Mark Sokolow

COMMENTS ON PROPOSED RULES, REGULATIONS OR AGENCY ACTIONS: Director Orszag of the Office of Management and Budget issued an Open Government Directive on December 8, 2009, which presented a 60-day timetable to “respect the presumption of openness by publishing information online” and Director Orszag reminded the agencies that the government has defined guidelines as to the objectivity of information (Orszag, 2009, p. 1-10). The federal guidelines focused on whether the “disseminated information is being presented in an accurate, clear, complete and unbiased manner. This involves whether the information is being presented within a proper context” (Guidelines, 2001, p. 8459). The notice indicates that hydraulic fluid contamination found in the strut forward dry bay. This proposed AD would require repetitive general visual inspections of the strut forward dry bay for the presence of hydraulic fluid, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. Hydraulic embrittlement could cause a through-crack formation across the fittings through which an engine fire could breach into the strut, resulting in an uncontained strut fire. You need to provide information on which planes this occurred in and after which flights. Also, you also need to delineate what mechanical repairs can be completed which will stop the hydraulic fluid contamination. MARK SOKOLOW ATTORNEY AT LAW 338 Wedgerock Webster, Texas 77598 http://mtsokolow-attorney.com mark@mtsokolow-attorney.com