USA: April 26, 2010 Blanik L-23's grounded

Our club just complied with the AD mandating the inspection of the inner elevator hinges. No cracks were found. We were lucky in that we had spent the winter striping and repainting the wings and horizontal tail (next year for the fuselage). We also recovered the ailerons and elevator. The elevator was about ready to be put back on the tail when the AD came out. The inspection IAW the AD was complied with the elevator off, I think it would be really tough to do it without disassembly.

- Barry Muhlenberg, Cloudniners, Morgantown, PA

Originally Posted by Bob Kuykendall

Here's the LET factory bulletin:

http://www.let.cz/files//bulletines/...23_English.pdf

Here's the EASA airworthiness directive:

http://www.let.cz/files//bulletines/...lanik_2010.pdf

Here's the US FAA airworthiness directive:

http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/0/949f77e0ac989a2b862576fd004785c9/$FILE/2010-08-01.pdf

Thanks, Bob K.