SDR 98ZZZX2453

Service difficulty report · Rib · Bbavia 8KCAB

Difficulty date
May 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2656Z
Make and model
Bbavia 8KCAB
Aircraft serial
36018
Part
Rib
Part number
53981
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Wing Root
Stage of operation
IN
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

RIVETS PULLED AT BUTT RIB LT AND RT WING ON TOP SKIN. RIVETS PULLED THROUGH RIB NOT SKIN. AMERICAN CHAMPION CHANGED RIB THICKNESS AND FASTENER TYPE AND SPACING 1.5 YEARS AGO. UNKNOWN NUMBER OF WINGS OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. NEED SL OR AD.