S10 FAA AD Fuel Leak Inspection

Docket No. FAA-2008-1161; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-067-AD; Amendment 39-15726; AD 2008-23-05

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This
AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as: Investigations performed following a report about a fuel leakage in a Stemme S10-V powered-sailplane revealed that some fuel lines fabricated between March 2008 and May 2008, after the introduction of a new pressing tool, present a manufacturing defect which could lead to the puncture of the fuel lines. This AD requires actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.