68-25-05: Wheel Brake Cable
FAA order 68-25-05 is an airworthiness directive in force since January 10, 1969. The FAA's subject line: Wheel Brake Cable. It names Schleicher AS-K13: about 14 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: landing gear.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.
- Models
- AS-K 13
- On this site
- Schleicher AS-K13 14 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- January 10, 1969
- Docket
- Unknown
- Status
- Current
- The FAA's document
- Read the order on the FAA's site
The order itself the regulatory text, as published
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68-25-05 SCHLEICHER: Amendment 39-692. Applies to Schleicher Model AS-K13 Gliders, Serial Nos. 13000 through 13091.
Compliance required within the next 100 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.
To prevent the wheel brake cable from fouling with the release lever of the CG coupling, install a fairlead for the wheel brake cable in accordance with Schleicher Modification No. 2 dated May 30, 1968, or later LBA approved issue or a Federal Aviation Administration approved equivalent.
This amendment becomes effective January 10, 1969.
Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders
1997-11-12ACE-98-06 ·
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 7, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/68-25-05.json · aircraft systems.