Airworthiness Directives:

Federal Register: August 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 164)

Rules and Regulations

Page 52235-52238

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39

Docket No. FAA-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD;

Amendment 39-16407; AD 2010-17-15

RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type

Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company)

Model 390 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect for installation of certain serial number (S/N) starter generators and replace the starter generator if one with an affected serial number is found. This AD results from reports that starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials may have been installed on certain airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect and replace starter generators with defective armature insulating materials. This condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both starter generators with consequent loss of all non battery electrical power.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on September 29, 2010.

On September 29, 2010, the Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this AD.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet: https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/.

To view the AD docket, go to U.S. Department of Transportation,

Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is FAA-2010-0523;

Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer,

FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4174; fax: (316) 946- 4107; e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

On May 14, 2010, we issued a proposal to amend part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that would apply to certain serial number starter generators where deficient armature insulating materials may have been installed on Hawker

Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 airplanes. This proposal was published in the Federal Register as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on

May 21, 2010 (FR 75 28506). The NPRM proposed to detect and replace starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials. This condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both starter

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generators with consequent loss of all non battery electrical power.

Comments

We provided the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD. We received no comments on the proposal or on the determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for minor editorial corrections. We have determined that these minor corrections: are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the

NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and do not add any additional burden upon the public than was already proposed in the NPRM.

Costs of Compliance

We estimate that this AD affects 213 airplanes in the U.S. registry.

We estimate the following costs to do the inspection:

Total cost Total cost

Labor cost

Parts cost

per

on U.S. airplane operators

.5 work-hour x $85 per hour = Not applicable.

$42.50

$9,052.50

$42.50.

We estimate the following costs to do any necessary replacements that would be required based on the results of the inspection. We have no way of determining the number of airplanes that may need this replacement:

Total cost

Labor cost

Parts cost

per airplane

10 work-hours (5 work-hours per

$4,069 per side =

$8,988 side) x $85 per hour = $850.

$8,138.

Authority for This Rulemaking

Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.

We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in subtitle VII, part A, subpart III, section 44701, ``General requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this AD.

Regulatory Findings

We have determined that this AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD: 1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; 2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

We prepared a summary of the costs to comply with this AD (and other information as included in the Regulatory Evaluation) and placed it in the AD Docket. You may get a copy of this summary by sending a request to us at the address listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket

No. FAA-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD'' in your request.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment 0

Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES 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. FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD: 2010-17-15 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No.

A00010WI Previously Held By Raytheon Aircraft Company): Amendment 39-16407; Docket No. FAA-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE- 018-AD.

Effective Date

(a) This AD becomes effective on September 29, 2010.

Affected ADs

(b) None.

Applicability

(c) This AD applies to Model 390 airplanes, serial numbers RB-4 through RB-257, RB-259 through RB-265, RB-268, and RB-269, that are certificated in any category.

Subject

(d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 24: Electric

Power.

Unsafe Condition

(e) This AD results from reports that starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials may have been installed on certain airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect and replace starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials.

This condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both starter generators with consequent loss of all non-battery electrical power.

Compliance

(f) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done:

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Actions

Compliance

Procedures

(1) Inspect both starter generators Within the next 25 hours time-in-

Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory for a starter generator with an

service (TIS) after September 29,

Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated affected serial number.

2010 (the effective date of this

May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced

AD).

Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service

Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated

April 2009.

(2) If only one suspect starter

Replace the starter generator at

Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory generator with an affected serial

whichever of the following times

Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated number is found on the airplane

occurs first after the inspection

May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced during the inspection required in

where the affected starter

Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service paragraph (f)(1) of this AD,

generator is found:

Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated replace the starter generator.

(i) Within the next 200 hours TIS;

April 2009.

(ii) The next scheduled inspection; or

(iii) Within the next 6 months.

(3) If two starter generators with

Replace one starter generator within Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory an affected serial number are found the next 25 hours TIS after the

Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated during the inspection required in

inspection where the affected

May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced paragraph (f)(1) of this AD,

starter generator was found.

Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service replace both starter generators.

Replace the second starter

Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated generator at whichever of the

April 2009. following times occurs first after the inspection where the affected starter generator is found:

(A) Within the next 200 hours TIS;

(B) The next scheduled inspection; or

(C) Within the next 6 months.

(4) Use the form (Figure 1 of this

Within 10 days after the inspection Send the report to the FAA at the

AD) to report the results of the

required in paragraph (f)(1) of

address specified in paragraph (g) inspections required in paragraph

this AD.

of this AD.

(f)(1) of this AD. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) approved the information collection requirements contained in this regulation under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and assigned OMB Control Number 2120- 0056.

FAA-2010-0523 INSPECTION REPORT

(If the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD was done before September 29, 2010 (the effective date of this AD), this report does not need to be completed and returned to the Wichita ACO)

Airplane Model

Airplane Serial Number

Airplane Tachometer Hours at Time of

Inspection

Right Hand Starter Generator serial number

Left Hand Starter Generator serial number

Does the RH Starter Generator fall within the No

If yes, replace and document replacement suspect lot?

starter generator serial number.

Does the LH Starter Generator fall within the No

If yes, replace and document replacement suspect lot?

starter generator serial number.

If both Starter Generators serial numbers

No

If yes, describe and document which starter fell within the suspect lot, was only one

generator needs to be replaced.

Starter Generator replaced?

Were any other discrepancies noticed during the inspection?

Send report to: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport

Road, Room 100, Wichita, KS 67209, fax: (316) 946-4107, e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.

Figure 1

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

(g) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to

ATTN: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801

Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946- 4174; fax: (316) 946-4107; e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight

Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.

Material Incorporated by Reference

(h) You must use Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced Industries, Inc.

Mandatory Service Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated April 2009, to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.

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(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of this service information under 5

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.

(2) For service information identified in this AD, contact

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet: https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/.

(3) You may review copies of the service information incorporated by reference for this AD at the FAA, Central Region,

Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the

Central Region, call (816) 329-3768.

(4) You may also review copies of the service information incorporated by reference for this AD at the National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to: http:// www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ ibr_locations.html.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 10, 2010.

John R. Colomy,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification

Service.

FR Doc. 2010-20490 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am

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