WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 22 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH (Schempp-Hirth) Model CIRRUS gliders. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of a broken outer race of the lower ball bearing installed in the all-moving horizontal tailplane drive fitting. This proposed AD would require inspecting the elevator drive fitting to determine the type of lower ball...