[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58217-58218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28847]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. 95-CE-29-AD; Amendment 39-9432; AD 95-23-12]
Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly
Piper Aircraft Corporation) Model PA-46-350P 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 The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA-46-350P
airplanes. This action requires installing a placard (to the right of
the manifold pressure gauge in full view of the pilot) that specifies
manifold pressure limits, and incorporating a revision into the
Limitations section of the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH). The
actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent fatigue damage to
the propeller caused by operating above certain manifold pressure
limits.
DATES: Effective January 8, 1996.
The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of January 8, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Service information that applies to this AD may be obtained
from The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Customer Services, 2926 Piper Drive,
Vero Beach, Florida 32960. 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-29-AD, Room
1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at the Office
of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Marsh, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, Campus Building, 1701
Columbia Avenue, suite 2-160, College Park, Georgia 30337-2748;
telephone (404) 305-7362; facsimile (404) 305-7348.
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 Piper Model PA-46-350P airplanes was published in the Federal
Register on June 5, 1995 (60 FR 29511). The action proposed installing
a placard (to the right of the manifold pressure gauge in full view of
the pilot) that specifies manifold pressure limits. The proposed action
would also require incorporating revised page 2-16 (dated March 29,
1995) of Revision 14 (PR950329) to Report: VB-1332 into the Limitations
Section of the PA-46-350P POH. Piper Service Bulletin (SB) No. 982,
dated April 3, 1995, contains the placard, and instructions on
installing the placard and incorporating the POH revision. The proposed
AD will allow 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) to perform these actions. -
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 compliance time of this AD is presented in calendar time
instead of hours time-in-service (TIS). Although the unsafe condition
can develop as a result of airplane usage, it cannot develop unless the
manifold pressure limits specified in the required action are exceeded.
Therefore, to ensure that all owners/operators of the affected
airplanes incorporate the manifold pressure limits in a reasonable
amount of time, a compliance based on calendar time is utilized. -
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The FAA estimates that 189 airplanes in the U.S. registry will be
affected by this AD and that it will take approximately 1 workhour per
airplane to accomplish the required 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 impact this action would have upon the
public is the time it takes each owner/operator to install the placard
and incorporate the POH revision. Accomplishment of the required action
would be in accordance with Piper SB No. 982, dated April 3, 1995,
which contains the placard, and instructions on installing the placard
and incorporating the POH revision. -
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, Incorporation by
reference, 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:
95-23-12. The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., (formerly Piper Aircraft
Corporation): Amendment 39-9432; Docket No. 95-CE-29-AD.
Applicability: Model PA-46-350P airplanes, serial numbers
4622001 through 4622189, 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 (e) 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 2 calendar months after the
effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished. -
To prevent fatigue damage to the propeller caused by operating
above certain manifold pressure limits, accomplish the following: -
(a) Install a placard (to the right of the manifold pressure
gauge in full view of the pilot) that specifies the following
manifold pressure limits:
----DO NOT EXCEED -----
36'' MP ----
BELOW 2400 RPM -----
32'' MP ----
BELOW 2300 RPM
Accomplish this installation in accordance with Piper Service
Bulletin (SB) No. 982, dated April 3, 1995. This placard is included
with the referenced service bulletin. -
(b) Incorporate revised page 2-16 (dated March 29, 1995) of
Revision 14 (PR950329) to Report: VB-1332 into the Limitations
Section of the PA-46-350P Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH). Piper SB
No. 982, dated April 3, 1995, contains the instructions for
incorporating this POH revision. -
(c) Installing the placard and incorporating the POH revision 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).
(d) 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. -
(e) An alternative method of compliance or adjustment of the
compliance time that provides an equivalent level of safety may be
approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO), Campus Building, 1701 Columbia Avenue, suite 2-160, College
Park, Georgia 30337-2748. The request shall be forwarded through an
appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add comments and then
send it to the Manager, Atlanta ACO.
-Note: 2: Information concerning the existence of approved
alternative methods of compliance with this AD, if any, may be
obtained from the Atlanta ACO. -
(f) The installation and incorporation required by this AD shall
be done in accordance with Piper Service Bulletin (SB) No. 982,
dated April 3, 1995. This incorporation by reference was approved by
the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be obtained from The New Piper
Aircraft, Inc., Customer Services, 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach,
Florida 32960. Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Central Region,
Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th
Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal
Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., 7th Floor, suite 700,
Washington, DC.
(g) This amendment (39-9432) becomes effective on January 8,
1996.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on November 8, 1995.
Henry A. Armstrong,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28847 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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