[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63357-63359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25284]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-1127; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-061-AD; 
Amendment 39-15707; AD 2008-22-11]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 
Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for 
certain Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) Model 390 airplanes. This 
AD requires you to inspect hydraulic pump pressure output hose 
assemblies to determine if they are from the affected lots, inspect for 
hydraulic fluid leaks if the hose assemblies are from the affected 
lots, and replace all affected hose assemblies. This AD results from 
reports of hydraulic leaks from the hydraulic pump pressure output hose 
assemblies. We are issuing this AD to prevent leakage of hydraulic 
fluid from the pump output hose within the engine compartment, which 
could result in an in-flight fire.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on November 3, 2008.
    On November 3, 2008, the Director of the Federal Register approved 
the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this 
AD.
    We must receive any comments on this AD by December 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this AD.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    To get the service information identified in this AD, contact 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; 
telephone: (800) 429-5372 or (316) 676-3140; Internet: http://pubs.hawkerbeechcraft.com.
    To view the comments to this AD, go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
The docket number is FAA-2008-1127; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-061-
AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Imbler, Aerospace Engineer, 
Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 
Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4147; fax: (316) 946-4107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    We received reports of hydraulic leaks from the hydraulic pump 
pressure output hose assemblies delivered to HBC. These assemblies were 
specially designed for use on the Model 390 airplanes and delivered 
only to HBC. Subsequent investigation revealed that a particular lot of 
hoses were thermally damaged during the manufacturing extrusion 
process. Parker's Stratoflex Products division discovered that some 
hose assemblies delivered to HBC for the Model 390 airplanes were in 
the thermally damaged lot of hoses.
    This condition, if not corrected, could result in leakage of 
hydraulic fluid from the pump output hose within the engine 
compartment, which could cause an in-flight fire.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 29-
3897, dated August 2008. The service information describes procedures 
for inspection for suspect hydraulic pump pressure output hose 
assemblies and replacement of hose assemblies if necessary.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD

    We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all the information and 
determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist 
or develop on other products of the same type design. This AD requires 
inspection for suspect hydraulic pump pressure output hose assemblies 
and replacement of hose assemblies if necessary.

FAA's Determination of the Effective Date

    An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of 
this AD. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public justifies 
waiving notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule because 
leakage of hydraulic fluid from the pump output hose within the engine 
compartment could result in an in-flight fire. Therefore, we determined 
that notice and opportunity for public comment before issuing this AD 
are impracticable and that good cause exists for making this amendment 
effective in fewer than 30 days.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight 
safety, and we did not precede it by notice and an opportunity for 
public comment. We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, 
or arguments regarding this AD. Send your comments to an address listed 
under the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number ``FAA-2008-1127; 
Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-061-AD'' at the beginning of your 
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the AD. We will consider 
all comments received by the closing date

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and may amend the AD in light of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We 
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we 
receive concerning this AD.

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 
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We 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 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 regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to 
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket that contains the AD, the regulatory 
evaluation, any comments received, and other information on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket 
Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone (800) 647-5527) 
is located at the street address stated in the ADDRESSES section. 
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

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 FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

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. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness 
directive (AD):

2008-22-11 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Amendment 39-15707; Docket 
No. FAA-2008-1127; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-061-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on November 3, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the following Model 390 airplanes that 
are certificated in any category:
    (1) Serial numbers RB-1 and RB-4 through RB-209 equipped with 
hose kit 390-5805-0001 installed during compliance with Hawker 
Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin 29-3800, dated May 2007); and
    (2) Serial numbers RB-210 though RB-239.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD is the result of reports of hydraulic leaks from the 
hydraulic pump pressure output hose assemblies. We are issuing this 
AD to prevent leakage of hydraulic fluid from the pump output hose 
within the engine compartment, which could cause an in-flight fire.

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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(1) Initially inspect for suspect  Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS)   Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
 engine hydraulic pump pressure     after November 3, 2008 (the effective   Service Bulletin SB 29-3897, dated
 output hose assemblies, left       date of this AD).                       August 2008.
 part number (P/N) 170H143-6CR-
 0174 and right P/N
 170H192D0394C275, by looking at
 the identification tags for work
 order numbers and manufacturing
 dates listed in Table 1 of the
 Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
 Service Bulletin SB 29-3897,
 dated August 2008. If, as a
 result of this inspection, you
 find these affected hose
 assemblies are not installed, no
 further action is required.
(2) If as a result of the          Initially within 10 hours time-in-      Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
 inspection required in paragraph   service (TIS) after November 3, 2008    Service Bulletin SB 29-3897, dated
 (e)(1) of this AD, you find one    (the effective date of this AD) and     August 2008.
 of the hose assemblies is          repetitively thereafter at intervals
 installed, inspect for evidence    not to exceed 10 hours TIS until
 of hydraulic fluid leakage.        whichever of the following occurs
                                    first:
                                      (i) When 40 hours total TIS is
                                       accumulated on the installed hose
                                       assembly; or
                                      (ii) When the hose assembly is
                                       replaced following the procedures
                                       in the service information.
(3) Replace the hose assembly....  Replace following paragraph (e)(3)(i)   Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
                                    or (e)(3)(ii), whichever applies and    Service Bulletin SB 29-3897, dated
                                    occurs first:                           August 2008.

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                                      (i) Before further flight after any
                                       inspection where hydraulic fluid
                                       leakage was found; or
                                      (ii) Within the next 200 hours TIS
                                       after November 3, 2008 (the
                                       effective date of this AD) or
                                       within the next 6 months after
                                       November 3, 2008 (the effective
                                       date of this AD), whichever occurs
                                       first.
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    (f) The replacement required by paragraph (e)(3) of this AD is 
terminating action for this AD. This replacement may be done instead 
of the inspections required by paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) of this 
AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (g) The Manager, Wichita 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: Mike Imbler, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport 
Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4147; 
fax: (316) 946-4107. 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

    (h) You must use Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 
29-3897, dated August 2008 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 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-
0085; telephone: (800) 429-5372 or (316) 676-3140; Internet: http://pubs.hawkerbeechcraft.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 October 17, 2008.
John Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25284 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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