[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 26427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13058]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96-CE-02-AD; Amendment 39-9588; AD 96-09-12]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileiro de Aeronautico, S.A. 
Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 Airplanes; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This action makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 
96-09-12 concerning Empresa Brasileiro de Aeronautico, S.A. (EMBRAER) 
Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 airplanes, which published in the 
Federal Register on May 7, 1996 (61 FR 20636). That publication 
incorrectly references a cue for the pilot or crew member in severe 
icing conditions. The AD currently requires the pilot to follow certain 
visual cues during flight in icing conditions and the second of these 
cues requires the pilot to look at the lower surface of the wing. The 
word ``lower'' is wrong in the second cue. The intent of the AD in 
paragraph (a)(1), first bullet, second cue, is to require the pilot or 
crew member to look at the ``upper'' surface of the wing. This action 
corrects the AD to reflect this change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Dow, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 
Small Airplane Directorate, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426-6934; facsimile (816) 426-2169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 1996, the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) issued AD 96-09-12, Amendment 39-9588 (61 FR 
20636, May 7, 1996), which applies to EMBRAER Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-
110P2 airplanes. This AD requires a revision in the Airplane Flight 
Manual (AFM) by incorporating a warning into the Limitations Section of 
the AFM. Within this warning (in the first bulleted paragraph) are cues 
for the pilot to follow during flight in severe icing conditions. The 
second cue references accumulation of ice on the lower surface of the 
wing aft of the protected area.

Need for the Correction

    The AD incorrectly references the ``* * * lower surface of the wing 
* * *'' instead of the upper surface of the wing. The EMBRAER Models 
EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 airplanes are designed with the wings sitting 
low on the body of the airplane, which would not allow the pilot to 
visually check the lower surface of the airplane during flight without 
exiting the airplane.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication of May 7, 1996 (61 FR 20636), of 
Amendment 39-9588; AD 96-09-12, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-
10725, is corrected as follows:


Sec. 39.13  [Corrected]

    On page 20637, in the second column, Sec. 39.13, paragraph (a) (1) 
of the AD, the second to the last line from the bottom of the column, 
correct ``--Accumulation of ice on the lower surface'' to read ``--
Accumulation of ice on the upper surface''.
    Action is taken herein to clarify this requirement of AD 96-09-12 
and to add this AD correction to Sec. 39.13 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR 39.13).
    The effective date remains June 11, 1996.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 17, 1996.
Michael Gallagher,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13058 Filed 5-24-96; 8:45 am]
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