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SPECIAL
AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION
BULLETIN
Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration
CE-04-64 April 26, 2004 www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.
Introduction
This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts you, owners and operators of Hansjörg Streifeneder (Glasflügel) sailplane models listed below, that Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) has issued Airworthiness Directives (AD) 2003-004 and 2003-005, both dated January 09, 2003. These ADs call for the replacement of the rudder gimbal drive rear actuator arm. Glasflügel has issued the following Technical Notes to address required actions.
Technical Note Model Serial Number 303-23, 304-10 Mosquito & Mosquito b, Glasflügel 304 All 205-22, 206-21 Club Libelle, Hornet, Hornet C All
Note: The Mosquito b, Glasflugel 304, Hornet, and Hornet C sailplanes are not type certificated in the U.S.
Background
The LBA has reported failure of the rear actuator arm due to ground handling damage or when fuselage has broken.
Recommendation
The FAA strongly recommends that all owners and operators of the identified sailplane models review their compliance with the applicable technical notes.
We are providing this information as a courtesy to owners and operators as we do not issue ADs for gliders that do not have a U.S. type certificate.
For Service Bulletins Contact
Glasflügel-Flugzeug-Service GmbH, Hansjörg Streifeneder, Hofener Weg, D-72582 Grabenstetten, Germany, email: streifly@aol.com, or http://www.streifly.de/home-eng.html.
For Further Information Contact
Gregory Davison, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Small Airplane Directorate, Room 301, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; phone: (816) 329-4130; fax: (816) 329-4090; email:
gregory.davison@faa.gov.