Hi everyone
Recently I had my wing kit delivered and, unfortunately, I discovered some issues with the spars:
1. One flange W-1206k is flipped 180 degrees and riveted with those big 3/16 solid rivets
2. All .129 rivet holes misaligned in spar and spar stub left and right both spars
After I made Vans aware about this they came up with a fixing solution which requires to handle both spars to a LAA inspector and mechanic ( I live in the UK) and not to replace the spars. I’m still waiting for LAA to clear the issue without any paperwork but this is less likely. I’m not concerned about structural integrity as I trust Vans engineers but more on a commercial level.
Has anyone had a similar problem and what’s your experience/opinion about that.
Thank you
Recently I had my wing kit delivered and, unfortunately, I discovered some issues with the spars:
1. One flange W-1206k is flipped 180 degrees and riveted with those big 3/16 solid rivets
2. All .129 rivet holes misaligned in spar and spar stub left and right both spars
After I made Vans aware about this they came up with a fixing solution which requires to handle both spars to a LAA inspector and mechanic ( I live in the UK) and not to replace the spars. I’m still waiting for LAA to clear the issue without any paperwork but this is less likely. I’m not concerned about structural integrity as I trust Vans engineers but more on a commercial level.
Has anyone had a similar problem and what’s your experience/opinion about that.
Thank you