Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7GCAA

Difficulty date
January 29, 2001
Submitted
February 25, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 7GCAA
Aircraft serial
92
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

WINGS REMOVED FROM AC, THE REPAIR ON THE LT REAR SPAR STRUT ATTACH POINT. ALL FABRIC COVERING REMOVED, LT REAR SPAR HAD A 1 INCH X 16 INCHES LONG .1250 PLYWOOD STRIP GLUED TO THE TOP OF THE SPAR WHICH HID THE CRACK TO BUSHING HOLE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT CRACK, 4 .7500 AND ADDING THE 1 INCH X 16 INCH STRIP ON TOP. GLUING WAS LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE. 2 INCH CRACK ON THE LT SPAR REMOVED FROM THE RIB FLANGE AND THE RIB MOVED, DETECTION OF THE CRACK IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE 1 INCH COMPRESSION FAILURE ON THE RIGHT SPAR IS BESIDE EDGE OF THE .1250 PLYWOOD REINFORCEMENT. CRACK IS VISIBLE WITH GOOD LIGHT, CRACK DOES NOT GO COMPLETELY ACROSS THE .7500 INCH THICKNESS AND NO LINE VISIBLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.