Birmingham Guild, Yorkshire Sailplanes, Swales (UK)

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Contact: Vintage Glider Club BG-135, YS55 (Consort), SD3- 15T

M Aileron root drive

suspect riveting

M Spar at wing root

missing rivets

M Aileron push rod

fouls fairlead

M Tailplane final drive

nuts fouling

M Release knob failure

no threaded insert

M Flying controls bolts too short stiffnuts not in safely

M Tailplane spigots

secure with ‘Loctite’

M U/C attachments

rivets missing in tube

M Air brake mechanism jamming in fuselage near wing root - inadequate clearance

Aileron t/e bonded joint

bond failure

Rudder cable stops slippage

Allowing rudder to jam on fin shroud

Fuselage to wing lugs worn oval repair by fitting bushes

Spar rear web

cracks near the wing root

M Air brake hinge brackets

screws not in safely

SDL/135/Mod 2 SDL/135/2/74

TNS
10/74 03/75 10/75 10/75 04/76 09/77 07/78 10/79 12/88 08/90

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