Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
June 8, 2016
Submitted
June 8, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7630S
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Aircraft serial
20976
Engine
Lyc O360*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CRACK IN REAR LT REAR SPAR 2ND BAY PAST STRUT FITTING. CRACK IS NEAR A GLUE JOINT ABOUT A FOOT LONG AND .333 THE WAY DOWN THE SPAR. ACFT PROBABLE CAUSE IS TOO MUCH WING OTBD OF STRUT AND ACFT TOTAL LOAD WEIGHT. THIS ACFT IS ON FLOATS PART OF THE TIME. WE ARE REPLACING WINGS, AILERONS, FLAPS AND STRUTS.