[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26426-26427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13059]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96-CE-03-AD; Amendment 39-9589; AD 96-09-13]
RIN 2120--AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Beech Aircraft Corporation Models 99, 
99A, A99A, B99, C99, B200, B200C, 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 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) 
96-09-13 concerning Beech Aircraft Corporation (Beech) Models 99, 99A, 
A99A, B99, C99, B200, B200C, 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes, which 
published in the Federal Register on May 7, 1996 (61 FR 20638). 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 96-09-13, Amendment 39-9589 (61 FR 
20638, May 7, 1996), which applies to Beech Models 99, 99A, A99A, B99, 
C99, B200, B200C, 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 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

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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. Beech Models 99, 99A, 
A99A, B99, C99, B200, B200C, 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 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 20638), of 
Amendment 39-9589; AD 96-09-13, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-
10723, is corrected as follows:


Sec. 39.13  [Corrected]

    On page 20639, in the second column, Sec. 39.13, paragraph (a)(1) 
of the AD, line 10 from the top 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 96-09-13 
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. 96-13059 Filed 5-24-96; 8:45 am]
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