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The side canopy retention pins have been observed to lift partially out of their sockets during aggressive aerobatic maneuvers and overspeed conditions. To increase retention margins during these conditions, we are lengthening the side and rear canopy pins. This service bulletin affects RV-14 and RV-14A models whose finish kits were shipped before 3\/20\/26. Changes include side canopy pins lengthened to increase retention margins during aggressive aerobatic maneuvers and overspeed conditions, and the rear canopy\u2011latch pin engagement depth increased.<\/p>\n

A complete retrofit kit can be found on the Van’s webstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","vans_service_doc_category":[13],"vans_service_doc_tag":[27],"class_list":["post-27915","vans_service_doc","type-vans_service_doc","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSB-00128 - Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vansaircraft.com\/service-information-and-revisions\/sb-00128\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SB-00128 - Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The side canopy retention pins have been observed to lift partially out of their sockets during aggressive aerobatic maneuvers and overspeed conditions. 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