[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26424-26425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13062]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96-CE-06-AD; Amendment 39-9592; AD 96-09-16]
RIN 2120--AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 
Series 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) 
96-09-16 concerning all Fairchild Aircraft (Fairchild) SA226 and SA227 
series airplanes, which published in the Federal Register on May 7, 
1996 (61 FR 20643). 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 96-09-16, Amendment 39-9592 (61 FR 
20643, May 7, 1996), which applies to Fairchild SA226 and SA227 series 
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.

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Need for the Correction

    The AD incorrectly references the ``* * * lower surface of the wing 
* * *'' instead of the upper surface of the wing. Fairchild SA226 and 
SA227 series 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 wings on the airplane during flight without 
exiting the airplane.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication of May 7, 1996 (61 FR 20643), of 
Amendment 39-9592; AD 96-09-16, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-
10724, is corrected as follows:


Sec. 39.13  [Corrected]

    On page 20644, in the second column, Sec. 39.13, paragraph (a)(1) 
of the AD, line 20 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 96-09-16 
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. 96-13062 Filed 5-24-96; 8:45 am]
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