Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7GCB

Difficulty date
June 26, 2001
Submitted
February 25, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9866Y
Make and model
Bbavia 7GCB
Aircraft serial
64
Engine
Lyc O320*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

LONGITUDINAL CRACK LOCATED AT ROOT END OF FRONT WING SPAR IN RIGHT WING. CRACK RUNS FROM BUTT END OF SPAR THROUGH THE TWO TOP BOLT HOLES OF THE SPAR TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT BRACKET. CRACK COULD BE SEEN IN THE BUTT END GRAIN AND BY REMOVING THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT BRACKET AND THE BUSHINGS FROM THE BOLT HOLES.