Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7GC

Difficulty date
March 13, 2002
Submitted
April 24, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7587E
Make and model
Bbavia 7GC
Aircraft serial
7GC19
Engine
Lyc O290*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
1,725 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

WHIN WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO RECOVER. THIS INSPECTION SHOWED NO CRACKS. WING WAS RECOVERED AND STORED PRIOR TO SINTALLATION. THE WIND BLEW WING AND STORAGE RACK OVER. THE RACK FELL ONTO THE WING. AN INSPECTION WAS DONE. INSPECTION FOUND TWO CRACKS AT THE BUTT END OF THE SPAR, ONE CRACK WAS UNDER THE WING ATTACH FITTING AND ONE CRACK JUST BELOW THE FIRST. BOTH CRACKS IN LINE WITH THE BOLT HOLES AS SHOW IN SL406, THE SPAR WAS CRACKED BADLY ENOUGH THAT A .006 FEELER GAUGE COULD BE PUSHED IN ABOUT 1 INCH. THE SPAR MUST BE REPLACED.