Van’s Aircraft recently updated its customers regarding reports of cracked parts found in some of the company’s kits.
Van’s published a notice about the problem and followed with a live update last week at EAA AirVenture, reported KITPLANES.
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The company says the defects in certain rivet holes appear to have resulted from the laser-cutting process.
Key Takeaways:
- Van's Aircraft is addressing reports of cracked parts in kits, a problem linked to a temporary shift from February 2022 to June where rivet holes were laser-cut by an outside vendor instead of using the traditional press-punch method.
- The laser-cutting process caused metal overheating, leading to cracks when parts were dimpled; Van's has since discontinued laser-cut parts and reverted to press-punching.
- Customers have been instructed to stop building with affected parts while Van's conducts 45-60 days of testing, after which they will provide replacement parts for critical components.
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