[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 4, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65507-65509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25762]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0790; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-042-AD; 
Amendment 39-15715; AD 2008-22-18]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 150 Series 
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 
Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 150 series airplanes with the BRS-150 
Parachute System installed via Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 
SA64CH. This AD requires you to replace the pick-up collar support and 
nylon screws for the BRS-150 Parachute System. This AD results from 
notification by Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (BRS) that the pick-up 
collar assembly may prematurely move off the launch tube and adversely 
affect rocket trajectory during deployment. We are issuing this AD to 
prevent premature separation of the collar. This condition could result 
in the parachute failing to successfully deploy.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on December 9, 2008.
    On December 9, 2008, 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 
Ballistic

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Recovery Systems, Inc., 380 Airport Road, South Saint Paul, MN 55075-
3551; telephone: (651) 457-7491; fax: (651) 457-8651; e-mail: 
[email protected]; Internet: http://www.brsparachutes.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://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is FAA-2008-0790; 
Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-042-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Michalik, Senior Aerospace 
Engineer, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 2300 East Devon 
Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294-7135; fax: 
(847) 294-7834; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    On June 30, 2008, 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 Model 150 Series airplanes. This proposal was 
published in the Federal Register as a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) on July 18, 2008 (73 FR 41305). The NPRM proposed to replace the 
pick-up collar support and nylon screws for the BRS-150 Parachute 
System.

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 6 airplanes in the U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the modification:

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                                                                              Total cost per     Total cost on
                 Labor cost                            Parts cost                airplane        U.S. operators
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5 work-hours x $80 per hour = $400.........  Not applicable...............              $400             $2,400
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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-2008-0790; Directorate Identifier 2008-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:

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:

2008-22-18 Cessna Aircraft Company: Amendment 39-15715; Docket No. 
FAA-2008-0790; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-042-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on December 9, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Models 150, 150A, 150B, 150C, 150D, 150E, 
150F, 150G, 150H, 150J, 150K, A150K, 150L, A150L, 150M, A150M, 152, 
and A152 airplanes that:
    (1) Have a BRS-150 Parachute System with a serial number in the 
range of 50001 through 50006 installed via Supplemental Type 
Certificate (STC) SA64CH; and
    (2) Are certificated in any category.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from notification by Ballistic Recovery 
Systems, Inc. (BRS) that the pick-up collar assembly may prematurely 
move off the launch tube and adversely affect rocket trajectory 
during deployment. We are issuing this AD to prevent premature 
separation of the collar. This condition could result in the 
parachute failing to successfully deploy.

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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Remove the pick-up collar     Within the next 25    Follow BRS Service
 support, nylon screws, and    hours time-in-        Bulletin SB 2008-04-
 launch tube and replace       service after         01 R1, issued April
 with a new pick-up collar     December 9, 2008      24, 2008.
 support, custom tension       (the effective date
 screws, and new launch tube.  of this AD).
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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: Gregory Michalik, Senior Aerospace Engineer, Chicago ACO, FAA, 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: 
(847) 294-7135; fax: (847) 294-7834; e-mail: 
[email protected]. 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 BRS Service Bulletin SB 2008-04-01 R1, issued 
April 24, 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 
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., 380 Airport Road, South Saint 
Paul, MN 55075-3551; telephone: (651) 457-7491; fax: (651) 457-8651; 
e-mail: [email protected]; Internet: http://www.brsparachutes.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 21, 2008.
John Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
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