We've released Service Bulletin SB-00040, which can optionally be installed on legacy/original model RV-12 aircraft. The SB-00040 kit includes the parts and instructions needed to proactively add additional reinforcement to the landing gear beam and was developed based on field experience where flight school aircraft subject to repeated hard landings had rivet failure and/or fatigue issues as described in the bulletin.
We have produced a handful of kits that can be used to make the changes described in this service bulletin. Note that this is not a mandatory service bulletin. Van's recommends compliance for operating environments where repeated heavy and unusual landing loads might occur, such as in flight training or on unusually rough landing surfaces.
This service bulletin applies only to the original model RV-12 and is not applicable to the RV-12iS, which utilizes a different design/structure.
We have produced a handful of kits that can be used to make the changes described in this service bulletin. Note that this is not a mandatory service bulletin. Van's recommends compliance for operating environments where repeated heavy and unusual landing loads might occur, such as in flight training or on unusually rough landing surfaces.
This service bulletin applies only to the original model RV-12 and is not applicable to the RV-12iS, which utilizes a different design/structure.