Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 11AC

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
July 13, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9628E
Make and model
Bbavia 11AC
Aircraft serial
11AC1266
Engine
Cont A65*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT AFT WING SPAR HAD A VERTICAL COMPRESSION CRACK AT THE OB EDGE OF THE LIFT STRUT PLATE. ALSO, IT WAS CRACKED HORIZONTALLY FROM THE COMPRESSION CRACK TO THE OB LIFT STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT. ALSO, ALL FOUR SPARS WERE CRACKED AT THE IB WING ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLES TO THE END OF THE SPAR. SPAR WAS PROBABLY CRACKED AS THE RESULT OF A HARD LANDING WHICH VISIBLY DAMAGED THE RT WING. AFTER HARD LANDINGS RESULTING IN WING DAMAGE, THE INTERIOR WING ATTACHMENT POINTS, INCLUDING LIFT STRUT ATTACHMENT POINTS, SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR CRACKS.