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Revised outer brackets on HS,

Simon

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Noticed with revised DWG 03 that the outer hinge brackets on the HS have been revised. New Part No. HS-00715 E/F. Any Info from Mothership or anyone as to why the change.
 
For the context, the old one looks like this:

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And the new one looks like this:

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There is also a slight dimension change between the front and the rear spar.
 
We will be posting a service bulletin regarding this change by the end of this week. The outboard brackets have been revised and the inspection instructions will be included in the service document. So, stand by!
 
We will be posting a service bulletin regarding this change by the end of this week. The outboard brackets have been revised and the inspection instructions will be included in the service document. So, stand by!

OK, that was last week. What's the story? No SB on the website yet, as far as I can see.
 
OK, that was last week. What's the story? No SB on the website yet, as far as I can see.

Had to make a couple of revisions and check the availability of parts. There is one SB kit for the RV-4/6/6A (which may show on-backorder until our team can complete the packing of the parts into kit bags over the next couple of days - so just go ahead and order if you determine it is needed) as well as an SB kit for the RV-7/7A/8/8A.

Due to design differences in our other RV models, the bulletin will direct owners of RV-3/9/10/14 airplanes to inspect and contact our technical support team for instructions and information, if any issues are observed.
 
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EDIT: The SB document originally issued for the outboard elevator hinge brackets has been revised (to REV1).

People who received the SB-00036 kits or the newer style brackets in recent RV-7/8 tail kits have been emailed to advise that the parts sent in those kits are being revised and that replacement parts will be shipped as soon as they are available. See this post for further info.
 
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