Yes, the plastic wing saddles have cracked at the forward edges. At those spots, the wing saddles don't rest on the wood below, so the wing is pressing up against them and crushing them. I used epoxy to glue my pilot down, and so far he is not coming loose yet. I also glued my canopy down. Hopefully the pilot doesn't come loose anytime soon.

Here is a close-up of my Zero pilot:



The pilot that came with the kit looked more like a Caucasian pilot, so I decided to ditch him.