Service difficulty report · Spring Leaf · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
July 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Part
Spring Leaf
Part number
315436
Condition
Broken
Location
Alignment Hole
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN)DURING THE GROUND HANDLING THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE TAILWHEEL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN SINCE THE TAILWHEEL HAD NOTICEABLE SAG. THIS AIRCRAFT IS ONE OF A FLEET OF GLIDER TUGS. SUBMITTER STATES THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A WEAKNESS WITH THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.