Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7KCAB

Difficulty date
January 25, 2001
Submitted
February 25, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6369N
Make and model
Bbavia 7KCAB
Aircraft serial
44
Engine
Lyc IO320*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
2,881 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

WOODEN SPARS, NAILS OUT OF LEADING EDGE RIBS, WOODEN SPACERS WERE LEFT OUT OF FIRST FOUR INBOARD LEADING EDGE RIBS. LEADING EDGE LOOSE, NAILS LOOSE. HAD BEEN PATCHED BEFORE, HAD PUT SCREWS INSTEAD OF NAILS ON LEADING EDGE SPARS AND RIBS. SOME RIBS CRACKED, INNER RIB LACING CORDS BROKEN, HAVE SCRAPPED WINGS AND REPLACING WITH NEW METAL SPAR WINGS.