AD 98-17-03

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-400 Gliders

AD Number
98-17-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
98-CE-07-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: August 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 155)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft DG Flugzeugbau GmbH DG-400 Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-400 Gliders

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the propeller shaft caused by an ineffective design, which could result in loss of glider propulsion during critical phases of flight.

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Required Actions

Replace the propeller shaft, the bearings, and the front drive belt retaining rings with parts of improved design in accordance with DG Flugzeugbau Technical Note No. 826/32 and WORKING INSTRUCTION No. 1 for TN 826/32.

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Compliance Time

within the next 4 calendar months after the effective date of this AD

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Affected Aircraft

Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-400 gliders, all serial numbers

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