AD 2021-24-19

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Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

AD Number
2021-24-19
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0792
FR Citation
86 FR 72827

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

Unsafe Condition

an error in the engine control unit (ECU) software that can cause brief injection of fuel into one cylinder when the ECU is activated

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Required Actions

update the ECU software to software version V517 Revision 8 in accordance with the Actions in Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Service Bulletin No. 4600-11, Ausgabe 1 (English translation: Issue 1), dated August 19, 2019. Do not install ECU software version V517 Revision 7 or earlier on any glider with a Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Solo Model 2625 02i engine.

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Compliance Time

Within 3 months after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-500MB and DG-1000M gliders, all serial numbers, certificated in any category, with a Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Solo Model 2625 02i engine installed

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