[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 60116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29351]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Technical Standard Orders: Aircraft Bearings
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.
ACTION: Notice of availability for public comment.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and requests
comments on a proposed Technical Standard Order (TSO) pertaining to
aircraft bearings. The proposed TSO prescribes the regulatory
performance standards that manufacturer-specified parts and appliances
must meet to be identified with the marking ``TSO-C149.''
DATES: Comments must identify the TSO file number and be received on or
before January 5, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the proposed technical standard order
to: Technical Programs and Continued Airworthiness Branch, AIR-120,
Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification Service--File No.
TSO-C149, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591. Or deliver comments to: Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 815, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Bobbie J. Smith, Technical Programs and Continued Airworthiness
Branch, AIR-120, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, FAX No. (202) 267-5340.
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed TSO
listed in this notice by submitting such written data, views, or
arguments as they desire to the above specified address. Comments
received on the proposed technical standard order may be examined,
before and after the comment closing date, in Room 815, FAA
Headquarters Building (FOB-10A), 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, weekdays except Federal holidays, between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All communications received on or before the closing
date for comments specified above will be considered by the Director of
the Aircraft Certification Service before issuing the final TSO.
Background
The FAA established the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
(ARAC) in January 1991 to provide an ongoing mechanism to accept
recommendations from the aviation industry in the regulatory process
(56 FR 2190; January 22, 1991; and 58 FR 9230; February 19, 1993). In
March 1993, the FAA established the Parts Working Group as part of ARAC
(58 FR 16572; March 29, 1993). The Parts Working Group was tasked with
recommending to ARAC new regulations and guidance material, as
appropriate, pertaining to the issuance and administration of approvals
of replacement and modification parts for civil aircraft. The proposed
TSO in this notice is based on a draft proposed TSO developed by the
Parts Working Group and recommended to the FAA by the ARAC.
The standards or proposed TSO-C149 apply to aircraft bearings
intended for anti-friction rotation and/or oscillatory applications in
the manufacture and maintenance of aircraft products. Proposed TSO-C149
provides alternative requirements for making each individual bearing.
Each bearing must be marked with at least the name or symbol of the
manufacturer, the manufacturer's part number, and the TSO number. When
this is not practical, marking may be accomplished in a manner approved
by the Administrator. Also, in addition to the marking specified in 14
CFR 607(d), the seal type, the lubrication date (if applicable), and
the manufacturer's inspection lot number shall be marked on each
package and container.
How to Obtain Copies
A copy of the proposed TSO-C149 may be obtained via Internet
(http:/www.faa.gov/avr/air/100home.htm) or on request from the office
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 27, 1997.
Abbas A. Rizvi,
Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-29351 Filed 11-5-97; 8:45 am]
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