# SAIB CE-00-10: 

- Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory)
- Status: Current
- Revision: 0
- Issued: December 17, 1999
- Products: DG Flugzeugbau DG-100, DG-200, DG-300, DG-400, DG-600 and DG-600M
- Product type: Aircraft, Glider
- PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/34/19/341998e58b64e6b58ae683897809fce577262fd2b86c15248b30fc991599d2eb
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/EE8791E65EA658358625721F0052EB22.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-00-10

## Text

**SPECIAL**

**AIRWORTHINESS**

**INFORMATION**

**BULLETIN**

**REGULATORY SUPPORT DIVISION P.O. BOX 26460 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73125-0460**

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

No. CE-00-10 December 17, 1999

SAIB’s are posted on the internet at http://av-info.faa.gov This is issued for informational purposes only and any recommendation for corrective action is not mandatory.

Introduction:

The purpose of this Special Airworthiness Informati on Bulletin (SAIB) is to provide recommended safety information to DG Flugzeugbau Models DG- 100, DG-200, DG-300, DG-400, DG-600, and DG-600M sailplane owners on the following:

• Canopy Securing System Similar to a “Roger Hook” Design

Safety Issue:

DG Flugzeugbau has developed Technical Not es 301-21 (DG-100), 323/11 (DG-200), 359/19 (DG-300), 826/39 (DG-400), 370/7 (DG-600), and 866/8 (DG-600M) consisting of a new canopy securing system similar to the “Roger Hook” design. The purpose of this system is to create an aft pivot point for the canopy to rotate about when jettisoned during flight. The German Federal Ministry of Transport commissioned a study on “Problems and Improvements of Canopy Jettis oning Systems.” One of the items concluded from this study was the increased level of safety afforded by an aft canopy “Roger Hook” design.

A copy of the DG Flugzeugbau Technical Note for this retrofit canopy securing system is included for your information, together with a couple of photographs of a similar installation on a Model DG-800. The FAA highly recommends that you retrofit your sailplane with this safety feature.

General Information:

The FAA provides this information as a courtesy to owner/operators of the above mentioned DG Flugzeugbau sailplanes.

For Technical Information Concerning These Safety Issues Contact:

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH, Im Schollengarten 20, D 76646 Br uchsal, Federal Republic of Germany; telephone

49.7257.890; facsimile 49.7257.8922.

Further Information Contact:

Oliver Dyer-Bennet, DG USA (United States Deale r), 5847 Sharp Road, Calistoga CA 94515; telephone

(707) 942-5727; facsimile (707) 942-0885.

Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer/Pilot, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4144; facsimile: (816) 329-4090;

email: mike.kiesov@faa.gov.

## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs)

Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first.

- [Glaser-Dirks DG-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400): 22 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-flugzeugbau-dg-200): 7 registered aircraft (airframe model)
- [Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-flugzeugbau-dg-100): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model)

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