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Originally Posted by Charlie Quebec

Ive never seen any of those brands in the same repair shop with faults from new.
Perhaps instead of hand waving you could show some examples?
Yeh, I thought not.

A snippet from a SH TN for example

SUBJECT: Elevator, fixing of mass balance weights
AFFECTED: Sailplane Ventus-2a, Ventus-2b (TC-No.: 349)
(all S/Nos complying with Modification Bulletin No. 349-42 or modified
according Technical Note No. 349-27 and equipped with a new tail unit))
S/Nos: 1, 2, 31, 32, 48, 54, 71, 117, 124 through 151 and 153
Sailplane Discus-2a, Discus-2b (TC-No.: 360)
S/Nos: 1 through 185, 187 through 189
Powered sailplane Discus-2T (TC-No. 863)
S/Nos: 1 through 33

REASON: During a pre-flight check of a Discus-2T a roughness of the elevator
control was noticed. After the removal of one elevator two loose
pieces of lead were found. The outmost mass balance weight was
separated and broken in two pieces.