Service difficulty report · Vapor Barrier · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
September 25, 2025
Submitted
October 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8508W
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
38814
Aircraft time
29,735 hours, 15,000 cycles
Part
Vapor Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 VAPOR BARRIER HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT APPROXIMATELY RBL 9. CUT AND REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF VAPOR BARRIER ATTACH ANGLE PER SRM 57-10-10-2R.;[02] CW INSPECTION OF STEP #1. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE PER SRM 57-10-10-2R-5, C/W INSPECTION OF LINE #3 FABRICATION OF REPAIR ANGLE, NO OVERSIZE FASTENERS ARE INSTALLED IN THE WING LOWER SKIN; LOWER CHORD & BL.6.0 KEELBEAM STIFFENER IAW SRM 57-10-10-2R-5. PERFORMED OPEN HOLE HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION (HFEC) OF EXISTING FASTENER HOLES IAW NDT MANUAL PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO DEFECT NOTED.

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