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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2008–0284; Directorate
Identifier 2008–CE–006–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus
Design Corporation Model SR20
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) Model
SR20 airplanes. This proposed AD
would require an inspection and
replacement as necessary of the heat
exchanger. This proposed AD results
from the discovery of engine exhaust
fumes in the cabin of CDC Model SR20
airplanes. We are proposing this AD to
detect and correct leaks in the exhaust
system, which could result in exhaust
gases leaking into the cabin heating
system. This condition could lead to
carbon monoxide in the cabin and
incapacitation of the pilot.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by May 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following
addresses to comment on this proposed
AD:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://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
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• 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 Cirrus Design
Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth,
Minnesota 55811, telephone: (218) 788–
3000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Downs, Aerospace Engineer,
2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 107,
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone:
(847) 294–7870; fax: (847) 294–7834.
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–2008–0284; Directorate
Identifier 2008–CE–006–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://
www.regulations.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 Cirrus Service
Bulletin SB 2X–78–07 R1, Revision 1,
dated December 18, 2007. The service
information describes procedures for:
• Pressurization check of the heat
exchanger;
• Installation of an improved heat
exchanger if broken welds or exhaust
leaks are found; and
• Repetitive 100-hour pressurization
checks.
FAA’s Determination and Requirements
of the Proposed AD
Discussion
We received a report from the
operator of a fleet of CDC Model SR20
airplanes that an exhaust leak was
discovered in the cabin on one of the
fleet airplanes. Failure of a spot weld
that secures the heater shroud to the
muffler caused the exhaust leak.
Inspection of the operator’s total fleet of
40 airplanes found 24 more airplanes
with defective spot welds. One of these
defective welds was leaking exhaust
into the cabin heating system.
This condition, if not corrected, could
lead to carbon monoxide in the cabin
and incapacitation of the pilot.
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 an inspection and replacement
as necessary of the exhaust system.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD
would affect 713 airplanes in the U.S.
registry.
We estimate the following costs to do
the proposed inspection:
Labor cost
Parts cost
Total cost per
airplane
Total cost on
U.S.
operators
1 work-hour × $80 per hour = $80 ..............................................................................................
$0
$80
$57,040
We estimate the following costs to do
any necessary replacement that would
be required based on the results of the
proposed inspection. We have no way of
determining the number of airplanes
that may need this replacement:
Labor cost
Parts cost
Total cost per
airplane
1 work-hour × $80 per hour = $80 ..........................................................................................................................
$848
$928
Warranty credit will be given to the
extent specified in Cirrus Service
Bulletin SB 2X–78–07 R1, Revision 1,
dated December 18, 2007.
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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
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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.
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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 proposed 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
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received, and other information on the
Internet at https://www.regulations.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) 647–5527) 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,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
Applicability
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.
§ 39.13
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2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new AD:
Cirrus Design Corporation: Docket No. FAA–
2008–0284; Directorate Identifier 2008–
CE–006–AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) We must receive comments on this
airworthiness directive (AD) action by May
12, 2008.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
(c) This AD applies to Model SR20
airplanes, serial numbers 1005 through 1815,
that are certificated in any category.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from the discovery of
engine exhaust fumes in the cabin of Cirrus
Design Corporation Model SR20 airplanes.
We are proposing this AD to detect and
correct leaks in the exhaust system, which
could result in exhaust gases leaking into the
cabin heating system. This condition could
lead to carbon monoxide in the cabin and
incapacitation of the pilot.
Compliance
(e) To address this problem, you must do
the following, unless already done:
Actions
Compliance
Procedures
(1) Perform a pressurization check on the exhaust system.
Initially within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD
or within the next 3 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.
Repetitively thereafter at intervals not to exceed every 100 hours TIS.
Before further flight after the effective date of
this AD.
Follow Cirrus Service Bulletin SB 2X–78–07
R1, Revision 1, dated December 18, 2007.
(2) If the exhaust system is found defective during any check required in paragraph (e)(1) of
this AD or an exhaust odor is detected inside
the airplane cabin, replace the heat exchanger weldment and shroud with new improved heat exchanger weldment and new
shroud.
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:
Michael Downs, Aerospace Engineer,
Chicago ACO, 2300 East Devon Avenue,
Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018;
telephone: (847) 294–7870; 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.
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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) 788–3000.
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.
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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March
4, 2008.
David R. Showers,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2008–0111; Airspace
Docket No. 08–AAL–6]
Proposed Revocation of Area
Navigation Jet Routes J–889R and J–
996R; Alaska
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FAA is proposing to
remove two Area Navigation (RNAV) Jet
Routes designated as Jet Route J–888R
and J–996R in Alaska. These routes
transiting between Anchorage, and
Bethel, AK, and Cape Newenham, and
Anchorage, AK, respectively, are no
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R1, Revision 1, dated December 18, 2007.
longer required for routings provided by
the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control
Center (ARTCC).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone:
(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA
Docket No. FAA–2008–0111 and
Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–6 at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
McElroy, Airspace and Rules Group,
Office of System Operations Airspace
and AIM, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to
participate in this proposed rulemaking
by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments, as they may desire.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0284; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-006-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Model SR20
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) Model SR20 airplanes. This
proposed AD would require an inspection and replacement as necessary of
the heat exchanger. This proposed AD results from the discovery of
engine exhaust fumes in the cabin of CDC Model SR20 airplanes. We are
proposing this AD to detect and correct leaks in the exhaust system,
which could result in exhaust gases leaking into the cabin heating
system. This condition could lead to carbon monoxide in the cabin and
incapacitation of the pilot.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by May 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this
proposed AD:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
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
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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
Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 55811,
telephone: (218) 788-3000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Downs, Aerospace Engineer,
2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018;
telephone: (847) 294-7870; fax: (847) 294-7834.
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-
2008-0284; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-006-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://
www.regulations.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 received a report from the operator of a fleet of CDC Model SR20
airplanes that an exhaust leak was discovered in the cabin on one of
the fleet airplanes. Failure of a spot weld that secures the heater
shroud to the muffler caused the exhaust leak. Inspection of the
operator's total fleet of 40 airplanes found 24 more airplanes with
defective spot welds. One of these defective welds was leaking exhaust
into the cabin heating system.
This condition, if not corrected, could lead to carbon monoxide in
the cabin and incapacitation of the pilot.
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed Cirrus Service Bulletin SB 2X-78-07 R1, Revision
1, dated December 18, 2007. The service information describes
procedures for:
Pressurization check of the heat exchanger;
Installation of an improved heat exchanger if broken welds
or exhaust leaks are found; and
Repetitive 100-hour pressurization checks.
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 an inspection and replacement as necessary of the exhaust
system.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 713 airplanes in the
U.S. registry.
We estimate the following costs to do the proposed inspection:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total cost per Total cost on
Labor cost Parts cost airplane U.S. operators
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 work-hour x $80 per hour = $80............................. $0 $80 $57,040
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We estimate the following costs to do any necessary replacement
that would be required based on the results of the proposed inspection.
We have no way of determining the number of airplanes that may need
this replacement:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total cost per
Labor cost Parts cost airplane
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 work-hour x $80 per hour = $80...... $848 $928
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warranty credit will be given to the extent specified in Cirrus
Service Bulletin SB 2X-78-07 R1, Revision 1, dated December 18, 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 proposed 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
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received, and other information on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.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) 647-5527) 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, the FAA proposes 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-2008-0284; Directorate
Identifier 2008-CE-006-AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) We must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) action by May 12, 2008.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers 1005
through 1815, that are certificated in any category.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from the discovery of engine exhaust fumes
in the cabin of Cirrus Design Corporation Model SR20 airplanes. We
are proposing this AD to detect and correct leaks in the exhaust
system, which could result in exhaust gases leaking into the cabin
heating system. This condition could lead to carbon monoxide in the
cabin and incapacitation of the pilot.
Compliance
(e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Actions Compliance Procedures
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Perform a pressurization Initially within the Follow Cirrus
check on the exhaust system. next 25 hours time- Service Bulletin SB
in-service (TIS) 2X-78-07 R1,
after the effective Revision 1, dated
date of this AD or December 18, 2007.
within the next 3
months after the
effective date of
this AD, whichever
occurs first.
Repetitively
thereafter at
intervals not to
exceed every 100
hours TIS.
(2) If the exhaust system is Before further Follow Cirrus
found defective during any flight after the Service Bulletin SB
check required in paragraph effective date of 2X-78-07 R1,
(e)(1) of this AD or an this AD. Revision 1, dated
exhaust odor is detected December 18, 2007.
inside the airplane cabin,
replace the heat exchanger
weldment and shroud with
new improved heat exchanger
weldment and new shroud.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: Michael Downs, Aerospace Engineer, Chicago ACO, 2300 East
Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone:
(847) 294-7870; 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.
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) 788-3000. 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.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 4, 2008.
David R. Showers,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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