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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2007–27976; Directorate
Identifier 2007–CE–042–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus
Design Corporation Models SR20 and
SR22 Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Models
SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This
proposed AD would require you to
replace the pick-up collar support and
nylon screws, of the Cirrus Airplane
Parachute System (CAPS), with a new
design pick-up collar support and
custom tension screws. This proposed
AD results from a CDC report of an inflight CAPS activation where the
parachute failed to successfully deploy.
We are proposing this AD to correct
pick-up collar support fasteners of the
CAPS, which could result in the
premature separation of the collar. This
condition, if not corrected, could result
in the parachute failing to successfully
deploy (CAPS failure).
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following
addresses to comment on this proposed
AD:
• DOT Docket Web site: Go to
https://dms.dot.gov and follow the
instructions for sending your comments
electronically.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
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0001.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instruction for submitting comments.
For service information identified in
this proposed AD, contact Cirrus Design
Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth,
Minnesota 55811; telephone (218) 727–
2737; internet address: https://
www.cirrusdesign.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, 2300
East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des
Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847)
294–8113; fax: (847) 297–7834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to send any written
relevant data, views, or arguments
regarding this proposed AD. Send your
comments to an address listed under the
ADDRESSES section. Include the docket
number, ‘‘FAA–2007–27976; Directorate
Identifier 2007–CE–042–AD’’ at the
beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the
overall regulatory, economic,
This condition, if not corrected, could
result in the parachute failing to
successfully deploy (CAPS failure).
environmental, and energy aspects of
the proposed AD. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date
and may amend the proposed AD in
light of those comments.
We will post all comments we
receive, without change, to https://
dms.dot.gov, including any personal
information you provide. We will also
post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact we receive
concerning this proposed AD.
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed CDC’s Alert
Service Bulletin No. SB A2X–95–10 R2,
Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24,
2007.
The service information describes
procedures for replacing the pick-up
collar support of the CAPS with a new
design pick-up collar support and
replacing the nylon screws with custom
aluminum tension screws.
Discussion
We have received a CDC report of an
in-flight CAPS activation where the
parachute failed to successfully deploy.
A CDC airplane in Australia had an
engine failure and was making an off
airport landing. The pilot activated the
CAPS, and evidence indicates that the
parachute was not properly extracted
from the airplane.
Testing indicates that the force of the
CAPS rocket ignition and rocket blase
may prematurely break the nylon pick
up collar/support screws. When
functioning properly the screws should
not break until impacted by a flange at
the rocket base. A prematurely
separated collar/support may bind on
the rocket as it slides down toward the
flange at the base of the rocket. This
may alter the direction of the rocket.
Labor cost
FAA’s Determination and Requirements
of the Proposed AD
We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all information and
determined the unsafe condition
described previously is likely to exist or
develop on other products of the same
type design. This proposed AD would
require you to do a replacement of the
pick-up collar support and associated
fastening screws of the CAPS.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD
would affect 2,677 airplanes in the U.S.
registry.
We estimate the following costs to do
the proposed replacement of the pick-up
collar support of the CAPS:
2 work-hours × $80 per hour = $160 ....................................................................................
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Note: CDC will provide warranty credit to
the extent noted in Cirrus Alert Service
Bulletin No. SB A2X–95–10 R2, Issued April
2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007.
products identified in this rulemaking
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
We have 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 that the 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); and
3. 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.
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Regulatory Findings
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Total cost per
airplane
Parts cost
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Total cost on
U.S. operators
$177
$473,829
$17
We prepared a regulatory evaluation
of the estimated costs to comply with
this porposed AD and placed it in the
AD docket.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket that
contains the proposed AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information on the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov; or in
person at the Docket Management
Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone
(800) 647–5227) is located at the street
address stated in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD
docket shortly after receipt.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
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Comments Due Date
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
(d) This AD results from a Cirrus Design
Corporation (CDC) report of an in-flight
Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS)
activation where the parachute failed to
successfully deploy. We are issuing this AD
to correct pick-up collar support fasteners of
the CAPS, which could result in the
premature separation of the collar. This
condition, if not corrected, could result in the
parachute failing to successfully deploy
(CAPS failure).
Affected ADs
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
(b) None.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
Unsafe Condition
(a) We must receive comments on this
airworthiness directive (AD) action by June
18, 2007.
the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR
part 39 as follows:
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new AD:
Cirrus Design Corporation: Docket No. FAA–
2007–27976; Directorate Identifier 2007–
CE–042–AD.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model SR20
airplanes, serial numbers (SN) 1005 through
1798, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002
through 2437, that are certificated in any
category.
Compliance
(e) To address this problem, you must do
the following, unless already done:
Actions
Compliance
Procedures
Replace the pick-up collar support of the CAPS
with the new design pick-up collar support
and the two nylon collar support screws with
new custom aluminum tension screws. One
of the following must do the replacement:
(1) A CDC trained and authorized parachute system technician who also holds
an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic license; or
(2) a CDC trained and authorized parachute system technician who is supervised by an A&P mechanic.
Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS),
or within 60 days, whichever occurs first
after the effective date of this AD.
Follow Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB
A2X–95–10 R2, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007.
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(f) The Manager, Chicago Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), 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: Wess
Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 2300 East
Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294–8113;
fax: (847) 297–7834. 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.
Federal Aviation Administration
Related Information
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(g) To get copies of the service information
referenced in this AD, contact Cirrus Design
Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth,
Minnesota 55811; telephone: (218) 727–2737;
internet address: www.cirrusdesign.com. To
view the AD docket, go to the Docket
Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Nassif Building, Room PL–401, Washington,
DC, or on the Internet at https://dms.dot.gov.
The docket number is Docket No. FAA–
2007–27976; Directorate Identifier 2007–CE–
042–AD.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May
11, 2007.
David R. Showers,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2007–27974; Directorate
Identifier 2007–CE–040–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Diamond
Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 40
and DA 40F Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. 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:
A nose landing gear leg failed in area of the
nose gear leg pivot axle. This airplane was
mostly operated on grass runways and
training operations. This failure was based on
a fatigue crack developed in the pivot axle.
Material inspections figured out that this
cracks may also develop on other serial No.
pending the type of operation.
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The proposed AD would require actions
that are intended to address the unsafe
condition described in the MCAI.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by
any of the following methods:
• DOT Docket Web Site: Go to https://
dms.dot.gov and follow the instructions
for sending your comments
electronically.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://dms.dot.gov; 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–
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models SR20
and SR22 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 Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes.
This proposed AD would require you to replace the pick-up collar
support and nylon screws, of the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System
(CAPS), with a new design pick-up collar support and custom tension
screws. This proposed AD results from a CDC report of an in-flight CAPS
activation where the parachute failed to successfully deploy. We are
proposing this AD to correct pick-up collar support fasteners of the
CAPS, which could result in the premature separation of the collar.
This condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute failing
to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this
proposed AD:
DOT Docket Web site: Go to https://dms.dot.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
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Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instruction for submitting comments.
For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 55811;
telephone (218) 727-2737; internet address: https://
www.cirrusdesign.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, 2300
East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone:
(847) 294-8113; fax: (847) 297-7834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number, ``FAA-
2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD'' at the beginning of
your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall
regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed
AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may
amend the proposed AD in light of those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to https://
dms.dot.gov, including any personal information you provide. We will
also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive concerning this proposed AD.
Discussion
We have received a CDC report of an in-flight CAPS activation where
the parachute failed to successfully deploy. A CDC airplane in
Australia had an engine failure and was making an off airport landing.
The pilot activated the CAPS, and evidence indicates that the parachute
was not properly extracted from the airplane.
Testing indicates that the force of the CAPS rocket ignition and
rocket blase may prematurely break the nylon pick up collar/support
screws. When functioning properly the screws should not break until
impacted by a flange at the rocket base. A prematurely separated
collar/support may bind on the rocket as it slides down toward the
flange at the base of the rocket. This may alter the direction of the
rocket.
This condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute
failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed CDC's Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R2,
Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007.
The service information describes procedures for replacing the
pick-up collar support of the CAPS with a new design pick-up collar
support and replacing the nylon screws with custom aluminum tension
screws.
FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD
We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all information and
determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist
or develop on other products of the same type design. This proposed AD
would require you to do a replacement of the pick-up collar support and
associated fastening screws of the CAPS.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 2,677 airplanes in
the U.S. registry.
We estimate the following costs to do the proposed replacement of
the pick-up collar support of the CAPS:
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Total cost per Total cost on
Labor cost Parts cost airplane U.S. operators
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 work-hours x $80 per hour = $160........................... $17 $177 $473,829
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Note: CDC will provide warranty credit to the extent noted in
Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R2, Issued April 2,
2007, Revised: April 24, 2007.
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.
Regulatory Findings
We have 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 that the 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); and
3. 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.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this porposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket that contains the proposed AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information on
the Internet at https://dms.dot.gov; or in person at the Docket
Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone (800) 647-5227)
is located at the street address stated in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator,
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the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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]
2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD:
Cirrus Design Corporation: Docket No. FAA-2007-27976; Directorate
Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) We must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) action by June 18, 2007.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers (SN)
1005 through 1798, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 through 2437,
that are certificated in any category.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from a Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC)
report of an in-flight Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS)
activation where the parachute failed to successfully deploy. We are
issuing this AD to correct pick-up collar support fasteners of the
CAPS, which could result in the premature separation of the collar.
This condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute
failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).
Compliance
(e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:
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Actions Compliance Procedures
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Replace the pick-up collar Within the next 25 Follow Cirrus Alert
support of the CAPS with hours time-in- Service Bulletin
the new design pick-up service (TIS), or No. SB A2X-95-10
collar support and the two within 60 days, R2, Issued April 2,
nylon collar support screws whichever occurs 2007, Revised:
with new custom aluminum first after the April 24, 2007.
tension screws. One of the effective date of
following must do the this AD.
replacement:
(1) A CDC trained and
authorized parachute
system technician who
also holds an Airframe
and Powerplant (A&P)
mechanic license; or
(2) a CDC trained and
authorized parachute
system technician who
is supervised by an A&P
mechanic.
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(f) The Manager, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
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: Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 2300 East Devon Avenue,
Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294-8113;
fax: (847) 297-7834. 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.
Related Information
(g) To get copies of the service information referenced in this
AD, contact Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth,
Minnesota 55811; telephone: (218) 727-2737; internet address:
www.cirrusdesign.com. To view the AD docket, go to the Docket
Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC, or on the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. The docket number is Docket No. FAA-
2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 11, 2007.
David R. Showers,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 07-2438 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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