[Federal Register: January 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 2)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2005-23478; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-175-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Galaxy
and Model Gulfstream 200 Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Galaxy and Model Gulfstream 200
airplanes. This proposed AD would require revising the Limitations
section of the airplane flight manual (AFM) by incorporating revised
takeoff performance tables. This proposed AD results from a correction
of the power setting logic and table limits in the performance model by
the engine manufacturer. We are proposing this AD to ensure that the
flightcrew is provided
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with correct information to ensure a safe takeoff at certain altitudes.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by February 3,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to submit comments on
this proposed AD.
DOT Docket Web site: Go to http://dms.dot.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Nassif Building, room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Contact Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, P.O. Box 2206, Mail
Station D-25, Savannah, Georgia 31402-2206, for service information
identified in this proposed AD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Borfitz, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425)
227-2677; fax (425) 227-1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to submit any relevant written data, views, or
arguments regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed in the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number ``FAA-2005-
23478; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-175-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend the
proposed AD in light of those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://dms.dot.gov
, including any personal information you provide. We will
also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search function of
that Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any of our
dockets, including the name of the individual who sent the comment (or
signed the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor union,
etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you
may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Examining the Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov
, or in person at the Docket Management Facility office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Management Facility office (telephone (800) 647-
5227) is located on the plaza level of the Nassif Building at the DOT
street address stated in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after the Docket Management System
receives them.
Discussion
The Civil Aviation Administration of Israel (CAAI), which is the
airworthiness authority for Israel, notified us that an unsafe
condition may exist on Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Galaxy and Model
Gulfstream 200 airplanes. The CAAI advises that the engine manufacturer
has corrected the power setting logic and table limits in the
performance model. This correction was necessary to bring the model in
line with the control software currently installed in the Full
Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC). The new power setting logic
sets lower takeoff and automatic performance reserve (APR) N1 values.
This applies to elevations of 6,000 feet and higher when outside air
temperature (OAT) is below standard day conditions, as defined by the
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automations Society (ISA). This
correction is intended to ensure that the flightcrew is provided with
correct information to ensure a safe takeoff at certain altitudes.
Relevant Service Information
Gulfstream Aerospace LP has issued Temporary Revision (TR) 7, dated
August 18, 2003, to the Gulfstream 200 Airplane Flight Manual. The TR
describes procedures for incorporating revised takeoff performance
tables to prevent reduced balanced field length and single engine climb
performance. Accomplishing the actions specified in the TR is intended
to adequately address the unsafe condition. The CAAI mandated the
service information and issued Israeli airworthiness directive 72-03-
05-09, dated September 22, 2003, to ensure the continued airworthiness
of these airplanes in Israel.
FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD
These airplane models are manufactured in Israel and are type
certificated for operation in the United States under the provisions of
Sec. 21.29 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and the
applicable bilateral airworthiness agreement. Pursuant to this
bilateral airworthiness agreement, the CAAI has kept the FAA informed
of the situation described above. We have examined the CAAI's findings,
evaluated all pertinent information, and determined that we need to
issue an AD for airplanes of this type design that are certificated for
operation in the United States.
Therefore, we are proposing this AD, which would require
accomplishing the actions specified in the service information
described previously.
Costs of Compliance
This proposed AD would affect about 82 airplanes of U.S. registry.
The proposed AFM revision would take about 1 work hour per airplane, at
an average labor rate of $65 per work hour. Based on these figures, the
estimated cost of the proposed AD for U.S. operators is $5,330, or $65
per airplane.
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
rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
We have determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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.
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For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the proposed
regulation:
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 regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket. See the
ADDRESSES section for a location to examine the regulatory evaluation.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 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. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amends Sec. 39.13 by
adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD):
Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Formerly Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.):
Docket No. FAA-2005-23478; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-175-AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on this AD action by February
3, 2006.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Galaxy
and Model Gulfstream 200 airplanes, certificated in any category.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from an engine performance modification done
by the engine manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to ensure that
the flightcrew is provided with correct information to ensure a safe
takeoff at certain altitudes.
Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Revision
(f) Within 50 flight hours after the effective date of this AD:
Revise the Limitations section of the Gulfstream 200 AFM, to include
the information in Gulfstream Temporary Revision (TR) 7, dated
August 18, 2003, as specified in the TR. The TR includes procedures
for incorporating revised takeoff performance tables. Thereafter,
operate the airplane according to the limitations and procedures in
the TR. This may be done by inserting a copy of Gulfstream TR 7 in
the AFM. When the TR has been included in the general revisions of
the AFM, the general revisions may be inserted in the AFM, provided
the relevant information in the general revision is identical to
that in Gulfstream TR 7.
Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(g)(1) The Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport
Airplane Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for
this AD, if requested in accordance with the procedures found in 14
CFR 39.19.
(2) Before using any AMOC approved in accordance with Sec.
39.19 on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify the
appropriate principal inspector in the FAA Flight Standards
Certificate Holding District Office.
Related Information
(h) Israeli airworthiness directive 72-03-05-09, dated September
22, 2003, also addresses the subject of this AD.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 20, 2005.
Kalene C. Yanamura,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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