[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44244-44246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15862]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2016-8161; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-018-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; REIMS AVIATION S.A. Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain REIMS AVIATION S.A. Model F406 airplanes. This proposed AD
results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and
correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes
the unsafe condition as cracks found in the horizontal stabilizer rear
attach structure and the vertical fin rear spar attach structure. We
are issuing this proposed AD to require actions to address the unsafe
condition on these products.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by August 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact ASI
Aviation,
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A[eacute]rodrome de Reims Prunay, 51360 Prunay, France; telephone: +33
3 26 48 46 84; fax: +33 3 26 49 18 57; email: [email protected];
Internet: http://asi-aviation.fr/page-Accueil.html. You may review this
referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate,
901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329-4148.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
8161; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket
Office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4119; fax: (816) 329-4090; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2016-8161;
Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-018-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.
Discussion
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued AD
No.: 2016-0101, dated May 25, 2016 (referred to after this as ``the
MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The
MCAI states:
Fatigue cracks and holes elongation were found on horizontal
stabilizer fittings on F406 aeroplanes having accumulated more than
2 500 flight hours (FH).
This condition, if not detected and corrected, could result in
loss of structural integrity of the horizontal stabilizer fittings.
To initially address this issue, DGAC France published AD 2001-
161 to require repetitive visual inspections of the fittings, and,
dependings on findings, replacement with a serviceable part.
Since that AD was issued, during maintenance, cracks were found
on a slice plate of horizontal stabilizer fittings. Consequently,
ASI Aviation issued Service Bulletin (SB) CAB01-5 Revision 2 to
provide instructions for additional eddy-current non-destructive
test (NDT) inspections.
For the reasons described above, this AD retains the
requirements of DGAC France AD 2001-161, which is superseded, and
requires the additional NDT inspections.
You may examine the MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
8161.
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
ASI Aviation has issued Service Bulletin CAB01-5 Rev 2, dated
December 3, 2015. The service information describes procedures for
inspecting the horizontal stabilizer rear attach structure and the
vertical fin rear spar attach structure for cracks and oversized bolt
holes and making all necessary repairs and replacements. This service
information is reasonably available because the interested parties have
access to it through their normal course of business or by the means
identified in the ADDRESSES section of this NPRM.
FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD
This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, they
have notified us of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and
service information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because
we evaluated all information and determined the unsafe condition exists
and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type
design.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD will affect 7 products of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it would take about 20.5 work-hours per
product to comply with the basic inspections requirements of this
proposed AD (18 work-hours to remove the horizontal stabilizer to gain
access for the inspection and 2.5 work-hours to do the inspection). The
average labor rate is $85 per work-hour.
Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed
inspection on U.S. operators to be $12,197.50, or $1,742.50 per
product.
We estimate that it would take about 25 work-hours per product to
reinstall the horizontal stabilizer after doing the proposed inspection
and any proposed necessary repairs or replacements. Based on these
figures, we estimate the cost of this proposed action on U.S. operators
to be $14,875, or $2,125 per product.
In addition, we estimate any proposed necessary corrective actions
as follows:
--Installing Service Kit SKRA406-11--Rev. 2 would take about 3 work-
hours and require parts costing $65, for a cost of $320 per product. We
have no way of determining the number of products that may need this
action.
--Installing Service Kit SK406-137 (which superseded Service Kit
SKRA406-12--Rev. 2) would take about 20 work-hours and require parts
costing $2,000, for a cost of $3,800 per product. We have no way of
determining the number of products that may need this action.
--Installing Service Kit SKRA406-13--Rev. 2 would take about 8 work-
hours and require parts costing $1,800, for a cost of $2,480 per
product. We have no way of determining the number of products that may
need this action.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
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Regulatory Findings
We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
(2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
(4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended]
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2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD:
REIMS AVIATION S.A.: Docket No. FAA-2016-8161; Directorate
Identifier 2016-CE-018-AD.
(a) Comments Due Date
We must receive comments by August 22, 2016.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to REIMS AVIATION S.A. F406 airplanes, serial
numbers F406-0001 through F406-0098, certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 55: Stabilizers.
(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as cracks found in
the horizontal stabilizer rear attach structure and the vertical fin
rear spar attach structure. We are issuing this AD to prevent
structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer and/or the vertical
fin rear spar attach structure, which could result in damage to the
airplane and loss of control.
(f) Actions and Compliance
Unless already done, do the following actions:
(1) At whichever of the compliance times specified in paragraphs
(f)(1)(i) through (iii) of this AD that occurs the latest after the
effective date of this AD, and repetitively thereafter every 2,400
hours time-in-service (TIS), do a visual and non-destructive test
(NDT) inspection of the horizontal stabilizer splice plate assembly,
part number (P/N) 6032183-1 or P/N 406-5518-32183-100 (as
applicable), and the attach structure assembly P/N 6031210-1. Do the
inspections following the Accomplishment Instructions in ASI
Aviation Service Bulletin CAB01-5 Rev 2, dated December 3, 2015.
(i) Before accumulating 2,500 hours TIS; or
(ii) Within the next 100 hours TIS; or
(iii) At the next 600-hour inspection.
(2) If, during any inspection as required by paragraph (f)(1) of
this AD, any oversized bolt hole or crack is detected on the
horizontal stabilizer splice plate assembly or attach structure
assembly, before further flight, repair or replace the affected part
with a serviceable part following the Accomplishment Instructions in
ASI Aviation Service Bulletin CAB01-5 Rev 2, dated December 3, 2015.
After taking the necessary corrective action, continue with the
repetitive inspection specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD.
(g) Other FAA AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Standards Office, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send
information to ATTN: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small
Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri
64106; telephone: (816) 329-4119; fax: (816) 329-4090; email:
[email protected]. Before using any approved AMOC on any
airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate
principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office
(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.
(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.
(3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in
this AD, a federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless
that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is
2120-0056. Public reporting for this collection of information is
estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the
collection of information. All responses to this collection of
information are mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this
burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to
the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn:
Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200.
(h) Related Information
Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No.:
2016-0101, dated 25 May 25, 2016, and ASI Aviation Service Kit
SKRA40611-Rev. 2, dated December 3, 2015, ASI Service Kit SK406-137,
dated December 3, 2015 (which superseded ASI Aviation Service Kit
SKRA406-12-Rev. 2, dated December 3, 2015), and ASI Aviation Service
Kit SKRA406-13-Rev. 2, dated December 3, 2015, for related
information. You may examine the MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-
2016-8161. For service information related to this AD, contact ASI
Aviation, A[eacute]rodrome de Reims Prunay, 51360 Prunay, France;
telephone: +33 3 26 48 46 84; fax: +33 3 26 49 18 57; email:
[email protected]; Internet: http://asi-aviation.fr/page-Accueil.html. You may review this referenced service information at
the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material
at the FAA, call (816) 329-4148.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 28, 2016.
Pat Mullen,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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