2003-16-51: Wing structure
Emergency order 2003-16-51 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Wing structure. It names Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS: about 29 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau
- Models
- Duo-Discus
- On this site
- Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS 29 registered
Dates and paperwork
- Docket
- 2003-CE-33-AD
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
2007-11-26CE-08-07 · Doors
Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 8, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2003-16-51.json · aircraft systems.