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SAIB CE-04-80 —
What is a SAIB?
A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin is an FAA-issued advisory — not mandatory like an AD, but worth knowing about. SAIBs typically flag service bulletins, manufacturer recommendations, or emerging issues that don't (yet) rise to AD level.
Bulletin text
Verbatim from the FAA-published PDF. 11 paragraphs · 189 words.
CE-04-80 August 27, 2004 www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.
Introduction
This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin alerts you, owners and operators of Extra Fluegzeugproduktions-und Vertriebs-GmbH model EA-400 airplanes, of the need to review the service bulletin (SB) listed below.
Background
We conducted a review of the specified Extra airplane SB. The purpose of the review was to evaluate the SB to determine the continued airworthiness safety aspect. We considered the following options: issuing an Airworthiness Directive (AD), various forms of notices, or no further action required.
Recommendations
The SB identified in this document was not considered appropriate for AD action at this time; however, we strongly recommend that all operators of the Extra EA-400 airplanes review their compliance of the SB listed below.
Service Bulletin No. Date Title Models Affected SB-400-2-04 7/15/04 Main hydraulic retraction actuator of the nose landing gear EA-400
You can obtain the SB from: Extra Fluegzeugproduktions-und Vertriebs-GmbH, Schwartz Heide 21, D-46569 Hünxe, Germany; phone: 011-49-2858-9137-30
For Further Information Contact
Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Small Airplane Directorate, Room 301, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; phone: (816) 329-4146; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: [email protected]
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