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new AD, when based on engines’ serial
numbers (s/n). On the other hand,
applicability is extended for some engines
that may have been fitted with certain
crankcase s/n, supplied as spare parts.
In addition, accomplishment instructions
given through the relevant Service Bulletins
(SB) have been detailed to better locate
engine’s areas that are to be scrutinised.
The aim of this AD is to ensure that the
requested engine power is available at any
time to prevent a sudden loss of power that
could lead to a hazardous situation in a low
altitude phase of flight.
The MCAI requires inspecting certain
crankcases for cracks and replacing the
crankcase if cracks are found.
Actions and Compliance
(f) Unless already done, do the following
actions:
(1) Within the next 50 hours time-inservice (TIS) after the effective date of this
AD, inspect the engine crankcase for cracks
following Rotax Aircraft Engines Service
Bulletin SB–912–029 R3, dated July 11, 2006.
Repetitively thereafter do the inspection at
each 100-hour, annual, or progressive
inspection or within 110 hours TIS since last
inspection, whichever occurs first.
(2) If cracks in the engine crankcase are
found during any inspection required by
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further
flight, replace the crankcase following Rotax
Aircraft Engines Service Bulletin SB–912–
029 R3, dated July 11, 2006.
(3) Installing a crankcase that has a S/N
27812 or subsequent terminates the
inspection requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of
this AD.
FAA AD Differences
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Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/
or service information as follows: No
differences.
Other FAA AD Provisions
(g) 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: Sarjapur Nagarajan, Aerospace
Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate,
901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri
64106; telephone: (816) 329–4145; fax: (816)
329–4090; e-mail:
sarjapur.nagarajan@faa.gov. 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, under the
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provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.), the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved the information collection
requirements and has assigned OMB Control
Number 2120–0056.
Special Flight Permit
(h) We are limiting the special flight
permits for this AD by the following
conditions if the crankcase is cracked or
there is evidence of oil leakage from the
crankcase:
(1) Perform a leak check as follows:
(i) Clean the crankcase surface to remove
any oil.
(ii) Warm up the engine to a minimum oil
temperature of 50 degrees C (120 degrees F).
Information about warming up the engine
can be found in the applicable line
maintenance manual.
(iii) Accelerate the engine to full throttle
and stabilize at full throttle speed for a time
period of 5 to 10 seconds. Information about
performing a full throttle run can be found
in the applicable line maintenance manual.
(iv) Shutdown after running the engine at
idle only long enough to prevent vapor locks
in the cooling system and fuel system.
(v) Inspect the crankcase for evidence of oil
leakage. Oil wetting is permitted, but oil
leakage of more than one drip in 3 minutes
after engine shutdown is not allowed.
(2) Check the crankcase mean pressure to
confirm that it is 1.46 pounds-per-square
inch gage (psig) (0.1 bar) or higher when
checked at takeoff power to ensure proper
return of oil from the crankcase to the oil
tank. Information about checking crankcase
mean pressure is available in the Lubrication
System section of the applicable engine
installation manual.
(3) A ferry flight is not allowed if oil
leakage exceeds one drip in 3 minutes or if
crankcase mean pressure is below 1.46 psig.
Related Information
(i) Refer to MCAI EASA AD No.: 2007–
0025, dated February 1, 2007; and Rotax
Aircraft Engines Service Bulletin SB–912–
029 R3, dated July 11, 2006, for related
information. Contact BRP–Powertrain GMBH
& Co KG, Welser Strasse 32, A–4623
Gunskirchen, Austria; phone: (+43) (0) 7246
601–0; fax: (+43) (0) 7246 6370; Internet:
https://www.rotax.com, for a copy of this
service information.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May
14, 2010.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2010–0523; Directorate
Identifier 2010–CE–018–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation (Type
Certificate No. A00010WI Previously
Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company)
Model 390 Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model
390 airplanes. This proposed AD would
require inspecting for installation of
certain serial number (S/N) starter
generators and replacing the starter
generator if one with an affected serial
number is found. This proposed AD
results from reports that starter
generators with deficient armature
insulating materials may have been
installed on certain airplanes. We are
proposing this AD to detect and replace
starter generators with defective
armature insulating materials. This
condition could result in the loss of
operation of one or both starter
generators with consequent loss of all
non-battery electrical power.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by July 6, 2010.
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
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 Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East
Central, Wichita, Kansas 67201;
telephone: (316) 676–5034; fax: (316)
676–6614; Internet: https://
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www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/
service_support/pubs/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification
Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100,
Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316)
946–4174; fax: (316) 946–4107; e-mail:
kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.
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–2010–0523; Directorate
Identifier 2010–CE–018–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 have received reports that certain
serial number starter generators with
deficient armature insulating materials
may have been installed on Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation Model 390
airplanes. Starter generators with
deficient armature fabrication may
result in loss of operation of one or both
starter generators in flight.
This condition could result in the loss
of operation of one or both starter
generators with consequent loss of all
non-battery electrical power.
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed Hawker Beechcraft
Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 24–3963,
issued May 2009, and AMETEK
Advanced Industries, Inc. Mandatory
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Service Bulletin—Number: 2009–0414,
dated April 2009.
The service information describes
procedures for:
• Inspection for starter generators
with serial numbers that may have the
deficient armature materials; and
• Removal and replacement of starter
generators with the affected serial
numbers.
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 for suspect starter
generators and their replacement if
found.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD
would affect 213 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
.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ..............................................
Not applicable .............................
$42.50
$9,052.50
We estimate the following costs to do
any necessary replacements 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
10 work-hours (5 work-hours per side) × $85 per hour = $850 ..............................
$4,069 per side = $8,138 .......................
$8,988
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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
for practices, methods, and procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for
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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.
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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://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, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
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.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model 390 airplanes,
serial numbers RB–4 through RB–257, RB–
259 through RB–265, RB–268, and RB–269,
that are certificated in any category.
Subject
(d) Air Transport Association of America
(ATA) Code 24: Electric Power.
Unsafe Condition
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new AD:
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type
Certificate No. A00010WI Previously
Held By Raytheon Aircraft Company):
Docket No. FAA–2010–0523; Directorate
Identifier 2010–CE–018–AD.
The Proposed Amendment
Comments Due Date
(a) We must receive comments on this
airworthiness directive (AD) action by July 6,
2010.
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
Affected ADs
(b) None.
(e) This AD results from reports that starter
generators with deficient armature insulating
materials may have been installed on certain
airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect
and replace starter generators with deficient
armature insulating materials. This condition
could result in the loss of operation of one
or both starter generators with consequent
loss of all non-battery electrical power.
Compliance
(f) To address this problem, you must do
the following, unless already done:
Actions
Compliance
Procedures
(1) Inspect both starter generators for a starter
generator with an affected serial number.
Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS)
after the effective date of this AD.
(2) If only one suspect starter generator with an
affected serial number is found on the airplane during the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, replace the starter
generator.
Replace the starter generator at whichever of
the following times occurs first after the inspection where the affected starter generator is found:
(i) Within the next 200 hours TIS;
(ii) The next scheduled inspection; or
(iii) Within the next 6 months.
Replace one starter generator within the next
25 hours TIS after the inspection where the
affected starter generator was found. Replace the second starter generator at
whichever of the following times occurs first
after the inspection where the affected
starter generator is found:
(A) Within the next 200 hours TIS;
(B) The next scheduled inspection; or
(C) Within the next 6 months.
Within 10 days after the inspection required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD.
Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service
Bulletin SB 24–3963, dated May 2009; and
AMETEK Advanced Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service Bulletin—Number: 2009–0414,
dated April 2009.
Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service
Bulletin SB 24–3963, dated May 2009; and
AMETEK Advanced Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service Bulletin—Number: 2009–0414,
dated April 2009.
(3) If two starter generators with an affected serial number are found during the inspection
required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, replace both starter generators.
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(4) Use the form (Figure 1 of this AD) to report
the results of the inspections required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approved
the information collection requirements contained in this regulation under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and assigned OMB
Control Number 2120-0056.
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Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service
Bulletin SB 24–3963, dated May 2009; and
AMETEK Advanced Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service Bulletin—Number: 2009–0414,
dated April 2009.
Send the report to the FAA at the address
specified in paragraph (g) of this AD.
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FAA–2010–0523 Inspection Report
(If the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD was done before the effective date of this AD, this report does not need to be
completed and returned to the Wichita ACO)
Airplane Model
Airplane Serial Number
Airplane Tachometer Hours at Time of Inspection
Right Hand Starter Generator serial number
Left Hand Starter Generator serial number
Does the RH Starter Generator fall within the suspect lot?
No
If yes, replace and document replacement starter generator serial number.
Does the LH Starter Generator fall within the suspect lot?
No
If yes, replace and document replacement starter generator serial number.
If both Starter Generators serial numbers fell within the suspect
lot, was only one Starter Generator replaced?
No
If yes, describe and document which starter generator needs to
be replaced.
Were any other discrepancies noticed during the inspection?
Send report to:
Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, KS 67209.
fax: (316) 946-4107.
e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.
Figure 1
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
(g) The Manager, Wichita 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: Kevin
Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100,
Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946–
4174; fax: (316) 946–4107; e-mail:
kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov. 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
(h) To get copies of the service information
referenced in this AD, contact Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central,
Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (316) 676–
5034; fax: (316) 676–6614; Internet: https://
www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/
pubs/. 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
May 14, 2010.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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[EPA–R09–OAR–2010–0430; FRL–9154–1]
Revisions to the California State
Implementation Plan, San Joaquin
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control
District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve
revisions to the San Joaquin Valley
Unified Air Pollution Control District
(SJVUAPCD) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP). These
revisions concern oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) and particulate matter (PM)
emissions primarily from indirect
sources associated with new
development projects as well as NOX
and PM emissions from certain
transportation and transit projects. We
are approving a local rule that regulates
these emission sources under the Clean
Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the
Act). We are taking comments on this
proposal and plan to follow with a final
action.
DATES: Any comments must arrive by
July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by docket number EPA–R09–
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following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions.
2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Deliver: Andrew Steckel
(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: All comments will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through
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https://www.regulations.gov is an
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will not know your identity or contact
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body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the public
comment. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type
Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company)
Model 390 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 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 airplanes. This
proposed AD would require inspecting for installation of certain serial
number (S/N) starter generators and replacing the starter generator if
one with an affected serial number is found. This proposed AD results
from reports that starter generators with deficient armature insulating
materials may have been installed on certain airplanes. We are
proposing this AD to detect and replace starter generators with
defective armature insulating materials. This condition could result in
the loss of operation of one or both starter generators with consequent
loss of all non-battery electrical power.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by July 6, 2010.
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 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
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas
67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet:
https://
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www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service--support/pubs/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room
100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4174; fax: (316) 946-
4107; e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.
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-
2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-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 have received reports that certain serial number starter
generators with deficient armature insulating materials may have been
installed on Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 airplanes. Starter
generators with deficient armature fabrication may result in loss of
operation of one or both starter generators in flight.
This condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both
starter generators with consequent loss of all non-battery electrical
power.
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB
24-3963, issued May 2009, and AMETEK Advanced Industries, Inc.
Mandatory Service Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated April 2009.
The service information describes procedures for:
Inspection for starter generators with serial numbers that
may have the deficient armature materials; and
Removal and replacement of starter generators with the
affected serial numbers.
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 for suspect starter generators and their
replacement if found.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 213 airplanes in the
U.S. registry.
We estimate the following costs to do the proposed inspection:
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Total cost per Total cost on U.S.
Labor cost Parts cost airplane operators
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.5 work-hour x $85 per hour = $42.50...... Not applicable.............. $42.50 $9,052.50
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We estimate the following costs to do any necessary replacements
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:
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Total cost per
Labor cost Parts cost airplane
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10 work-hours (5 work-hours per $4,069 per side = $8,988
side) x $85 per hour = $850. $8,138.
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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 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.
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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://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, 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
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:
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No. A00010WI
Previously Held By Raytheon Aircraft Company): Docket No. FAA-2010-
0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) We must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) action by July 6, 2010.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model 390 airplanes, serial numbers RB-4
through RB-257, RB-259 through RB-265, RB-268, and RB-269, that are
certificated in any category.
Subject
(d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 24: Electric
Power.
Unsafe Condition
(e) This AD results from reports that starter generators with
deficient armature insulating materials may have been installed on
certain airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect and replace
starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials.
This condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both
starter generators with consequent loss of all non-battery
electrical power.
Compliance
(f) 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 both starter generators Within the next 25 hours time-in- Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
for a starter generator with an service (TIS) after the effective Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated
affected serial number. date of this AD. May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced
Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service
Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated
April 2009.
(2) If only one suspect starter Replace the starter generator at Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
generator with an affected serial whichever of the following times Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated
number is found on the airplane occurs first after the inspection May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced
during the inspection required in where the affected starter Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, generator is found: Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated
replace the starter generator. (i) Within the next 200 hours TIS; April 2009.
(ii) The next scheduled
inspection; or
(iii) Within the next 6 months.
(3) If two starter generators with Replace one starter generator within Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
an affected serial number are found the next 25 hours TIS after the Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated
during the inspection required in inspection where the affected May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, starter generator was found. Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service
replace both starter generators. Replace the second starter Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated
generator at whichever of the April 2009.
following times occurs first after
the inspection where the affected
starter generator is found:
(A) Within the next 200 hours
TIS;
(B) The next scheduled
inspection; or
(C) Within the next 6 months.
(4) Use the form (Figure 1 of this Within 10 days after the inspection Send the report to the FAA at the
AD) to report the results of the required in paragraph (f)(1) of address specified in paragraph (g)
inspections required in paragraph this AD. of this AD.
(f)(1) of this AD. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection
requirements contained in this
regulation under the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and
assigned OMB Control Number
2120[dash]0056.
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FAA-2010-0523 Inspection Report
(If the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD was done before the effective date of this AD, this
report does not need to be completed and returned to the Wichita ACO)
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Airplane Model
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Airplane Serial Number
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Airplane Tachometer Hours at Time of
Inspection
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Right Hand Starter Generator serial number
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Left Hand Starter Generator serial number
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Does the RH Starter Generator fall within the No If yes, replace and document replacement
suspect lot? starter generator serial number.
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Does the LH Starter Generator fall within the No If yes, replace and document replacement
suspect lot? starter generator serial number.
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If both Starter Generators serial numbers No If yes, describe and document which starter
fell within the suspect lot, was only one generator needs to be replaced.
Starter Generator replaced?
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Were any other discrepancies noticed during
the inspection?
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Send report to:
Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100,
Wichita, KS 67209.
fax: (316) 946[dash]4107.
e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.
Figure 1
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(g) The Manager, Wichita 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: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801
Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-
4174; fax: (316) 946-4107; e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov. 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
(h) To get copies of the service information referenced in this
AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central,
Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-
6614; Internet: https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/. 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 May 14, 2010.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12300 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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