71-19-01: Airbrake Bearing Bracket Failure
FAA order 71-19-01 is an airworthiness directive in force since September 7, 1971. The FAA's subject line: Airbrake Bearing Bracket Failure. It names Schleicher K 8: about 20 aircraft on the U.S. register today, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: other and general.
What it applies to as the FAA lists it
- Kind of product
- Aircraft
- Makes
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.
- Models
- K 8, K 8 B
- On this site
- Schleicher K 8 20 registered
Dates and paperwork
- In force since
- September 7, 1971
- 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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71-19-01 SCHLEICHER: Amendment 39-1283. Applies to Model K8 Gliders.
Compliance is required within the next 25 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD unless already accomplished.
To prevent failure of the airbrake bellcrank inboard bearing bracket to main fuselage attachment welds, modify the bracket attachment in accordance with Schleicher Modification No. 10, dated October 25, 1962 or an FAA-approved equivalent.
This amendment becomes effective September 7, 1971.
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/71-19-01.json · aircraft systems.