# Proposed AD FAA-2022-0288: Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Gliders

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2022-14-14
- Products: Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: March 23, 2022, 87 FR 16433
- Comments due: May 9, 2022
- Became: [AD 2022-14-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-14-14)
- Docket: FAA-2022-0288 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2022-0288, where comments are filed)
- Project: MCAI-2021-00913-G
- FR document: 2022-05873
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/10/e0/10e029e009a020fb92c46adcb68ab7d00b70d4136e65582a41fb4f15f2d75c3e (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-23/pdf/2022-05873.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/23/2022-05873/airworthiness-directives-alexander-schleicher-gmbh-and-co-segelflugzeugbau-gliders
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FR-ADNPRM-2022-05873-00000000000.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2022-0288

## Summary

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Model ASW-15 gliders. This proposed AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as wing root damage. This proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the wing root ribs for cracks, looseness, and damage and replacing any root rib with a crack, a loose rib or lift pin bushing, or any damage. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Notices in this docket

- Mar 23, 2022: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 2022-05873, comments due May 9, 2022 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/23/2022-05873/airworthiness-directives-alexander-schleicher-gmbh-and-co-segelflugzeugbau-gliders)

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