SAIB CE-02-14

SPECIAL

AIRWORTHINESS

INFORMATION

BULLETIN Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration No. CE-02-14 February 13, 2002 We post SAIBs on the internet at "av-info.faa.gov" This is information only. Recommendations are not mandatory.

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin is to advise owners/operators of certain Grob G115 series airplanes of the need to review the service bulletins listed below.

BACKGROUND The Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a review of certain Grob G115 series airplane service bulletins. The purpose of the review was to evaluate each service bulletin to determine the continued airworthiness safety aspect. The options considered by the FAA included: mandated compliance by an FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD), various forms of notices, or no further action required.

Owners/operators of Grob G115 series airplanes should also note that there have been Airworthiness Directives issued against these airplanes concerning other safety issues.

RECOMMENDATIONS The service bulletins identified in this document are not considered appropriate for AD action at this time; however, the FAA strongly suggests that all owners/operators of the Grob G115 series airplanes review their compliance with the service bulletins listed below.

Grob Luft and Raumfahrt G115 Airplane Series Service Bulletin Number

MODEL DATE TITLE MSB1078-103 G115D, G115E, G115EG 10/3/01 Baggage Compartment Cover MSB1078-114 G115EG 9/24/01 Avionic Rack Installation

THE SERVICE BULLETINS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM Head of Product Support GROB Luft- und Raumfahrt Lettenbachstrasse 9 D-86874 Tussenhausen-Mattsies Germany 011-49-8268-998139 telephone 011-49-8268-998200 facsimile productsupport@grob-aerospace.de email

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Karl M. Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Project Support Branch (ACE-112), Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4146; fax: (816) 329-4090;

email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov.