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Grain deviation on spar

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Xavier

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Hi everyone,
Another concern with my #{~=*%ù upper spars (who said "once again?" !?) :
As I'm preparing them for the upper wing assembly (tip cutting, drilling, glueing plates...), I re-discover some defects I had forgotten. The one concerning me quite much today is a significant grain deviation on one of the front spars about 1,5ft inboard of the flying wire shaft.I know the theoretical 1/15 stated by the AC43 (sadly!), but don't know if that applies to my case.
What do you think, did you ever notice something similar, and do you think that may be an issue (and if yes, how could I adress it ?)
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Thanks !

 

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