Airworthiness Directives; Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 11E Airplanes, 30282-30284 [2010-12302]

Agencies

• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30282-30284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12302]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD; 
Amendment 39-16312; AD 2010-11-07]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 
11E 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 all 
Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 11E airplanes. This AD requires 
you to clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod bearings. This AD 
results from reports of the aileron control stick force increasing and 
of the controls being very noisy. We are issuing this AD to detect and 
correct insufficient lubrication and residual metallic paint particles 
in the pushrod end ball joints, which could result in difficulty 
actuating aileron controls sometime during flight after takeoff. This 
condition could lead to difficulty controlling the airplane in flight.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on July 6, 2010.
    On July 6, 2010, the Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this AD.

ADDRESSES: Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. is in liquidation. For 
service/or continued airworthiness information identified in this AD, 
contact Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, ATTN: 
Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane 
Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 
76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; facsimile: (817) 222-5960.

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    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-2010-0261; 
Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, 
Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601 
Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; 
facsimile: (817) 222-5960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    On March 9, 2010, 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 all Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 11E airplanes. 
This proposal was published in the Federal Register as a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12468). The NPRM 
proposed to require you to clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod 
bearings.

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 proposed AD would affect 12 airplanes in the 
U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the proposed cleaning and 
lubrication:

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                                                 Total cost   Total cost
            Labor cost              Parts cost      per        on U.S.
                                                  airplane    operators
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1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85.          $10          $95       $1,140
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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 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-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD'' in your 
request.

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:

2010-11-07 Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc.: Amendment 39-16312; 
Docket No. FAA-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on July 6, 2010.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model 11E airplanes, all serial numbers, 
that are certificated in any category.

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 27: Flight 
Controls.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from reports of the aileron control stick 
force increasing and of the controls being very noisy. We are 
issuing this AD to detect and correct insufficient lubrication and 
residual metallic paint particles in the rod end ball joints, which 
could result in difficulty actuating aileron controls sometime 
during flight after takeoff. This failure could lead to difficulty 
controlling the airplane in flight.

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) Clean and lubricate the   Within the next 10    Follow Quartz
 aileron pushrod bearings.     hours time-in-        Mountain Aerospace
                               service (TIS) after   Mandatory Service
                               July 6, 2010 (the     Bulletin No. SB 09-
                               effective date of     02, dated May 5,
                               this AD).             2009.
(2) Lubricate the aileron     Within 50 hours TIS   Follow Quartz
 pushrod bearings.             after the cleaning    Mountain Aerospace
                               and lubrication       Mandatory Service
                               required by           Bulletin No. SB 09-
                               paragraph (f)(1) of   02, dated May 5,
                               this AD.              2009.
                               Repetitively
                               thereafter at
                               intervals not to
                               exceed 50 hours TIS.
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Special Flight Permit

    (g) Under 14 CFR part 39.23, a special flight is not permitted 
for this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (h) The Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft Certification 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: 
Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane 
Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 
76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; facsimile: (817) 222-5960. 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

    (i) You must use Quartz Mountain Aerospace Mandatory Service 
Bulletin No. SB 09-02, dated May 5, 2009, 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) Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. is in liquidation. For 
service information identified in this AD, contact Manager, Fort 
Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, ATTN: Garry D. Sills, 
Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane Certification 
Office, ASW-150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76193; 
telephone: (817) 222-5154; fax: (817) 222-5960.
    (3) You may review copies of the service information 
incorporated by reference for this AD at the FAA, Central Region, 
Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 
64106. For information on the availability of this material at the 
Central Region, call (816) 329-3768.
    (4) You may also review copies of the service information 
incorporated by reference for this AD 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 May 14, 2010.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12302 Filed 5-28-10; 8:45 am]
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