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annual leave under 5 U.S.C.
6304(d)(1)(B) at the beginning of a leave
year, the forfeited annual leave is
deemed to have been scheduled in
advance for the purpose of 5 U.S.C.
6304(d)(1)(B) and § 630.308.
(d) With respect to annual leave
forfeited under paragraph (c) of this
section, the annual leave must be
restored under 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(1)(B)
subject to the following time limits:
(1) A full-time employee must
schedule and use excess annual leave of
416 hours or less by the end of the leave
year in progress 2 years after the date
fixed by the agency head (or designee)
under paragraph (f)(2) of this section as
the termination date of the exigency of
the public business. The agency must
extend this period by 1 leave year for
each additional 208 hours of excess
annual leave or any portion thereof.
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Note 1 to paragraph (d)(1): For an
employee on an uncommon tour of duty, the
conversion rules in § 630.210(d) regarding
the referenced number of hours for full-time
employees (416 hours and 208 hours) must
be applied.
(2) A part-time employee must
schedule and use excess annual leave in
an amount equal to or less than 20
percent of the number of hours in the
employee’s scheduled annual tour of
duty by the end of the leave year in
progress 2 years after the date fixed by
the agency head (or designee) under
paragraph (f)(2) of this section as the
termination date of the exigency of the
public business. The agency must
extend this period by 1 leave year for
each additional number of hours of
excess annual leave, or any portion
thereof, equal to 10 percent of the
number of hours in the employee’s
scheduled annual tour of duty.
(e) The time limits established under
paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) of this
section for using restored annual leave
accounts shall not apply for the entire
period during which an employee’s
services are determined by the agency to
be essential for the response to the
national emergency. When coverage
under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
section ends due to the termination date
of the exigency of the public business
fixed by the agency under paragraph
(f)(2), a new time limit will be
established under paragraph (d) of this
section for all annual leave restored to
an employee under 5 U.S.C. 6304(d).
(f)(1) The agency head (or designee)
must continually monitor the agency
response to the national emergency and
determine whether the services of
individual employees or groups of
employees continue to be essential for
the response to the emergency such that
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annual leave may not be scheduled
according to the normal procedures
described in § 630.308(a).
(2) The agency head (or designee)
must fix a date as the termination date
of the exigency of the public business
for each employee or group of
employees as provided in this
paragraph. The exigency of the public
business as it affects an individual
employee or group of employees must
be terminated on the date one of the
following events occurs, whichever is
earliest:
(i) When the President declares an
end to the national emergency;
(ii) When the Director of OPM deems
the national emergency to no longer be
an exigency of the public business for
purposes of this authority;
(iii) When the agency head (or
designee), in his or her sole and
exclusive discretion, determines that the
services of an employee or group of
employees are no longer essential to the
response to the national emergency or
that such employees are able to follow
the normal leave scheduling procedures
in § 630.308(a);
(iv) On the day that is 12 months after
the national emergency has been
declared, an agency head (or designee),
in his or her sole and exclusive
discretion, may extend this deadline
annually by an additional 12 months;
under no circumstances may an agency
grant more than two 12-month
extensions under this paragraph in
connection with any national
emergency (however, § 630.309 may
apply in the case of an extended
exigency); or
(v) When an employee whose services
were determined to be essential during
the national emergency moves to a
position not involving services
determined by the agency to be essential
to the response to the national
emergency.
(3) The agency head (or designee)
must inform both the affected
employees and the agency payroll
provider in writing of the termination
date as determined in paragraph (f)(2) of
this section.
(g) When the agency head (or
designee) fixes a termination date of the
exigency of the public business under
paragraph (f) of this section, each
affected employee must make a
reasonable effort to comply with the
scheduling requirement in § 630.308(a).
The head of the agency (or designee), in
his or her sole and exclusive discretion,
may exempt such an employee from the
advance scheduling requirement in
§ 630.308(a) if coverage under
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section
terminated during the leave year and if
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the head of the agency (or designee)
determines that the employee was
unable to comply with the advance
scheduling requirement because of
circumstances beyond the employee’s
control.
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6. Remove § 630.311.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0180; Project
Identifier 2017–CE–043–AD; Amendment
39–21146; AD 2020–13–01]
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Airworthiness Directives; Daher
Aircraft Design, LLC (Type Certificate
Previously Held by Quest Aircraft
Design, LLC), Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
The FAA is correcting an
airworthiness directive (AD) that
published in the Federal Register. The
AD applies to all Daher Aircraft Design,
LLC (type certificate previously held by
Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Model
KODIAK 100 airplanes. As published,
the type certificate (TC) holder in the
regulatory heading that identifies the
AD is incorrect. This document corrects
that error. In all other respects, the
original document remains the same;
however, for clarity, the FAA is
publishing the entire rule in the Federal
Register.
DATES: This correction is effective
August 17, 2020. The effective date of
AD 2020–13–01 remains August 17,
2020.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of certain publications listed in this AD
as of August 17, 2020 (85 FR 41906, July
13, 2020).
ADDRESSES: For service information
identified in this final rule, contact
Kodiak Aircraft Company, Inc., 1200
Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864;
phone: (208) 263–1111 or 1 (866) 263–
1112; email: KodiakCare@daher.com;
internet: https://Kodiak.aero/support.
You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety
Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106. For information on the
SUMMARY:
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availability of this material at the FAA,
call 816–329–4148. It is also available
on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2018–
0180.
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 AD, any comments
received, and other information. The
address for Docket Operations is Docket
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:
Wade Sullivan, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Section, FAA, Seattle ACO
Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des
Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206–
231–3530; email: Wade.Sullivan@
faa.gov.
As
published, AD 2020–13–01,
Amendment 39–21146 (85 FR 41906,
July 13, 2020), applies to all Daher
Aircraft Design, LLC (type certificate
previously held by Quest Aircraft
Design, LLC), Model KODIAK 100
airplanes. AD 2020–13–01 requires a
one-time inspection to determine if an
affected nose landing gear (NLG) fork is
installed, repetitive inspections of the
affected NLG fork for cracks, repetitive
inspections of the shimmy damper
bracket for looseness and of the shimmy
damper system for damaged
components if an affected NLG fork is
installed, and rework/replacement of
parts as necessary.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Need for the Correction
As published, the TC holder in the
regulatory heading that identifies the
AD is incorrect. The heading incorrectly
identified the TC holder as ‘‘Quest
Aircraft Design, LLC.’’ The correct TC
holder is Daher Aircraft Design, LLC
(Type Certificate previously held by
Quest Aircraft Design, LLC).
Although no other part of the
preamble or regulatory information has
been corrected, for clarity, the FAA is
publishing the entire rule in the Federal
Register.
The effective date of this AD remains
August 17, 2020.
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Related Service Information Under 1
CFR Part 51
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
The FAA reviewed Quest Aircraft
Field Service Instruction FSI–147,
Revision 00, Release Date January 29,
2018, which provides instructions for
inspection and, if necessary,
replacement of the NLG fork. The FAA
reviewed pages 32_110 and 32_111,
section 3252, Shimmy Damper, Chapter
32, Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft
Company Kodiak 100 Maintenance
Manual, Revision No. 21, dated
February 15, 2017, which contains
procedures for inspecting the shimmy
damper system. The FAA also reviewed
Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction
FSI–146, Revision 00, Release Date
April 18, 2017, which provides
instructions for modifying the shimmy
damper attach bracket. This service
information is reasonably available
because the interested parties have
access to it through their normal course
of business or by the means identified
in the ADDRESSES section.
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Good Cause for Adoption Without Prior
Notice
Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies
to dispense with notice and comment
procedures for rules when the agency
for ‘‘good cause’’ finds that those
procedures are ‘‘impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ Section 553(d)(3) of the APA
requires that agencies publish a rule not
less than 30 days before its effective
date, except as otherwise provided by
the agency for good cause found and
published with the rule.
Since this action only corrects the TC
holder in a regulatory heading, the FAA
finds that notice and public comment
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary.
For the same reason, the FAA finds that
good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)
for making this rule effective in less
than 30 days.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
Adoption of the Correction
Accordingly, pursuant to 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:
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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.
§ 39.13
[Corrected]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
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2020–13–01 Daher Aircraft Design, LLC
(Type Certificate previously held by
Quest Aircraft Design, LLC):
Amendment 39–21146; Docket No.
FAA–2018–0180; Project Identifier
2017–CE–043–AD.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is
effective August 17, 2020.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Daher Aircraft Design,
LLC (type certificate previously held by
Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Model KODIAK
100 airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated
in any category.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America
Code 32, Landing Gear.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by reports from the
manufacturer of fatigue cracks on the nose
landing gear (NLG) fork. The FAA is issuing
this AD to detect and prevent fatigue
cracking of the NLG fork. The unsafe
condition, if not corrected, could result in
separation of the NLG fork with consequent
reduced control on landing. If the NLG fork
separates on an unimproved surface, the risk
of the NLG digging in and the airplane
overturning on the ground increases.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Inspection for Type of NLG Fork
Within 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after
August 17, 2020 (the effective date of this
AD), inspect the airplane to determine if an
NLG fork part number (P/N) 100–410–7001
(type A) or an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013
(type B) is installed. If you determine that an
NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013 (type B) is
installed during the inspection, no further
action is required by this AD. If a review of
the maintenance records can identify the P/
N NLG fork that is installed, you may use a
maintenance records review in lieu of
inspecting the airplane to determine if an
NLG fork P/N 100–410–7001 (type A) or an
NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013 (type B) is
installed.
(h) Inspection of the NLG Fork for Cracks
(1) If you determine that an NLG fork P/
N 100–410–7001 (type A) is installed during
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the inspection required by paragraph (g) of
this AD, within 25 hours TIS after August 17,
2020 (the effective date of this AD) and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 hours
TIS, do a fluorescent penetrant, dye
penetrant, or open-hole eddy current
inspection of the NLG fork for cracks by
following section 5. Instructions in Quest
Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI–147,
Revision 00, Release Date January 29, 2018.
(2) If you find any cracks of the NLG fork
during any inspection required by paragraph
(h)(1) of this AD, before further flight, replace
the NLG fork with an NLG fork P/N 100–410–
7013 (type B). Replacement of the NLG fork
with an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013 (type B)
terminates the repetitive inspections required
by paragraphs (h)(1) and (i)(1) of this AD.
(i) Inspection of the Shimmy Damper
Bracket
(1) If you have not replaced an NLG fork
P/N 100–410–7001 (type A) per the initial
inspection and replacement requirements in
paragraph (h) of this AD, then within 25
hours TIS after August 17, 2020 (the effective
date of this AD) and thereafter at intervals
not to exceed 200 hours TIS (until the NLG
fork is replaced with a P/N 100–410–7013
(type B) fork), inspect the shimmy damper
bracket for looseness, and inspect the
shimmy damper system for damaged (loose,
leaking, corroded, or worn) components, by
following pages 32_110 and 32_111, section
3252, Shimmy Damper, found in Chapter 32,
Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company
Kodiak 100 Maintenance Manual, Revision
No. 21, dated February 15, 2017.
(2) If a loose shimmy damper bracket is
found during any inspection required by
paragraph (i)(1) of this AD, rework the
shimmy damper bracket with interference-fit
bolts by following Quest Aircraft Field
Service Instruction FSI–146, Revision 00,
Release Date April 18, 2017. Reworking the
shimmy damper bracket with the
interference-fit bolts terminates the repetitive
inspections required by paragraph (i)(1) of
this AD.
(3) If any other damaged components are
found in the shimmy damper system during
any inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of
this AD, before further flight, replace the
damaged components.
(j) Optional Terminating Action
In lieu of the NLG fork and shimmy
damper bracket inspections required by
paragraphs (h)(1) and (i)(1) of this AD, you
may replace the NLG fork P/N 100–410–7001
(type A) with an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013
(type B). This replacement terminates the
inspection requirements of this AD, and no
further actions are required.
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(k) Restriction of NLG Fork P/N 100–410–
7001 (Type A) Installation
Once an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013 (type
B) is installed on an airplane, do not install
an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7001 (type A). If
an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013 (type B) is
removed from the airplane for any reason (for
example, to install floats), you must reinstall
an NLG fork P/N 100–410–7013 (type B)
when operating with wheels.
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(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO Branch,
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
certification office, send it to the attention of
the person identified in paragraph (m) of this
AD. Information may also be emailed to: 9ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov.
(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.
(m) Related Information
For more information about this AD,
contact Wade Sullivan, Aerospace Engineer,
Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA,
Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206–
231–3530; email: Wade.Sullivan@faa.gov.
(n) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference 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.
(3) The following service information was
approved for IBR on August 17, 2020 (85 FR
41906, July 13, 2020).
(i) Pages 32_110 and 32_111, section 3252,
Shimmy Damper, Chapter 32, Landing Gear,
of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100
Maintenance Manual, Revision No. 21, dated
February 15, 2017.
(ii) Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction
FSI–146, Revision 00, Release Date April 18,
2017.
Note 1 to paragraph (n)(2)(ii) of this AD:
The Release Date is a pen-and-ink addition
that appears only on the Revision Notice
transmitted with FSI–146.
(iii) Quest Aircraft Field Service
Instruction FSI–147, Revision 00, Release
Date January 29, 2018.
Note 2 to paragraph (n)(2)(iii) of this AD:
The Release Date is a pen-and-ink addition
that appears only on the Revision Notice
transmitted with FSI–147.
(4) For service information identified in
this AD, contact Kodiak Aircraft Company,
Inc., 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho
83864; phone: (208) 263–1111 or 1 (866) 263–
1112; email: KodiakCare@daher.com;
internet: https://Kodiak.aero/support.
(5) You may view this service information
at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section,
Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information
on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call 816–329–4148.
(6) You may view this service information
that is incorporated by reference at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on
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the availability of this material at NARA,
email fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibrlocations.html.
Issued on August 3, 2020.
Ross Landes,
Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations,
Compliance & Airworthiness Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2018-0180; Project Identifier 2017-CE-043-AD; Amendment
39-21146; AD 2020-13-01]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type
Certificate Previously Held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Airplanes
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. The AD applies to all Daher Aircraft
Design, LLC (type certificate previously held by Quest Aircraft Design,
LLC), Model KODIAK 100 airplanes. As published, the type certificate
(TC) holder in the regulatory heading that identifies the AD is
incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects,
the original document remains the same; however, for clarity, the FAA
is publishing the entire rule in the Federal Register.
DATES: This correction is effective August 17, 2020. The effective date
of AD 2020-13-01 remains August 17, 2020.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of August 17,
2020 (85 FR 41906, July 13, 2020).
ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Kodiak Aircraft Company, Inc., 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint,
Idaho 83864; phone: (208) 263-1111 or 1 (866) 263-1112; email:
[email protected]; internet: https://Kodiak.aero/support. You may
view this referenced service information at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106. For information on the
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availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148. It is also
available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-0180.
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 AD, any comments received, and
other information. The address for Docket Operations is Docket
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: Wade Sullivan, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des
Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206-231-3530; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As published, AD 2020-13-01, Amendment 39-
21146 (85 FR 41906, July 13, 2020), applies to all Daher Aircraft
Design, LLC (type certificate previously held by Quest Aircraft Design,
LLC), Model KODIAK 100 airplanes. AD 2020-13-01 requires a one-time
inspection to determine if an affected nose landing gear (NLG) fork is
installed, repetitive inspections of the affected NLG fork for cracks,
repetitive inspections of the shimmy damper bracket for looseness and
of the shimmy damper system for damaged components if an affected NLG
fork is installed, and rework/replacement of parts as necessary.
Need for the Correction
As published, the TC holder in the regulatory heading that
identifies the AD is incorrect. The heading incorrectly identified the
TC holder as ``Quest Aircraft Design, LLC.'' The correct TC holder is
Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type Certificate previously held by Quest
Aircraft Design, LLC).
Although no other part of the preamble or regulatory information
has been corrected, for clarity, the FAA is publishing the entire rule
in the Federal Register.
The effective date of this AD remains August 17, 2020.
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
The FAA reviewed Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-147,
Revision 00, Release Date January 29, 2018, which provides instructions
for inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the NLG fork. The FAA
reviewed pages 32_110 and 32_111, section 3252, Shimmy Damper, Chapter
32, Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100 Maintenance
Manual, Revision No. 21, dated February 15, 2017, which contains
procedures for inspecting the shimmy damper system. The FAA also
reviewed Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-146, Revision 00,
Release Date April 18, 2017, which provides instructions for modifying
the shimmy damper attach bracket. This service information is
reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it
through their normal course of business or by the means identified in
the ADDRESSES section.
Good Cause for Adoption Without Prior Notice
Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the agency for ``good cause'' finds
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Section 553(d)(3) of the APA requires that
agencies publish a rule not less than 30 days before its effective
date, except as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found
and published with the rule.
Since this action only corrects the TC holder in a regulatory
heading, the FAA finds that notice and public comment under 5 U.S.C.
553(b) is unnecessary. For the same reason, the FAA finds that good
cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making this rule effective in
less than 30 days.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
Adoption of the Correction
Accordingly, pursuant to 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 [Corrected]
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2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
2020-13-01 Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type Certificate previously
held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC): Amendment 39-21146; Docket No.
FAA-2018-0180; Project Identifier 2017-CE-043-AD.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective August 17, 2020.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (type certificate
previously held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Model KODIAK 100
airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association
(ATA) of America Code 32, Landing Gear.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by reports from the manufacturer of fatigue
cracks on the nose landing gear (NLG) fork. The FAA is issuing this
AD to detect and prevent fatigue cracking of the NLG fork. The
unsafe condition, if not corrected, could result in separation of
the NLG fork with consequent reduced control on landing. If the NLG
fork separates on an unimproved surface, the risk of the NLG digging
in and the airplane overturning on the ground increases.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Inspection for Type of NLG Fork
Within 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after August 17, 2020 (the
effective date of this AD), inspect the airplane to determine if an
NLG fork part number (P/N) 100-410-7001 (type A) or an NLG fork P/N
100-410-7013 (type B) is installed. If you determine that an NLG
fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is installed during the inspection,
no further action is required by this AD. If a review of the
maintenance records can identify the P/N NLG fork that is installed,
you may use a maintenance records review in lieu of inspecting the
airplane to determine if an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A) or an
NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is installed.
(h) Inspection of the NLG Fork for Cracks
(1) If you determine that an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A)
is installed during
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the inspection required by paragraph (g) of this AD, within 25 hours
TIS after August 17, 2020 (the effective date of this AD) and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 hours TIS, do a
fluorescent penetrant, dye penetrant, or open-hole eddy current
inspection of the NLG fork for cracks by following section 5.
Instructions in Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-147,
Revision 00, Release Date January 29, 2018.
(2) If you find any cracks of the NLG fork during any inspection
required by paragraph (h)(1) of this AD, before further flight,
replace the NLG fork with an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B).
Replacement of the NLG fork with an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type
B) terminates the repetitive inspections required by paragraphs
(h)(1) and (i)(1) of this AD.
(i) Inspection of the Shimmy Damper Bracket
(1) If you have not replaced an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type
A) per the initial inspection and replacement requirements in
paragraph (h) of this AD, then within 25 hours TIS after August 17,
2020 (the effective date of this AD) and thereafter at intervals not
to exceed 200 hours TIS (until the NLG fork is replaced with a P/N
100-410-7013 (type B) fork), inspect the shimmy damper bracket for
looseness, and inspect the shimmy damper system for damaged (loose,
leaking, corroded, or worn) components, by following pages 32_110
and 32_111, section 3252, Shimmy Damper, found in Chapter 32,
Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100 Maintenance
Manual, Revision No. 21, dated February 15, 2017.
(2) If a loose shimmy damper bracket is found during any
inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of this AD, rework the
shimmy damper bracket with interference-fit bolts by following Quest
Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-146, Revision 00, Release
Date April 18, 2017. Reworking the shimmy damper bracket with the
interference-fit bolts terminates the repetitive inspections
required by paragraph (i)(1) of this AD.
(3) If any other damaged components are found in the shimmy
damper system during any inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of
this AD, before further flight, replace the damaged components.
(j) Optional Terminating Action
In lieu of the NLG fork and shimmy damper bracket inspections
required by paragraphs (h)(1) and (i)(1) of this AD, you may replace
the NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A) with an NLG fork P/N 100-410-
7013 (type B). This replacement terminates the inspection
requirements of this AD, and no further actions are required.
(k) Restriction of NLG Fork P/N 100-410-7001 (Type A) Installation
Once an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is installed on an
airplane, do not install an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A). If
an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is removed from the airplane
for any reason (for example, to install floats), you must reinstall
an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) when operating with wheels.
(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, 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 certification office, send it to the attention of the
person identified in paragraph (m) of this AD. Information may also
be emailed to: [email protected].
(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.
(m) Related Information
For more information about this AD, contact Wade Sullivan,
Aerospace Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA,
Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
phone and fax: 206-231-3530; email: [email protected].
(n) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference 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.
(3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
August 17, 2020 (85 FR 41906, July 13, 2020).
(i) Pages 32_110 and 32_111, section 3252, Shimmy Damper,
Chapter 32, Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100
Maintenance Manual, Revision No. 21, dated February 15, 2017.
(ii) Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-146, Revision
00, Release Date April 18, 2017.
Note 1 to paragraph (n)(2)(ii) of this AD: The Release Date is
a pen-and-ink addition that appears only on the Revision Notice
transmitted with FSI-146.
(iii) Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-147, Revision
00, Release Date January 29, 2018.
Note 2 to paragraph (n)(2)(iii) of this AD: The Release Date is
a pen-and-ink addition that appears only on the Revision Notice
transmitted with FSI-147.
(4) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Kodiak Aircraft Company, Inc., 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho
83864; phone: (208) 263-1111 or 1 (866) 263-1112; email:
[email protected]; internet: https://Kodiak.aero/support.
(5) You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901
Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148.
(6) 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, email [email protected], or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html.
Issued on August 3, 2020.
Ross Landes,
Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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