[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54414-54415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26106]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. 95-CE-23-AD; Amendment 39-9410; AD 95-22-03]
Airworthiness Directives; Beech Aircraft Corporation Models 60
and A60 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 Beech Aircraft Corporation (Beech) Models 60 and A60
airplanes. This action requires incorporating flight manual supplement
revisions into the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) that would specify a
minimum airspeed for operating the affected airplanes in icing
conditions. Reports of several incidents and accidents on the affected
airplanes related to flight in icing conditions prompted the proposed
action. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to
prevent loss of control of the airplane because of the airplane
traveling too slowly in icing conditions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Service information that applies to this AD may be obtained
from Beech Aircraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-
0085. This information may also be examined at the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief
Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket 95-CE-23-AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bennett L. Sorensen, Flight Test
Pilot, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road,
Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone (316) 946-4165; facsimile
(316) 946-4407.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that would apply
to certain Beech Models 60 and A60 airplanes was published in the
Federal Register on June 5, 1995 (60 FR 29513). The proposed action
requires incorporating flight manual supplement revisions into the
Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) that would specify a minimum airspeed for
operating the affected airplanes in icing conditions. Accomplishment of
the proposed action would be in accordance with Beech Model 60 and A60
Pilot's Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual (POH/AFM) supplement
``FLIGHT IN KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS'', Revised: January, 1995, part
number (P/N) 60-590001-17.
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.
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.
The FAA estimates that 243 airplanes in the U.S. registry would be
affected by the proposed AD, that it would take less than 1 workhour
per airplane to accomplish the proposed action. Since an owner/operator
who holds a private pilot's certificate as authorized by sections 43.7
and 43.11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7 and 43.11)
can accomplish this action, the only cost impact upon the public is the
time it takes to incorporate these AFM supplement revisions.
The compliance time of the AD is presented in calendar time instead
of hours time-in-service. Although the unsafe condition develops as a
result of
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airplane usage, it cannot develop unless the airplane travels too
slowly in icing conditions. Therefore, to ensure that all owners/
operators of the affected airplanes incorporate the minimum airspeed in
icing conditions flight manual supplement revisions in a reasonable
amount of time, the compliance time is based on calendar time.
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects 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. 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, 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), 40101, 40113, 44701.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended]
2. Section 39.13 is amended by adding a new airworthiness directive
(AD) to read as follows:
95-22-03 Beech Aircraft Corporation: Amendment 39-9410; Docket No.
95-CE-23-AD.
Applicability: Models 60 and A60 airplanes (all serial numbers),
certificated in any category.
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 (d) 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 60 calendar days after the
effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.
To prevent loss of control of the airplane because of the
airplane traveling too slowly in icing conditions, accomplish the
following:
(a) Incorporate Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) supplement ``FLIGHT
IN KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS'', Revised: January 1995, part number (P/
N) 60-590001-17, into the AFM, P/N 60-590000-5 or P/N 60-590000-11,
as applicable.
(b) Incorporating the AFM supplement ``FLIGHT IN KNOWN ICING
CONDITIONS'', Revised: January 1995, part number (P/N) 60-590001-17,
as required by this AD may be performed by the owner/operator
holding at least a private pilot certificate as authorized by
section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7), and
must be entered into the aircraft records showing compliance with
this AD in accordance with section 43.11 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR 43.11).
(c) Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with
sections 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.
(d) 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, 1801
Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas. The request shall be
forwarded through an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may
add comments and then send it to the Manager, Wichita Aircraft
Certification Office.
Note 2: Information concerning the existence of approved
alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be
obtained from the Wichita Aircraft Certification Office.
(e) All persons affected by this directive may obtain copies of
the AFM revision referred to herein upon request to Beech Aircraft
Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; or may examine
these documents at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
64106.
(f) This amendment (39-9410) becomes effective on December 12,
1995.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 12, 1995.
Michael Gallagher,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 95-26106 Filed 10-23-95; 8:45 am]
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