Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes, 47570-47572 [2012-19495]

Download as PDF 47570 § 39.13 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 154 / Thursday, August 9, 2012 / Proposed Rules [Amended] 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD): Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes: Docket No. FAA–2012–0829; Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–024–AD. (a) Comments Due Date We must receive comments by September 24, 2012. (b) Affected ADs None. (c) Applicability This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model G58 airplanes, serial numbers (S/N) TH–2218 through TH–2285, that are certificated in any category. (d) Subject Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 24, Electrical power. (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by notification from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation that certain aircraft were produced with the incorrect gauge wiring installed. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products. (j) Related Information (1) For more information about this AD, contact Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946–4128; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: richard.rejniak@faa.gov. (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, B091–A04, 10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; telephone: 1 (800) 429–5372 or (316) 676–3140; fax: (316) 676–8027; email: tmdc@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or Internet: https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/ customer_support/ technical_and_field_support/. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 3, 2012. Earl Lawrence, Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2012–19541 Filed 8–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (f) Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. Federal Aviation Administration (g) Replace Supply Wire of the Three Light Strobe System [Docket No. FAA–2012–0830; Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–026–AD] Within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD or within the next 6 calendar months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, replace the supply wire of the threelight strobe system. Do the replacement following Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 33–4053, dated February 2011. (h) Special Flight Permit Special flight permits are permitted with the following limitation: visual flight rules (VFR) day conditions. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS (i) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (1) 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. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the attention of the person identified in the Related Information section of this AD. (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district office/ certificate holding district office. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:15 Aug 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 14 CFR Part 39 RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). AGENCY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model C90GTi (King Air) airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of incorrect gauge wires used in certain wiring bundles for the cockpit electrical power for backlighting and instrument panel components. This proposed AD would require replacing incorrect gauge wires in certain electrical power wiring bundles, inspecting associated wiring bundles and components for heat damage, and taking all necessary corrective actions. We are proposing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by September 24, 2012. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods: • 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: Deliver to Mail address above 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, 10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; phone: (316) 676–3100 or (888) 727– 4344; fax: (316) 676–3222 or (316) 676– 3327; email: HBC_Parts@hawkerbeechcraft.com; Internet: www.hawkerbeechcraft.com. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 4148. ADDRESSES: Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket 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 AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for the Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946–4128; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: richard.rejniak@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 2012–0830; Directorate Identifier 2012– CE–026–AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, E:\FR\FM\09AUP1.SGM 09AUP1 47571 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 154 / Thursday, August 9, 2012 / Proposed Rules economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this proposed AD because 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 about this proposed AD. Discussion We received a report that a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model C90GTi (King Air) airplane experienced an inflight lighting failure of the pilot panel, audio panel, flight guidance control panel, and display control panel lighting. Investigation revealed that incorrect gauge wires were used by the wiring fabricators in the wiring bundles for the pilot backlighting and instrument panel components. The specific pilot backlighting systems directly affected by the incorrect gauge wiring bundles are the backlighting for the pilot panel (reversionary switching, radio tuning unit, multifunction display (MFD), pilot yoke lights, pilot’s primary flight display (PFD)), audio panel, flight guidance control panel, and display control panel. The instrument panel components affected include the MFD and the co-pilot’s PFD. This condition, if not corrected, could result in smoke in the cockpit and possibly cause wiring failure for the power to the airplane’s cockpit lighting, the MFD, the co-pilot’s PFD, and their respective systems. Failure of the wiring for the power to the airplane’s cockpit backlighting, the MFD, and the copilot’s PFD systems could also result in potential damage to surrounding wires and components. Relevant Service Information We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 24– 4050, dated November 2010. The service bulletin describes procedures for replacing incorrect gauge wires in the electrical power wiring bundles, inspecting the associated wire bundles and components for heat damage, and taking any necessary corrective actions. FAA’s Determination We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design. Proposed AD Requirements This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified in the service information described. Costs of Compliance We estimate that this proposed AD affects 85 airplanes of U.S. registry. We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD: ESTIMATED COSTS Labor cost Replace incorrect gauge wires and damaged components. 15 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,275 .......... Authority for This Rulemaking mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Action 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 this 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), (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and (4) 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. 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 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:15 Aug 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 Parts cost Cost per product $50 Cost on U.S. operators $1,325 $112,625 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] 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD): Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Docket No. FAA–2012–0830; Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–026–AD. (a) Comments Due Date We must receive comments by September 24, 2012. (b) Affected ADs None. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 (c) Applicability Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Safety. This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model C90GTi (King Air) airplanes, serial numbers LJ–1847, and LJ– 1853 through LJ–1997, that are certificated in any category. The Proposed Amendment Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 (d) Subject Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 24; Electric power. E:\FR\FM\09AUP1.SGM 09AUP1 47572 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 154 / Thursday, August 9, 2012 / Proposed Rules (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by reports of incorrect gauge wires used in the wiring bundles for the cockpit electrical power for backlighting and instrument panel components. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the wiring for the power to the airplane’s cockpit backlighting and instrument panel components. Failure of the wiring for the airplane’s cockpit backlighting and instrument panel components could cause smoke in the cockpit, loss of power to the multifunction display, the co-pilot’s primary flight display, cockpit lighting, and potential damage to surrounding wires and components. (f) Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. (g) Replace Cockpit Electrical Power Wires Within the next 50 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD or within the next 6 calendar months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, do the replacements specified below following the Accomplishment Instructions in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 24–4050, dated November 2010: (1) Replace wire part number (P/N) CB41– J11–1 on the A124 fuel control panel assembly with a new wire P/N M22759/16– 14–9. (2) Replace wire P/N J26–4–CB308 on the co-pilot primary flight display (PFD), and wire P/N J27–5–CB272 on the multifunction display (MFD), with a new wire P/N M22759/16–16–9. (h) Inspect Associated Wire Bundles and Components While doing the replacements required in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD at the compliance time specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, visually inspect the associated wire bundles and components for heat damage. Do the inspections following the Accomplishment Instructions in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 24–4050, dated November 2010. (i) Repair or Replace Damaged Wires and/or Components Before further flight after the inspection required in paragraph (h) of this AD, repair or replace any heat damaged wires or components following the Accomplishment Instructions in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 24–4050, dated November 2010. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS (j) Special Flight Permit Special flight permits are permitted with the following limitation: Visual flight rules (VFR) day conditions only. (k) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (1) 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. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District Office, as VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:55 Aug 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the attention of the person identified in the Related Information section of this AD. (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district office/ certificate holding district office. (l) Related Information (1) For more information about this AD, contact Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946–4128; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: richard.rejniak@faa.gov. (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; phone: (316) 676–3100 or (888) 727–4344; fax: (316) 676–3222 or (316) 676–3327; email: HBC_Parts@ hawkerbeechcraft.com; Internet: www. hawkerbeechcraft.com. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 3, 2012. Earl Lawrence, Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2012–19495 Filed 8–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 19 CFR Chapter II Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rule. AGENCY: The United States International Trade Commission (Commission) seeks comments from the public as to Commission rules that might be suitable for modification or elimination. SUMMARY: Paul R. Bardos, Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, telephone 202–205– 3102. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal at 202– 205–1810. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). DATES: Comment Date: To be assured of consideration, written comments must FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 be received by 5:15 p.m. October 9, 2012. In response to Executive Order 13579 of July 11, 2011, the Commission recently adopted its Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules. 77 FR 8114 (Feb. 14, 2012). This Plan provides that the Commission will, every two years, review its significant regulations to determine whether any should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency’s regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving regulatory objectives. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2012)]
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[Pages 47570-47572]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-19495]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0830; Directorate Identifier 2012-CE-026-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 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 C90GTi (King Air) 
airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of incorrect gauge 
wires used in certain wiring bundles for the cockpit electrical power 
for backlighting and instrument panel components. This proposed AD 
would require replacing incorrect gauge wires in certain electrical 
power wiring bundles, inspecting associated wiring bundles and 
components for heat damage, and taking all necessary corrective 
actions. We are proposing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on 
these products.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by September 24, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR 
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     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: Deliver to Mail address above 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, 10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 
67206; phone: (316) 676-3100 or (888) 727-4344; fax: (316) 676-3222 or 
(316) 676-3327; email: HBC_Parts@hawkerbeechcraft.com; Internet: 
www.hawkerbeechcraft.com. You may review copies of the referenced 
service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of 
this material at the FAA, call (816) 329-4148.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket 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 AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory 
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street 
address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES 
section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after 
receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, 
Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Room 
100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946-4128; fax: (316) 946-4107; 
email: richard.rejniak@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or 
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed 
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2012-0830; 
Directorate Identifier 2012-CE-026-AD'' at the beginning of your 
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,

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economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We 
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend 
this proposed AD because 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 about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We received a report that a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 
C90GTi (King Air) airplane experienced an in-flight lighting failure of 
the pilot panel, audio panel, flight guidance control panel, and 
display control panel lighting.
    Investigation revealed that incorrect gauge wires were used by the 
wiring fabricators in the wiring bundles for the pilot backlighting and 
instrument panel components. The specific pilot backlighting systems 
directly affected by the incorrect gauge wiring bundles are the 
backlighting for the pilot panel (reversionary switching, radio tuning 
unit, multifunction display (MFD), pilot yoke lights, pilot's primary 
flight display (PFD)), audio panel, flight guidance control panel, and 
display control panel. The instrument panel components affected include 
the MFD and the co-pilot's PFD.
    This condition, if not corrected, could result in smoke in the 
cockpit and possibly cause wiring failure for the power to the 
airplane's cockpit lighting, the MFD, the co-pilot's PFD, and their 
respective systems. Failure of the wiring for the power to the 
airplane's cockpit backlighting, the MFD, and the co-pilot's PFD 
systems could also result in potential damage to surrounding wires and 
components.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 24-
4050, dated November 2010. The service bulletin describes procedures 
for replacing incorrect gauge wires in the electrical power wiring 
bundles, inspecting the associated wire bundles and components for heat 
damage, and taking any necessary corrective actions.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant 
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is 
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified 
in the service information described.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 85 airplanes of U.S. 
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                                 Estimated costs
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                                                                                     Cost per      Cost on U.S.
                 Action                          Labor cost           Parts cost      product        operators
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Replace incorrect gauge wires and        15 work-hours x $85 per             $50          $1,325        $112,625
 damaged components.                      hour = $1,275.
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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 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 this 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),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) 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.

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 
airworthiness directive (AD):

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Docket No. FAA-2012-0830; Directorate 
Identifier 2012-CE-026-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by September 24, 2012.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model C90GTi 
(King Air) airplanes, serial numbers LJ-1847, and LJ-1853 through 
LJ-1997, that are certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association 
(ATA) of America Code 24; Electric power.

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(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of incorrect gauge wires used in 
the wiring bundles for the cockpit electrical power for backlighting 
and instrument panel components. We are issuing this AD to prevent 
failure of the wiring for the power to the airplane's cockpit 
backlighting and instrument panel components. Failure of the wiring 
for the airplane's cockpit backlighting and instrument panel 
components could cause smoke in the cockpit, loss of power to the 
multifunction display, the co-pilot's primary flight display, 
cockpit lighting, and potential damage to surrounding wires and 
components.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, 
unless already done.

(g) Replace Cockpit Electrical Power Wires

    Within the next 50 hours time-in-service after the effective 
date of this AD or within the next 6 calendar months after the 
effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, do the 
replacements specified below following the Accomplishment 
Instructions in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 
24-4050, dated November 2010:
    (1) Replace wire part number (P/N) CB41-J11-1 on the A124 fuel 
control panel assembly with a new wire P/N M22759/16-14-9.
    (2) Replace wire P/N J26-4-CB308 on the co-pilot primary flight 
display (PFD), and wire P/N J27-5-CB272 on the multifunction display 
(MFD), with a new wire P/N M22759/16-16-9.

(h) Inspect Associated Wire Bundles and Components

    While doing the replacements required in paragraphs (g)(1) and 
(g)(2) of this AD at the compliance time specified in paragraph (g) 
of this AD, visually inspect the associated wire bundles and 
components for heat damage. Do the inspections following the 
Accomplishment Instructions in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service 
Bulletin No. SB 24-4050, dated November 2010.

(i) Repair or Replace Damaged Wires and/or Components

    Before further flight after the inspection required in paragraph 
(h) of this AD, repair or replace any heat damaged wires or 
components following the Accomplishment Instructions in Hawker 
Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 24-4050, dated November 
2010.

(j) Special Flight Permit

    Special flight permits are permitted with the following 
limitation: Visual flight rules (VFR) day conditions only.

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) 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. In accordance with 14 
CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local 
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending 
information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 
attention of the person identified in the Related Information 
section of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding 
district office.

(l) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Richard Rejniak, 
Aerospace Engineer, Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 
Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946-4128; fax: (316) 946-4107; 
email: richard.rejniak@faa.gov.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, 
Kansas 67206; phone: (316) 676-3100 or (888) 727-4344; fax: (316) 
676-3222 or (316) 676-3327; email: HBC_Parts@hawkerbeechcraft.com; 
Internet: www.hawkerbeechcraft.com. You may review copies of the 
referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane 
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 
(816) 329-4148.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 3, 2012.
Earl Lawrence,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-19495 Filed 8-8-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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