING SECTION REAR SPART R/H FROM STA RBL 5 TO RBL 65 IAW B737-800 SRM 57-10-10-2R-5 ACCOMPLISHED A OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION OF ALL OPEN HOLES ON THE R/H VAPOR BARRIER REPLACEMENT AREA IAW 737 NDT MAN. PT. 6; 51-00-00 PROC. 16. USING T8257I DUE 03 OCT. 25. NO INDICATIONS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. CAP SEALED TANK FASTENERS IAW B737 AMM 51-31-00-390-805.;[02] REMOVED; LOCATED; DRILLED; AND INSTALLED NEW VAPOR BARRIER ATTACH ANGLE; CHANNEL; STIFENER AND FITTING AT WING SECTION REAR SPART R/H FROM STA RBL 5 TO RBL 65 IAW B737-800 SRM 57-10-10-2R-5 ACCOMPLISHED A OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION OF ALL OPEN HOLES ON THE R/H VAPOR BARRIER REPLACEMENT AREA IAW 737 NDT MAN. PT. 6; 51-00-00 PROC. 16. USING T8257I DUE 03 OCT. 25. NO INDICATIONS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. CAP SEALED TANK FASTENERS IAW B737 AMM 51-31-00-390-805. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.