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responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed, I certify
that this AD:
1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in
Alaska to the extent that it justifies
making a regulatory distinction; 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.
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
■
2015–23–02 Agusta S.p.A.: Amendment 39–
18318; Docket No. FAA–2015–3969;
Directorate Identifier 2014–SW–010–AD.
(a) Applicability
This AD applies to Model AB412
helicopters with a hydraulic external hoist
part number BL10300–60 installed,
certificated in any category.
(b) Unsafe Condition
This AD defines the unsafe condition as
failure of a hydraulic external hoist pressure
line pump. This condition, if not detected
and prevented, could result in loss of
hydraulic pressure and subsequent injury to
persons being lifted in the hoist.
(c) Effective Date
This AD becomes effective November 24,
2015.
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(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Safety Management
Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this
AD. Send your proposal to: Matt Wilbanks,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and
Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA,
10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX
76177; email 9-asw-ftw-amoc-requests@
faa.gov.
(2) For operations conducted under a 14
CFR part 119 operating certificate or under
14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that
you notify your principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of
the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office, before
operating any aircraft complying with this
AD through an AMOC.
(g) Additional Information
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
§ 39.13
(1) Inspect the hydraulic external hoist
pressure line filter for metal particles.
(2) If there are any metal particles, before
further flight, flush the utility hydraulic
system, replace the pressure line pump, and
replace the filter.
(d) Compliance
You are responsible for performing each
action required by this AD within the
specified compliance time unless it has
already been accomplished prior to that time.
(1) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico No.
412–140, dated March 11, 2014, which is not
incorporated by reference, contains
additional information about the subject of
this AD. For service information identified in
this AD, contact AgustaWestland, Product
Support Engineering, Via del Gregge, 100,
21015 Lonate Pozzolo (VA) Italy, ATTN:
Maurizio D’Angelo; telephone 39–0331–
664757; fax 39–0331–664680; or at https://
www.agustawestland.com/technicalbulletins. You may review a copy of the
service information at the FAA, Office of the
Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth,
TX 76177.
(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD
No. 2014–0063–E, dated March 12, 2014. You
may view the EASA AD on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2015–
3969.
(h) Subject
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC)
Code: 2550, Cargo Compartments.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 30,
2015.
James A. Grigg,
Acting Assistant Manager, Rotorcraft
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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(e) Required Actions
Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 25 hours
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2015–3224; Directorate
Identifier 2015–CE–026–AD; Amendment
39–18290; AD 2015–20–11]
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Airworthiness Directives; SchemppHirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
The FAA is correcting an
airworthiness directive (AD) that
published in the Federal Register. That
AD applies to certain Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Models Duo Discus
and Duo Discus T gliders. The Model
Duo Discus gliders were incorrectly
referenced as powered sailplanes in the
Applicability section. This document
corrects that error and refers to both
models as just gliders as in previous
ADs. In all other respects, the original
document remains the same; however
we are publishing the entire rule in the
Federal Register.
DATES: This final rule is effective
November 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD
docket on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–
3224; 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 AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is
Document Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust,
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816)
329–4090; email: jim.rutherford@
faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Airworthiness Directive 2015–20–11,
Amendment 39–18290 (80 FR 61722,
October 14, 2015), currently requires
inspecting and replacing the airbrake
bell crank and the airbrake drive funnels
and inspecting the airbrake control
system for proper clearance and making
necessary adjustments.
SUMMARY:
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As published, the Model Duo Discus
gliders were incorrectly referenced as
powered sailplanes in the Applicability
section. This could cause confusion
because the Model Duo Discus does not
have an engine. This document corrects
that error and refers to both models as
just gliders as in previous ADs.
Although no other part of the
preamble or regulatory information has
been corrected, we are publishing the
entire rule in the Federal Register.
The effective date of this AD remains
November 18, 2015.
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 AD:
■
2015–20–11 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau
GmbH: Amendment 39–18290; Docket
No. FAA–2015–3224; Directorate
Identifier 2015–CE–026–AD.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes
effective on November 18, 2015.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo Discus
gliders, serial numbers 1 through 639, and
Model Duo Discus T gliders, serial numbers
1 through 110 and 112 through 247,
certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association of America
(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls.
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(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI
describes the unsafe condition as excessive
load on the air brake system. We are issuing
this AD to prevent uncontrolled actuation of
the air brakes (symmetric or asymmetric),
which could result in reduced control.
(f) Actions and Compliance
Unless already done, do the actions in
paragraph (f)(1) through (f)(5) of this AD.
(1) Within 40 days after November 18, 2015
(the effective date of this AD) and repetitively
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours
time-in-service until the terminating
replacement action required in paragraphs
(f)(2) and (f)(3) of this AD (as applicable) is
done, inspect the airbrake bell crank, the
airbrake drive funnels, and the airbrake
control system.
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(i) Inspect the airbrake bell crank and the
airbrake drive funnels for cracks and damage
following Action 1 in Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 380
–2/396–17/868–22/890–14, Revision 1,
issued July 13, 2015 (published as a single
document).
(ii) Inspect the airbrake control system for
proper clearance following Paragraph 2.d. of
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working
instruction for Technical Note No. 380–2/
396–17/868–22/890–14, Ausgabe (English
translation: issue) 1, Datum (English
translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(2) If cracks or damage is found on the
airbrake bell cranks or the airbrake drive
funnels during any inspection required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further
flight, replace each cracked or damaged part
with a reinforced part. Installing a reinforced
part terminates the repetitive inspections
required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD for
that part.
(i) For replacement of the airbrake bell
cranks, follow Picture 2: Reinforced version
of airbrake bell crank according to HS 11–
50.016, Revision a or later, in Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for
Technical Note No. 380–2/396–17/868–22/
890–14, Ausgabe (English translation: issue)
1, Datum (English translation: dated) May 11,
2015.
(ii) For replacement of the airbrake drive
funnels, follow Picture 5: Airbrake drive
funnel in fuselage ‘‘Reinforcement of airbrake
drive funnel according to drawing S14RB703,
Revision a, in Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau
GmbH Working instruction for Technical
Note No. 380–2/396–17/868–22/890–14,
Ausgabe (English translation: issue) 1, Datum
(English translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(3) If no cracks or damage were found on
the airbrake bell cranks or the airbrake drive
funnels during any inspection required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, within 12 months
after November 18, 2015 (the effective date of
this AD), replace each of the airbrake bell
cranks and airbrake drive funnels with a
reinforced part. These replacements
terminate the repetitive inspections required
in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD.
(i) For replacement of the airbrake bell
cranks, follow Picture 2: Reinforced version
of airbrake bell crank according to HS 11–
50.016, Revision a or later, in Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for
Technical Note No. 380–2/396–17/868–22/
890–14, Ausgabe (English translation: issue)
1, Datum (English translation: dated) May 11,
2015.
(ii) For replacement of the airbrake drive
funnels, follow Picture 5: Airbrake drive
funnel in fuselage, ‘‘Reinforcement of
airbrake drive funnel according to drawing
S14RB703, Revision a,’’ in Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for
Technical Note No. 380–2/396–17/868–22/
890–14, Ausgabe (English translation: issue)
1, Datum (English translation: dated) May 11,
2015.
(4) If the airbrake control system is found
to not have proper clearance during the
inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this
AD, before further flight, make all necessary
corrective adjustments following Paragraph
2.d. of Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
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Working instruction for Technical Note No.
380–2/396–17/868–22/890–14, Ausgabe
(English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English
translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(5) As of November 18, 2015 (the effective
date of this AD), only install an airbrake bell
crank or an airbrake drive funnel that
corresponds to Picture 2: Reinforced version
of airbrake bell crank according to HS 11–
50.016, Revision a or later, and Picture 5:
Airbrake drive funnel in fuselage,
‘‘Reinforcement of airbrake drive funnel
according to drawing S14RB703, Revision a,’’
in Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Working instruction for Technical Note No.
380–2/396–17/868–22/890–14, Ausgabe
(English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English
translation: dated) May 11, 2015, as
applicable.
(g) Other FAA AD Provisions
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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust,
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329–
4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before
using any approved AMOC on any glider 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.
(h) Related Information
Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) AD No. 2015–0139R1, dated
July 15, 2015, for related information. You
may examine the MCAI on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-3224-0002.
(i) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
(IBR) of the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
part 51.
(2) You must use this service information
as applicable to do the actions required by
this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
(i) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Technical Note No. 380 –2/396–17/868–22/
890–14, Revision 1, issued July 13, 2015
(published as a single document).
(ii) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Working instruction for Technical Note No.
380–2/396–17/868–22/890–14, Ausgabe
(English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English
translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(3) For Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
service information identified in this AD,
contact Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH,
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Krebenstrasse 25, 73230 Kirchheim/Teck,
Germany; telephone: +49 7021 7298–0; fax:
+49 7021 7298–199; email: info@schempphirth.com; Internet: https://www.schempphirth.com.
(4) You may view this 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. In
addition, you can access this service
information on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA–2015–3224.
(5) You may view this service information
that is incorporated by reference 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on
November 2, 2015.
Melvin Johnson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
29 CFR Part 1982
[Docket Number: OSHA–2008–0027]
RIN 1218–AC36
Procedures for the Handling of
Retaliation Complaints Under the
National Transit Systems Security Act
and the Federal Railroad Safety Act
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This document provides the
final text of regulations governing the
employee protection provisions of the
National Transit Systems Security Act
(NTSSA), enacted as Section 1413 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11
Commission Act), and the Federal
Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), as amended
by Section 1521 of the 9/11 Commission
Act. The 9/11 Commission Act was
enacted into law on August 3, 2007.
FRSA was amended further in 2008. An
interim final rule establishing
procedures for these provisions and a
request for public comment was
published in the Federal Register on
August 31, 2010. Ten comments were
received. This rule responds to those
comments and establishes the final
procedures and time frames for the
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handling of retaliation complaints under
NTSSA and FRSA, including
procedures and time frames for
employee complaints to the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), investigations
by OSHA, appeals of OSHA
determinations to an administrative law
judge (ALJ) for a hearing de novo,
hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ
decisions by the Administrative Review
Board (ARB) (acting on behalf of the
Secretary of Labor), and judicial review
of the Secretary of Labor’s final
decision.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
November 9, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Swick, Directorate of Whistleblower
Protection Programs, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–4618,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2199 (this is not a toll-free
number); email OSHA.DWPP@dol.gov.
This Federal Register document is
available in alternative formats. The
alternative formats available are large
print, electronic file on computer disk
(Word Perfect, ASCII, Mates with
Duxbury Braille System) and audiotape.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NTSSA, which was enacted by the
9/11 Commission Act, establishes
employee protection provisions for
public transportation agency employees
who engage in whistleblowing activities
pertaining to public transportation
safety or security (or, in circumstances
covered by the statute, employees
perceived to have engaged or to be about
to engage in protected activity). See
Public Law 110–53, Title XIV, § 1413,
121 Stat. 414 (2007) (NTSSA, codified at
6 U.S.C. 1142).
FRSA, which was amended by the
9/11 Commission Act, establishes
employee protection provisions for
railroad carrier employees who engage
in whistleblowing activities pertaining
to railroad safety or security (or, in
circumstances covered by the statute,
employees perceived to have engaged or
to be about to engage in protected
activity). Public Law 110–53, Title XV,
§ 1521, 121 Stat. 444 (2007) (FRSA,
codified at 49 U.S.C. 20109). FRSA, as
further amended in 2008, establishes
whistleblower provisions for railroad
carrier employees who are retaliated
against for requesting medical or first
aid treatment, or for following orders or
a treatment plan of a treating physician.
See Public Law 110–432, Div. A, Title
IV, § 419, 122 Stat. 4892 (Oct. 16, 2008)
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(FRSA, codified at 49 U.S.C.
20109(c)(2)). The 2008 FRSA
amendments also prohibit railroad
carriers and other covered persons from
denying, delaying, or interfering with
the medical or first aid treatment of an
employee, and require that an injured
employee be promptly transported to
the nearest hospital upon request. 49
U.S.C. 20109(c)(1). These rules establish
final procedures for the handling of
whistleblower complaints under NTSSA
and FRSA.
II. Summary of Statutory Procedures
Prior to the 9/11 Commission Act
amendment of FRSA, whistleblower
retaliation complaints by railroad carrier
employees were subject to mandatory
dispute resolution pursuant to the
Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et
seq.), which included whistleblower
proceedings before the National
Railroad Adjustment Board, as well as
other dispute resolution procedures.
The amendment changed the
procedures for resolution of such
complaints and transferred the authority
to implement the whistleblower
provisions for railroad carrier
employees to the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary).
The procedures for filing and
adjudicating whistleblower complaints
under NTSSA and FRSA, as amended,
are generally the same.1 FRSA provides
that the rules and procedures set forth
in the Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century (AIR 21), 49 U.S.C. 42121(b),
govern in FRSA actions, 49 U.S.C.
20109(d)(2). AIR 21’s rules and
procedures are very similar to the
procedures provided in NTSSA, 6
U.S.C. 1142(c). The NTSSA and FRSA
whistleblower provisions include
procedures that allow a covered
employee to file, within 180 days of the
alleged retaliation, a complaint with the
Secretary. Upon receipt of the
complaint, the Secretary must provide
written notice to the person or persons
named in the complaint alleged to have
violated NTSSA or FRSA (respondent)
of the filing of the complaint, the
1 The regulatory provisions in this part have been
written and organized to be consistent with other
whistleblower regulations promulgated by OSHA to
the extent possible within the bounds of the
statutory language of NTSSA and FRSA.
Responsibility for receiving and investigating
complaints under NTSSA and FRSA has been
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health. Secretary’s Order
01–2012 (Jan. 18, 2012), 77 FR 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012).
Hearings on determinations by the Assistant
Secretary are conducted by the Office of
Administrative Law Judges, and appeals from
decisions by ALJs are decided by the ARB.
Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 2–2012 (Oct. 19,
2012), 77 FR 69378 (Nov. 16, 2012).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2015-3224; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-026-AD;
Amendment 39-18290; AD 2015-20-11]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that
published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain Schempp-
Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Models Duo Discus and Duo Discus T gliders. The
Model Duo Discus gliders were incorrectly referenced as powered
sailplanes in the Applicability section. This document corrects that
error and refers to both models as just gliders as in previous ADs. In
all other respects, the original document remains the same; however we
are publishing the entire rule in the Federal Register.
DATES: This final rule is effective November 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
3224; 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 AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-
5527) is Document Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4165; fax: (816) 329-4090; email:
jim.rutherford@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airworthiness Directive 2015-20-11,
Amendment 39-18290 (80 FR 61722, October 14, 2015), currently requires
inspecting and replacing the airbrake bell crank and the airbrake drive
funnels and inspecting the airbrake control system for proper clearance
and making necessary adjustments.
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As published, the Model Duo Discus gliders were incorrectly
referenced as powered sailplanes in the Applicability section. This
could cause confusion because the Model Duo Discus does not have an
engine. This document corrects that error and refers to both models as
just gliders as in previous ADs.
Although no other part of the preamble or regulatory information
has been corrected, we are publishing the entire rule in the Federal
Register.
The effective date of this AD remains November 18, 2015.
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
0
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]
0
2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD:
2015-20-11 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH: Amendment 39-18290;
Docket No. FAA-2015-3224; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-026-AD.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective on November
18, 2015.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo
Discus gliders, serial numbers 1 through 639, and Model Duo Discus T
gliders, serial numbers 1 through 110 and 112 through 247,
certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 27: Flight
Controls.
(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as excessive load
on the air brake system. We are issuing this AD to prevent
uncontrolled actuation of the air brakes (symmetric or asymmetric),
which could result in reduced control.
(f) Actions and Compliance
Unless already done, do the actions in paragraph (f)(1) through
(f)(5) of this AD.
(1) Within 40 days after November 18, 2015 (the effective date
of this AD) and repetitively thereafter at intervals not to exceed
100 hours time-in-service until the terminating replacement action
required in paragraphs (f)(2) and (f)(3) of this AD (as applicable)
is done, inspect the airbrake bell crank, the airbrake drive
funnels, and the airbrake control system.
(i) Inspect the airbrake bell crank and the airbrake drive
funnels for cracks and damage following Action 1 in Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 380 -2/396-17/868-22/890-14,
Revision 1, issued July 13, 2015 (published as a single document).
(ii) Inspect the airbrake control system for proper clearance
following Paragraph 2.d. of Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working
instruction for Technical Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-14,
Ausgabe (English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English translation:
dated) May 11, 2015.
(2) If cracks or damage is found on the airbrake bell cranks or
the airbrake drive funnels during any inspection required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, replace each
cracked or damaged part with a reinforced part. Installing a
reinforced part terminates the repetitive inspections required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD for that part.
(i) For replacement of the airbrake bell cranks, follow Picture
2: Reinforced version of airbrake bell crank according to HS 11-
50.016, Revision a or later, in Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Working instruction for Technical Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-
14, Ausgabe (English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English
translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(ii) For replacement of the airbrake drive funnels, follow
Picture 5: Airbrake drive funnel in fuselage ``Reinforcement of
airbrake drive funnel according to drawing S14RB703, Revision a, in
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for Technical
Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-14, Ausgabe (English translation:
issue) 1, Datum (English translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(3) If no cracks or damage were found on the airbrake bell
cranks or the airbrake drive funnels during any inspection required
in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, within 12 months after November 18,
2015 (the effective date of this AD), replace each of the airbrake
bell cranks and airbrake drive funnels with a reinforced part. These
replacements terminate the repetitive inspections required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD.
(i) For replacement of the airbrake bell cranks, follow Picture
2: Reinforced version of airbrake bell crank according to HS 11-
50.016, Revision a or later, in Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Working instruction for Technical Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-
14, Ausgabe (English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English
translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(ii) For replacement of the airbrake drive funnels, follow
Picture 5: Airbrake drive funnel in fuselage, ``Reinforcement of
airbrake drive funnel according to drawing S14RB703, Revision a,''
in Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for Technical
Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-14, Ausgabe (English translation:
issue) 1, Datum (English translation: dated) May 11, 2015.
(4) If the airbrake control system is found to not have proper
clearance during the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this
AD, before further flight, make all necessary corrective adjustments
following Paragraph 2.d. of Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working
instruction for Technical Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-14,
Ausgabe (English translation: issue) 1, Datum (English translation:
dated) May 11, 2015.
(5) As of November 18, 2015 (the effective date of this AD),
only install an airbrake bell crank or an airbrake drive funnel that
corresponds to Picture 2: Reinforced version of airbrake bell crank
according to HS 11-50.016, Revision a or later, and Picture 5:
Airbrake drive funnel in fuselage, ``Reinforcement of airbrake drive
funnel according to drawing S14RB703, Revision a,'' in Schempp-Hirth
Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for Technical Note No. 380-2/
396-17/868-22/890-14, Ausgabe (English translation: issue) 1, Datum
(English translation: dated) May 11, 2015, as applicable.
(g) Other FAA AD Provisions
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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small
Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri
64106; telephone: (816) 329-4165; fax: (816) 329-4090; email:
jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC on any glider
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.
(h) Related Information
Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No.
2015-0139R1, dated July 15, 2015, for related information. You may
examine the MCAI on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-3224-0002.
(i) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
(2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
(i) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 380 -2/
396-17/868-22/890-14, Revision 1, issued July 13, 2015 (published as
a single document).
(ii) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Working instruction for
Technical Note No. 380-2/396-17/868-22/890-14, Ausgabe (English
translation: issue) 1, Datum (English translation: dated) May 11,
2015.
(3) For Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH service information
identified in this AD, contact Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH,
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Krebenstrasse 25, 73230 Kirchheim/Teck, Germany; telephone: +49 7021
7298-0; fax: +49 7021 7298-199; email: hirth.com">info@schempp-hirth.com;
Internet: https://www.schempp-hirth.com.
(4) You may view this 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. In addition, you can access this service information
on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2015-3224.
(5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 2, 2015.
Melvin Johnson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-28339 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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