[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 133 (Thursday, July 12, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37999-38000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13248]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD; 
Amendment 39-15125; AD 2007-14-03]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models SR20 
and SR22 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 
Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This AD 
requires you to replace the pick-up collar support and nylon screws, of 
the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS), with a new design pick-up 
collar support and custom tension screws. This AD results from a CDC 
report of an in-flight CAPS activation where the parachute failed to 
successfully deploy. We are issuing this AD to correct pick-up collar 
support fasteners of the CAPS, which could result in the premature 
separation of the collar. This condition, if not corrected, could 
result in the parachute failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).

DATES: This AD becomes effective on August 16, 2007.
    On August 16, 2007, the Director of the Federal Register approved 
the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this 
AD.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 55811; 
telephone: (218) 727-2737; Internet address: http://www.cirrusdesign.com.
    To view the AD docket, go to U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov. The docket number is FAA-2007-27976; Directorate 
Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, 2300 
East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: 
(847) 294-8113; fax: (847) 297-7834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On May 11, 2007, we issued a proposal to amend part 39 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that 
would apply to certain CDC Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This 
proposal was published in the Federal Register as a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) on May 17, 2007 (72 FR 27766). The NPRM proposed to 
require you to replace the pick-up collar support and nylon screws, of 
the CAPS, with a new design pick-up collar support and custom tension 
screws.

Comments

    We provided the public the opportunity to participate in developing 
this AD. We received no comments on the proposal or on the 
determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that 
air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed 
except for minor editorial corrections. We have determined that these 
minor corrections:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the 
NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was 
already proposed in the NPRM.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 2,677 airplanes in the U.S. 
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the replacement of the pick-
up collar support of the CAPS:

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                                                                                 Total cost per   Total cost on
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        airplane      U.S. operators
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2 work-hours x $80 per hour = $160...........................             $17             $177         $473,829
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    Note: CDC will provide warranty credit to the extent noted in 
Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R2, Issued April 2, 
2007, Revised: April 24, 2007.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to 
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 
describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General 
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with 
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator 
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within 
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition 
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this AD.

Regulatory Findings

    We have determined that this AD will not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a 
substantial direct effect 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.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the 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.
    We prepared a summary of the costs to comply with this AD (and 
other information as included in the Regulatory Evaluation) and placed 
it in the AD Docket. You may get a copy of this summary by sending a 
request to us at the address listed under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket 
No. FAA-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD'' in your 
request.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by 
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

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Accordingly, under 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:

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PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.


Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2007-14-03 Cirrus Design Corporation: Amendment 39-15125; Docket No. 
FAA-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on August 16, 2007.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers (SN) 
1005 through 1798, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 through 2437, 
that:
    (1) Are certificated in any category; and
    (2) have not incorporated the actions in their entirety of 
Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1, Issued April 2, 
2007, Revised: April 10, 2007.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from a Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) 
report of an in-flight Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) 
activation where the parachute failed to successfully deploy. We are 
issuing this AD to correct pick-up collar support fasteners of the 
CAPS, which could result in the premature separation of the collar. 
This condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute 
failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).

Compliance

    (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless 
already done:

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           Actions                 Compliance            Procedures
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Replace the pick-up collar    Within the next 25    Follow Cirrus Alert
 support of the CAPS with      hours time-in-        Service Bulletin
 the new design pick-up        service (TIS) after   No. SB A2X-95-10
 collar support and the two    August 16, 2007       R2, Issued April 2,
 nylon collar support screws   (the effective date   2007, Revised:
 with new custom aluminum      of this AD) or        April 24, 2007.
 tension screws. One of the    within 60 days
 following must do the         after August 16,
 replacement:                  2007 (the effective
                               date of this AD),
                               whichever occurs
                               first.
    (1) A CDC trained and
     authorized parachute
     system technician who
     also holds an Airframe
     and Powerplant (A&P)
     mechanic certificate;
     or
    (2) A CDC trained and
     authorized parachute
     system technician who
     is supervised by an A&P
     mechanic.
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (f) The Manager, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 
ATTN: Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294-8113; 
fax: (847) 297-7834. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane 
to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal 
inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 
or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (g) You must use Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 
R2, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007, or Cirrus Alert 
Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: 
April 10, 2007, to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD 
specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 
55811; telephone: (218) 727-2737; Internet address: 
www.cirrusdesign.com.
    (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of 
the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at 
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For 
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 29, 2007.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,Aircraft Certification Service.
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