EASA AD 2018-0219
Oct 12, 2018Flight Controls – Elevator Mass Balance – Inspection
EASA Airworthiness Directive 2018-0219 is an airworthiness directive addressing the AVO 68 series powered sailplanes manufactured by M&D Flugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG. It mandates repetitive inspections of the elevator mass balance fittings due to reported cracks that could compromise flight control. The directive applies to several variants including AVO 68 - v, AVO 68 - s, AVO 68 - R, AVO 68 - R 100, and AVO 68 - R 115 "Samburo" powered sailplanes.
Airworthiness DirectiveSuperseded
- M&D Flugzeugbau AVO 68 (Samburo)
- M&D Flugzeugbau AVO 68 - v
- M&D Flugzeugbau AVO 68 - s
- M&D Flugzeugbau AVO 68 - R
- M&D Flugzeugbau AVO 68 - R 100
- M&D Flugzeugbau AVO 68 - R 115 Samburo