DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000T Maintenance Manual page 51

Maintenance Manual DG-1000T
Fuselage - fin intersection:
Check for cracks. Remove gelcoat and any filler along the cracks. Apply
pressure to the fin (push the fin towards the nose as well as applying torsion).
Do the cracks penetrate the glass fibre structure?
Disassemble the rudder and check the glued connection of the fuselage end
bulkhead and the fin trailing edge web.
To check the elevator control circuit and the bulkhead attachments in the fin
area, the tailwheel and the cover plate in the wheel box should be removed.
Tailplane attachment:
Increased free play? Cracks in the fin top rib? Check if aluminium parts of the
tailplane attachment are bent or loose, check the tailplane locking device.
Rudder mounts:
Increased free play? White areas in the glass fibre, bent rudder hinge pin
supports?
Fuselage skin:
Outside: cracks, nicks, folds? Any separation of the skin from the core? Inside:
white spots, zig zag white lines, cracks? Has any bulkhead become loose?
C.G. tow release:
Especially after a wheel up landing, check for dirt etc., check for proper
functioning. Has the tow release housing become detached from the fuselage?
Seat back bulkhead:
Cracks? Shoulder strap attachment points?
Belly harness attachment points:
Check for cracking around the mountings in the seat. Check the safety harness
assembly.
Issued: February 2011 TN1000/18 2.4