Service difficulty report · Spar · Bbavia 7ECA

Difficulty date
June 25, 2001
Submitted
August 14, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 7ECA
Aircraft time
1,908 hours
Engine
Amtr O200
Propeller
Mcauly 1A100ACM
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) BOTH WINGS WERE STRIPPED OF FABRIC & L/E MATERIAL REMVD DURING INSP. BOTH WING TIPS WERE REMVD ALONG WITH FUEL TANKS & AILERON BELLCRANKS. SPARS WERE BLOWN WITH COMPRESSED AIR THEN WASHED DOWN WITH MILD SOAP & WARM WATER. THE INSP THEN PROCEEDED USING HIGH INTENSITY LAMP & LARGE MAGNIFYING GLASS. AFTER REMOVING VARNISH IN LIFT STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT, I COULD IDENTIFY VERY SMALL CRACK IN GLUE JOINT ON REAR FACE OF RIGHT REAR WING SPAR. USING LIGHT & MAGNIFYING GLASS, I DETECTED ON UPPER EDGE OF RIGHT REAR SPAR, TOTAL OF 5 COMPRESSION TYPE CRACKS WHICH UNDER NORMAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS COULD NOT BE SEEN. 2 ACTUAL SPLITS WERE REVEALED STARTING AT REINFORCING PLYWOOD PLATE. THESE SPLITS FOLLOWED EDGE GRAIN OF