AD 2022-04-01

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Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH and Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

AD Number
2022-04-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-1015
FR Citation
87 FR 9437

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH and Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

Unsafe Condition

failure of the bearing of the upper pulley of the belt driven reduction gear resulting in separation of the propeller from the engine

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Required Actions

remove the nut installed at the excentric axle from service and replace it with a nut in accordance with the Condition section, paragraph a), of Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Service Bulletin 4603-18, dated January 22, 2019

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-1000T gliders and Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo Discus T gliders, certificated in any category, with a Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Solo Model 2350C or 2350D engine, all serial numbers, installed

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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