[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30282-30284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12302]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD;
Amendment 39-16312; AD 2010-11-07]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model
11E Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 11E airplanes. This AD requires
you to clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod bearings. This AD
results from reports of the aileron control stick force increasing and
of the controls being very noisy. We are issuing this AD to detect and
correct insufficient lubrication and residual metallic paint particles
in the pushrod end ball joints, which could result in difficulty
actuating aileron controls sometime during flight after takeoff. This
condition could lead to difficulty controlling the airplane in flight.
DATES: This AD becomes effective on July 6, 2010.
On July 6, 2010, the Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this AD.
ADDRESSES: Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. is in liquidation. For
service/or continued airworthiness information identified in this AD,
contact Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, ATTN:
Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane
Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas
76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; facsimile: (817) 222-5960.
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To view the AD docket, go to U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is FAA-2010-0261;
Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer,
Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601
Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154;
facsimile: (817) 222-5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
On March 9, 2010, we issued a proposal to amend part 39 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that
would apply to all Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 11E airplanes.
This proposal was published in the Federal Register as a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12468). The NPRM
proposed to require you to clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod
bearings.
Comments
We provided the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the proposal or on the
determination of the cost to the public.
Conclusion
We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that
air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed
except for minor editorial corrections. We have determined that these
minor corrections:
Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 12 airplanes in the
U.S. registry.
We estimate the following costs to do the proposed cleaning and
lubrication:
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Total cost Total cost
Labor cost Parts cost per on U.S.
airplane operators
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1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85. $10 $95 $1,140
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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 AD.
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, 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 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 summary of the costs to comply with this AD (and
other information as included in the Regulatory Evaluation) and placed
it in the AD Docket. You may get a copy of this summary by sending a
request to us at the address listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket
No. FAA-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD'' in your
request.
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 Federal Aviation Administration amends part 39 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (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. FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD:
2010-11-07 Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc.: Amendment 39-16312;
Docket No. FAA-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD.
Effective Date
(a) This AD becomes effective on July 6, 2010.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model 11E airplanes, all serial numbers,
that are certificated in any category.
Subject
(d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 27: Flight
Controls.
Unsafe Condition
(e) This AD results from reports of the aileron control stick
force increasing and of the controls being very noisy. We are
issuing this AD to detect and correct insufficient lubrication and
residual metallic paint particles in the rod end ball joints, which
could result in difficulty actuating aileron controls sometime
during flight after takeoff. This failure could lead to difficulty
controlling the airplane in flight.
Compliance
(f) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:
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Actions Compliance Procedures
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(1) Clean and lubricate the Within the next 10 Follow Quartz
aileron pushrod bearings. hours time-in- Mountain Aerospace
service (TIS) after Mandatory Service
July 6, 2010 (the Bulletin No. SB 09-
effective date of 02, dated May 5,
this AD). 2009.
(2) Lubricate the aileron Within 50 hours TIS Follow Quartz
pushrod bearings. after the cleaning Mountain Aerospace
and lubrication Mandatory Service
required by Bulletin No. SB 09-
paragraph (f)(1) of 02, dated May 5,
this AD. 2009.
Repetitively
thereafter at
intervals not to
exceed 50 hours TIS.
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Special Flight Permit
(g) Under 14 CFR part 39.23, a special flight is not permitted
for this AD.
Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(h) The Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using
the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN:
Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane
Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas
76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; facsimile: (817) 222-5960. 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
(i) You must use Quartz Mountain Aerospace Mandatory Service
Bulletin No. SB 09-02, dated May 5, 2009, to do the actions required
by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
(2) Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. is in liquidation. For
service information identified in this AD, contact Manager, Fort
Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, ATTN: Garry D. Sills,
Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate--Airplane Certification
Office, ASW-150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76193;
telephone: (817) 222-5154; fax: (817) 222-5960.
(3) You may review copies of the service information
incorporated by reference for this AD at the FAA, Central Region,
Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri
64106. For information on the availability of this material at the
Central Region, call (816) 329-3768.
(4) You may also review copies of the service information
incorporated by reference for this AD 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/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 14, 2010.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12302 Filed 5-28-10; 8:45 am]
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