Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models SR20 and SR22 Airplanes, 6598-6601 [E8-2044]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6598-6601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2044]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28246; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-048-AD; 
Amendment 39-15367; AD 2008-03-16]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models SR20 
and SR22 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 
Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This AD 
requires you to inspect the rudder, aileron, and rudder-aileron 
interconnect rigging; correct any out-of-rig condition; replace the 
attaching hardware for the rudder-aileron interconnect arm; and report 
any out-of-rig condition found. This AD results from a jamming of the 
aileron and rudder controls on a Model SR20 airplane, which resulted in 
loss of rudder and aileron flight controls. We are issuing this AD to 
prevent the possibility of jamming of the rudder-aileron interconnect 
system, which may result in loss of rudder and aileron flight controls.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on March 11, 2008.
    On March 11, 2008, the Director of the Federal Register approved 
the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this 
AD.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 55811; 
telephone: (218) 727-2737; internet address: https://
www.cirrusdesign.com.
    To view the AD docket, go to U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is FAA-2007-28246; 
Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-048-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, 2300 
East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: 
(847) 294-8113; fax: (847) 294-7834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On November 28, 2007, we issued a proposal to amend part 39 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that 
would apply to certain CDC Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This 
proposal was published in the Federal Register as a supplemental notice 
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on December 4, 2007 (72 FR 68108). The 
NPRM proposed to require you to inspect the rudder, aileron, and 
rudder-aileron interconnect rigging; correct any out-of-rig condition; 
replace the attaching hardware for the rudder-aileron interconnect arm; 
and require you to report any out-of-rig condition found.

Comments

    We provided the public the opportunity to participate in developing 
this AD. We received no comments on the proposal or on the 
determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that 
air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed 
except for minor editorial corrections. We have determined that these 
minor corrections:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the 
NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was 
already proposed in the NPRM.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 2,435 airplanes in the U.S. 
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the inspection of the rudder, 
aileron, and rudder-aileron interconnect rigging, and replacement of 
the attaching hardware for the rudder-aileron interconnect arm and RH 
aileron cable clamps:

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                                                                                 Total cost per   Total cost on
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        airplane      U.S. operators
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1.5 work-hours x $80 per hour = $120.........................             $18             $138         $336,030
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    CDC will provide warranty credit to the extent noted in Service 
Bulletin SB 2X-27-14 R3, Revised: October 10, 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 AD.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this AD will not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will 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 this AD:
    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 summary of the costs to comply with this AD (and 
other information as included in the Regulatory Evaluation) and placed 
it in the AD Docket. You may get a copy of this summary by sending a 
request to us at the address listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket 
No. FAA-2007-28246; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-048-AD'' in your 
request.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by 
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

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Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, 
the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 39 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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. FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2008-03-16 Cirrus Design Corporation: Amendment 39-15367; Docket No. 
FAA-2007-28246; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-048-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on March 11, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers (SN) 
1005 through 1861, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 through 2333, 
SN 2335 through 2419, and SN 2421 through 2437, that are 
certificated in any category.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from an incident of jamming of the aileron 
and rudder controls on a Model SR20 airplane and the possibility of 
the occurrence on other airplanes. In addition, other Models SR20 
and SR22 airplanes have been found with misrigging of the flight 
controls that could lead to jamming. We are issuing this AD to 
prevent the possibility of jamming of the rudder-aileron 
interconnect system, which may result in loss of rudder and aileron 
flight controls.

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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(1) Inspect the rudder, aileron,  At whichever        ..................
 and rudder-aileron interconnect   occurs first:      Follow Cirrus
 rigging; correct any out-of-rig  (i) Within the       Service Bulletin
 condition; and replace the        next 25 hours       No. SB 2X-27-14
 attaching hardware for the        time-in-service     R3, Revised:
 rudder-aileron interconnect arm.  (TIS) after March   October 10, 2007.
                                   11, 2008 (the
                                   effective date of
                                   this AD); or.
                                  (ii) Within the
                                   next 3 months
                                   after March 11,
                                   2008 (the
                                   effective date of
                                   this AD).
(2) Only if you find an out-of-   At whichever        ..................
 rig condition: Report to the      occurs later:      Send the form
 FAA any out-of-rig conditions    (i) Within 10 days   (Figure 1 of this
 discovered as a result of the     after the           AD) to FAA,
 inspection required by            inspection          Manufacturing
 paragraph (e)(1) of this AD on    required in         Inspection
 the form in Figure 1 of this      paragraph (e)(1)    District Office,
 AD. The Office of Management      of this AD; or.     6020 28th Avenue
 and Budget (OMB) approved the    (ii) Within 10       South, Room 103,
 information contained in this     days after March    Minneapolis,
 regulation under the provisions   11, 2008 (the       Minnesota 55450-
 of the Paperwork Reduction Act    effective date of   2700; telephone
 and assigned OMB Control Number   this AD).           (612) 713-4366;
 2120-0056.                                            facsimile (612)
                                                       713-4365.
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    Note: Temporary revisions to the airplane maintenance manuals 
(AMM), SR20 AMM Temporary Revision No. 27-1 and SR22 AMM Temporary 
Revision No. 27-1, both dated October 10, 2007, contain information 
pertaining to this subject.

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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, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 
107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294-8113; fax: 
(847) 294-7834. 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.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (g) You must use Cirrus Service Bulletin No. SB 2X-27-14 R3, 
Revised: October 10, 2007, to do the actions required by this AD, 
unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 
55811; telephone: (218) 727-2737; internet address: 
www.cirrusdesign.com.
    (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of 
the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at 
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For 
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_
of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 29, 2008.
John Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
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