[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43060-43061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20056]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. 98-CE-123-AD; Amendment 39-11247; AD 99-16-12]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model Beech
1900D Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that
applies to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Model Beech
1900D airplanes that are equipped with the electric elevator trim
option. This AD requires installing electric elevator trim servo
covers. This AD is the result of reports of the affected airplanes
leaving the factory without electric elevator trim servo covers
installed. If the covers are not installed, moisture could freeze on
parts of the electric actuator. The actions specified by this AD are
intended to prevent failure of the electric elevator trim and
difficulty operating the manual elevator trim caused by moisture
freezing on parts of the electric actuator installation, which would
result in the pilot having to apply constant pressure to the control
wheel during flight.
DATES: Effective September 27, 1999.
The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of September 27, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Service information that applies to this AD may be obtained
from the Raytheon Aircraft Company, PO Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-
0085; telephone: (800) 625-7043 or (316) 676-4556. This information may
also be examined at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Central
Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 98-
CE-123-AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW,
suite 700, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Todd Dixon, Aerospace Engineer,
Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Mid-
Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4152;
facsimile: (316) 946-4407.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Events Leading to the Issuance of This AD
A proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 39) to include an AD that would apply to certain Raytheon
Model Beech 1900D airplanes that are equipped with the electric
elevator trim option was published in the Federal Register as a notice
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on March 3, 1999 (64 FR 10237). The NPRM
proposed to require installing electric elevator trim servo covers.
Accomplishment of the proposed action as specified in the NPRM would be
required in accordance with the instructions to Raytheon Kit No. 129-
5035-1, as referenced in Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 27-
3080, Issued: October, 1998, and Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB
27-3080, Revision 1, Issued: December, 1998.
The NPRM was the result of reports of the affected airplanes
leaving the factory without electric elevator trim servo covers
installed. If the covers are not installed, moisture could freeze on
parts of the electric actuator.
Interested persons have been afforded an opportunity to participate
in the making of this amendment. No comments were received on the
proposed rule or the FAA's determination of the cost to the public.
The FAA's Determination
After careful review of all available information related to the
subject presented above, the FAA has determined that air safety and the
public interest require the adoption of the rule as proposed except for
minor editorial corrections. The FAA has determined that these minor
corrections will not change the meaning of the AD and will not add any
additional burden upon the public than was already proposed.
Cost Impact
The FAA estimates that 205 airplanes in the U.S. registry will be
affected by this AD, that it will take approximately 5 workhours per
airplane to accomplish the installation, and that the average labor
rate is approximately $60 an hour. Raytheon will provide parts free of
charge under warranty credit. Based on these figures, the total cost
impact of this AD on U.S. operators is estimated to $61,500.
Raytheon will also give warranty credit for labor until October 31,
1999.
Regulatory Impact
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or
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on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with Executive Order
12612, it is determined that this final rule does not have sufficient
federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism
Assessment.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this action (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); 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. A copy of the final evaluation prepared for this
action is contained in the Rules Docket. A copy of it may be obtained
by contacting the Rules Docket at the location provided under the
caption ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
Adoption of the Amendment
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
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. Section 39.13 is amended by adding a new airworthiness directive
(AD) to read as follows:
99-16-12 Raytheon Aircraft Company (Type Certificate No. A24CE
formerly held by the Beech Aircraft Corporation): Amendment 39-
11247; Docket No. 98-CE-123-AD.
Applicability: Model Beech 1900D airplanes, serial numbers UE-1
through UE-246, certificated in any category, that incorporate the
electric elevator trim option.
Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane identified in the
preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been
modified, altered, or repaired in the area subject to the
requirements of this AD. For airplanes that have been modified,
altered, or repaired so that the performance of the requirements of
this AD is affected, the owner/operator must request approval for an
alternative method of compliance in accordance with paragraph (c) of
this AD. The request should include an assessment of the effect of
the modification, alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition
addressed by this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not been
eliminated, the request should include specific proposed actions to
address it.
Compliance: Required within the next 600 hours time-in-service
(TIS) after the effective date of this AD, unless already
accomplished.
To prevent failure of the electric elevator trim and difficulty
operating the manual elevator trim caused by moisture freezing on
parts of the electric actuator installation, which would result in
the pilot having to apply constant pressure to the control wheel
during flight, accomplish the following:
(a) Install electric elevator trim servo covers in accordance
with the instructions in Kit No. 129-5035-1, as referenced in
Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 27-3080, Issued: October,
1998, and Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 27-3080, Revision
1, Issued: December, 1998.
Note 2: The compliance time of this AD takes precedence over the
compliance time specified in Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB
27-3080, Revision 1, Issued: December, 1998.
(b) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with
Secs. 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the
requirements of this AD can be accomplished.
(c) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the
compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be
approved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO), 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita,
Kansas 67209. The request shall be forwarded through an appropriate
FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then send it to
the Manager, Wichita ACO.
Note 3: Information concerning the existence of approved
alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be
obtained from the Wichita ACO.
(d) The installation required by this AD shall be done in
accordance with the instructions in Kit No. 129-5035-1, as
referenced in Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 27-3080,
Issued: October, 1998, and Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB
27-3080, Revision 1, Issued: December, 1998. This incorporation by
reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be
obtained from the Raytheon Aircraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85,
Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085. Copies may be inspected at the FAA,
Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.
12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal
Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, suite 700, Washington, DC.
(e) This amendment becomes effective on September 27, 1999.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 29, 1999.
Marvin R. Nuss,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-20056 Filed 8-6-99; 8:45 am]
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