Grob G-103 Wing Pin Collar Found Disengaged
On Tuesday, 4 June 2019 07:03:21 UTC+10, George Haeh wrote:
The glider was rigged, hookups checked by another person and flew three flights - off the winch.
The next morning's Daily Inspection found a collar was disengaged.
After some wriggling and pushing we got the collar reengaged.
We've flown this glider for a few years without this happening.
We will be checking every flight for a while.
Have any other G-103 pilots seen this?
Yes I have seen the the collar rotate a little after some flying on a few of that type. The retaining system of balls inside the collar do not disengage however the spiral lock to make the system firm backs off. There is a spring in the system to keep some pressure in the lock system.
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