Rear bulkhead cracks

[Spooks]

Not sure if this is known in Oz so thought I'd pass it on

 

Emergency MPD 2016-007-E: Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar: Fuselage – Rear Fuselage Bulkhead – Inspection for Cracking

 

There are cracks appearing on the fuselage rear bulkhead on SOME EV97s.

 

 

[Oscar]

If I owned one of these - and I wouldn't - this would be a very, very worrying announcement.

 

 

[Nobody]

Here is the link to the SB that the AD linked by Spooks refers:

 

http://www.lightsportaviation.org.uk/SERVICE%20BULLETIN%20SBEUR019%20ISSUE%201.pdf

 

 

[bexrbetter]

Quite disconcerting imagining the movement in the main structure to cause this.

 

 

[Nobody]

Quite disconcerting imagining the movement in the main structure to cause this.

Movement that caused it, or movement that occurred after it cracked?

 

To cause a crack does not require much, if any movement, just a stress.

 

 

[DGL Fox]

This report is for the EV-97 European models 472kg MTOW, to my knowledge these are not here in Australian and I would expect that all the LSA Sportstar models would have the upgraded fuselage like in FIG 2 of page 1.

 

I would still do an inspection but I think we have nothing to fear here in our models, this AD doesn't even appear to come from the factory itself..

 

EuroStar SL

 

Model for the European ultralight category, with a gross weight of 1,041 lb (472 kg)[2][5]

 

EuroStar SLW

 

Model for the European ultralight category, with a gross weight of 1,041 lb (472 kg)[6]

 

David