# AD 76-06-03: Lateral Control

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Scheibe-Flugzeugbau SF-26A Standard
- Effective: March 29, 1976
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Glider
- Amendment: 39-2552
- Registered aircraft: 1 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/171134EA080DCC1386256A54006E6638.0001
- DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-06-03

## The airworthiness directive

76-06-03 SCHEIBE FLUGZEUGBAU GmbH: Amendment 39-2552. Applies to SF 26A gliders, certificated in all categories.

Compliance is required as indicated.

To prevent the possible loss of lateral control, accomplish the following:

  (a) Within the next 10 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 50 hours time in service from the last inspection, visually inspect the aileron bellcranks near the weld of the middle bearing bushing for cracks with a magnifying glass of at least 5 power, in accordance with Scheibe Technical Note No. 232-1/75 dated October 7, 1975, or an FAA-approved equivalent.

  (b) If a crack is found during an inspection required by paragraph (a) of this AD, before further flight, repair the cracked aileron bellcrank, in accordance with FAR 43.13.

This amendment becomes effective March 29, 1976.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS G4IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G4IN): SCHEIBE-AIRCRAFT-GMBH; names 1 of 1 models: SF-26A Standard

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 1 (1 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Scheibe 1

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Scheibe SF-26A STANDARD](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-sf-26a-standard): 1 aircraft (airframe model)

All 1 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-06-03/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-06-03/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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