Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9216 · Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Gliders
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Gliders
This AD applies to Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. ASW-15B, ASW -15, ASW 12, ASW 17.
The models as the FAA's AD index lists them. The serial ranges, installed parts and exceptions are in the AD itself: read it at the FAA.
This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 88-11-05, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the wing spar of Alexander Schleicher Models ASW-15 and ASW-15B gliders for wood rot, and replacing any wing spar where wood rot is found. Alexander Schleicher Models ASW-12 and ASW-17 gliders are of a similar type design to Models ASW-15 and ASW-15B gliders, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in working with the Civil Aviation Authority of Germany, has decided that the actions referenced in AD 88-11-05 should also apply to Models ASW-12 and ASW-17 gliders. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the wing spar caused by wood rot, which, if not detected and corrected, could result in loss of control of the airplane.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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