Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7AC

Difficulty date
December 22, 2019
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N85251
Make and model
Bbavia 7AC
Aircraft serial
3985
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
5147
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt 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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND RT WING STRUCK GROUND AT WING TIP, SEE DRAWING BELOW. CAUSED LITTLE DAMAGE TO TIP BOW 7-440 AND NO DAMAGE TO RIB S-143. UPON INSPECTION FOUND 8 CRACKS IN GROWTH RINGS GOING ALL THE WAY TO PLYWOOD DOUBLER FOR REAR SPAR STRUT, WAS ABLE TO PUT RAZOR BLADE INTO MOST CRACKS.