| AD Number | 86-15-09 | Status | Active |
| Effective Date | July 31, 1986 | Issue Date | Not specified |
| Docket Number | Unknown | Amendment | 39-5356 |
| Product Type | ["Aircraft"] | Product Subtype | ["Glider"] |
| CFR Part | --- - Part 39 | CFR Section | N/A |
| Citation | This information is not available. | ||
| Manufacturer(s) | Burkhart Grob Luft-Und |
| Model(s) | GROB G 109B |
86-15-09 GROB-WERKE GMBH: Amendment 39-5356. Applies to Model Grob G 109B motorgliders (serial numbers 6200 through 6430 inclusive) certificated in any category.
Compliance is required as indicated, unless already accomplished.
To prevent the possibility of encountering aileron flutter which could result in the loss of control of the motorglider, accomplish the following:
(a) Within the next 5 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD:
(1) Attach a placard on the instrument panel adjacent to the airspeed indicator with the following wording:
"NEVER EXCEED AIRSPEED (IAS): 190 km/h (100 kts)."
(2) Place a copy of this AD in the limitation section of the flight manual.
(b) Modification of the motorglider, by installing a rudder damper, additional mass- balance to the ailerons, and stiffening the upper and lower rudder hinge attachment points on the vertical tail, in accordance with the "Instructions" section of GROB-Werke GmbH Technical Information No. TM 817-20 dated Jan. 29, 1986, and GROB-WERKE GmbH Repair Instruction No.'s 817-20/1, 817-20/2, 817-20/3, dated Jan. 29, 1986, deletes the requirement for compliance with Paragraph (a).
Upon request, an equivalent means of compliance with the requirements of this AD may be approved by the Manager, Brussels Aircraft Certification Office, AEU-100, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Office, FAA, c/o American Embassy, 15 Rue de la Loi, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium, telephone no. 513.38.30 ext. 2710 or the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office, Aircraft Certification Division, FAA, New England Region, 181 South Franklin Avenue, Room 202, Valley Stream, New York 11581, telephone no. 516-791-6680.
Upon submission of substantiating data by an owner or operator through an FAA maintenance inspector, the Manager, Brussels Aircraft Certification Office, or the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office, may adjust the compliance time specified in this AD.Grob-Werke GmbH Technical Information No. 817-20, dated Jan. 29, 1986, and Grob- Werke GmbH Repair Instructions Nos. 817-20/1, 817-20/2, 817-20/3, dated Jan. 29, 1986, identified and described in this document, are incorporated herein and made a part hereof pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1). All persons affected by this directive who have not already received these documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Grob Systems Inc., Aircraft Division, I-75 and Airport Drive, Bluffton, Ohio 45817. These documents also may be examined at the Office of Regional Counsel, FAA, New England Region, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, Room 311, Rules Docket 86-ANE- 29, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
This amendment becomes effective on July 31, 1986.