[Federal Register: November 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 228)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2007-28883; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-106-AD;
Amendment 39-15267; AD 2007-24-01]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Model 400A Series
Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Hawker Beechcraft Model 400A series airplanes. This AD requires
inspecting the galley cabinets to determine if a certain part number is
installed or if a certain size of wire already exists, and doing
related investigative/corrective actions if necessary. This AD results
from reports of undersized, and consequently unprotected, wire in the
galley cabinets. We are issuing this AD to prevent overheating of wire
insulation and consequent fire or smoke in the airplane cabin.
DATES: This AD becomes effective January 2, 2008.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of January 2,
2008.
ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas
67206.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The address for the
Docket Office (telephone 800-647-5527) is the Document Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Petty, Aerospace Engineer,
Electrical Systems and Avionics, ACE-119W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft
Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent
Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone (316) 946-4139; fax (316)
946-4107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14
CFR part 39 to include an AD that would apply to certain Hawker
Beechcraft Model 400A series airplanes. That NPRM was published in the
Federal Register on August 9, 2007 (72 FR 44813). That NPRM proposed to
require inspecting the galley cabinets to determine if a certain part
number is installed or if a certain size of wire already exists, and
doing related investigative/corrective actions if necessary.
Comments
We provided the public the opportunity to participate in the
development of this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM or on the
determination of the cost to the public.
Change to Language in Final Rule
We have removed the words ``if necessary'' that were inadvertently
added to paragraph (f) of the NPRM. The actions in paragraph (f) of
this AD are required.
Conclusion
We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that
air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD with the
change described previously. We have determined that this change will
neither increase the economic burden on any operator nor increase the
scope of the AD.
Costs of Compliance
There are about 285 airplanes of the affected design in the
worldwide fleet. This AD affects about 214 airplanes of U.S. registry.
The required inspection takes about 1 work hour per airplane, at an
average labor rate of $80 per work hour. Based on these figures, the
estimated cost of this AD for U.S. operators is $17,120, or $80 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 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,
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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 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 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, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
Adoption of the Amendment
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Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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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]
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2. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amends Sec. 39.13 by
adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD):
2007-24-01 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Amendment 39-15267. Docket
No. FAA-2007-28883; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-106-AD.
Effective Date
(a) This AD becomes effective January 2, 2008.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft Model 400A series
airplanes, certificated in any category; as identified in Raytheon
Service Bulletin SB 25-3758, dated June 2006.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from reports of undersized, and consequently
unprotected, wire in the galley cabinets. We are issuing this AD to
prevent overheating of wire insulation and consequent fire or smoke
in the airplane cabin.
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.
Inspection and Related Investigative/Corrective Actions
(f) Within 200 flight hours or 12 months after the effective
date of this AD, whichever occurs first, inspect the galley cabinets
to determine if Precision Pattern galley cabinet, part number (P/N)
20917, 20918, or 20921 is installed, or if 8 American Wire Gauge
(AWG) wire already exists; and, within 20 flight hours or 30 days
after the inspection, whichever occurs later, do all applicable
related investigative and corrective actions. The actions must be
done in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Raytheon
Service Bulletin SB 25-3758, dated June 2006.
Note 1: Raytheon Service Bulletin SB 25-3758, dated June 2006,
refers to Raytheon Kit 128-3068-0001, Revision 3, dated April 18,
2006, as an additional source of service information for replacing
the undersized 10AWG wire with 8AWG wire in the gallery power
circuit.
Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(g)(1) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in
accordance with the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
(2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
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 Raytheon Service Bulletin SB 25-3758, dated
June 2006, to perform the actions that are required by this AD,
unless the AD specifies otherwise. The Director of the Federal
Register approved the incorporation by reference of this document in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67206,
for a copy of this service information. You may review copies at the
FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
Washington; or 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on November 8, 2007.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22545 Filed 11-27-07; 8:45 am]
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