SAIB CE-01-24

Current · Issued 05/30/2001 · Rolladen Schneider LS-6 | LS-7 | LS-8 · FAA DRS

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Background The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt issued Airworthiness Directives 1999-266/2, 1999-267/2 and 1999-268/2, for the models listed above identifying the potential of the canopy jamming while being jettisoned during flight. These sailplane models do not have a US Type Certificate.

NOTE: The Model LS-6c has a U.S. type certificate. We issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2000-01- 06 for the Model LS-6c.

This safety issue however, is the same whether or not the sailplanes are type certificated. The FAA highly recommends that you comply with the TBs listed above. We have enclosed copies of the foreign ADs and TBs. General Information We do not issue ADs for sailplanes without a U.S. type certificate. We will not track or enforce this safety issue, and will not use an SAIB to track all safety related items for non-type certificated products. For Further Information Contact Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4144; facsimile: (816) 329-4090