Jenniferemi
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Hi, I'm new to this forum... or any forum at that. I am looking for a recommendation on someone who has the capabilities to refurbish PA-11 wings. Any suggestions is much appreciated. Thank you!
Looks more like a broken rib from here. I assume it is not flying? If not, cut the fabric around that area and have a look. A compression crack in the spar is hard to see, deadly, and in this case requires a complete wing rebuild unless it is where you can splice. Take a photo after removing a 1'x1' piece of fabric, and look at that spar with a lot of light.
If it is just the rib, we can tell you how to fix it right on this thread.
Maybe call some local shops for referrals to wood experts??Anyway, I'm still interested in finding a local expert in the Tucson/Phoenix area to evaluate and possibly repair it.
Bob, you sure have a way with words at times!:lol:A landing hard enough to give you a compression fracture would be a memorable experience.
I can't see the other side of the spar without removing some of the covering. After sanding, it is completely smooth. Others have suggested that it still has the characteristic appearance of a compression fracture, and that I should inspect it with a magnifying glass.Hambone, Does the irregularity appear on the other side of the spar? Is it smooth to your finger or can you feel a bump? It looks to me to be something that appeared during the original milling of the spar. Perhaps there was a knot in the wood which was cut off when the spar was milled and the grain had become distorted when it grew?