Service difficulty report · Fastener · Bbavia 7ECA

Difficulty date
May 17, 2001
Submitted
February 22, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9510S
Make and model
Bbavia 7ECA
Aircraft serial
7ECA275
Engine
Cont O200*
Part
Fastener
Condition
Missing
Location
Spar
Part time
2,572 hours
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

APPROXIMATELY 8 RIB ATTACH NAILS WERE FOUND MISSING ON EACH WING. (BOTH SPARS) SCRATCHES AND GOUGES WERE FOUND ON LEFT REAR SPAR MID AREA. THESE WERE APPARENTLY MADE BY REPAIRMAN SLIDING RIBS DOWN SPAR, DURING THE LAST REPAIR OF WING. BOTH WINGS WILL HAVE COVER REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR.