AD 2018-07-22

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Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

AD Number
2018-07-22
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2018-0014
FR Citation
83 FR 17478

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

Unsafe Condition

The potential of an in-flight shut-down and engine fire resulting in loss of control due to failure of the connecting stud for the two fuel injector mounts of the engine redundancy system on gliders equipped with a Solo 2625 02i engine.

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Required Actions

Inspect the fuel injector mounts for the engine redundancy system and secure the connection of the lower to the upper engine mount in accordance with Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische Mitteilung Nr. 4600-5, Ausgabe 2, dated December 12, 2014.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH DG-500MB and DG-1000M gliders, all serial numbers, certificated in any category, that are equipped with a Solo 2625 02 engine modified with a fuel injection system following the instructions of Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische Mitteilung Nr. 4600-3 and identified as Solo 2625 02i; or equipped with a Solo 2625 02i engine at manufacture.

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