Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7ECA

Difficulty date
April 4, 2019
Submitted
January 29, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41800
Make and model
Bbavia 7ECA
Aircraft serial
98173
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
5263
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right 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

THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR IS CRACKED AT THE BUTT END OF THE SPAR INTO THE SPAR/FUSELAGE FITTING FASTENER ATTACH HOLES. CRACKS ARE AS ILLUSTRATED IN SERVICE LETTER 406, REV A. THE REAR SPAR WAS REPLACED WITH A RAINBOW FLYING SERVICE SPAR, PN RFS5-26. A FORM 337 HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE ACFT OWNER AND FAA TO DETAIL THE REPAIR AND WING COVERING. THE SPAR HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY DAMAGE THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE CRACKS. THE BUTT END OF THE SPAR HAD VERY LITTLE VARNISH WHICH MAY NOT HAVE PROTECTED THE END OF THE SPAR FROM WEATHERING.