[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2009-1180; Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-060-AD; 
Amendment 39-16220; AD 2010-05-10]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 
Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) Models B300 
and B300C 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 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (type certificate previously held by 
Raytheon Aircraft Company) Models B300 and B300C airplanes. This AD 
requires you to inspect the terminal board on the circuit card rack 
assembly to determine if the correct bus bar is installed and replace 
if necessary. This AD also requires you to do an operational check of 
the left and right pitot heat annunciators for proper operation and 
take corrective action as necessary. This AD results from reports of 
the left and right pitot heat annunciators not illuminating for an 
inoperative pitot heat condition. We are issuing this AD to detect and 
correct installation of an incorrect bus bar, which could result in 
failure of the pitot heat annunciators to illuminate. This failure 
could lead to the pilot being unaware that moisture has frozen on the 
pitot tube(s) and cause erroneous flight instrument indication.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on April 8, 2010.
    On April 8, 2010, 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 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Attn: Airline Technical Support, P.O. 
Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (800) 429-5372; fax: (316) 
676-8745; Internet: http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.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-2009-1180; 
Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-060-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, 
FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport Road, 
Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209, telephone: (316) 946-4174, fax: (316) 
946-4107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On December 8, 2009, 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 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models B300 and 
B300C airplanes. This proposal was published in the Federal Register as 
a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on December 17, 2009 (74 FR 
66924). The NPRM proposed to require inspecting the terminal board on 
the circuit card rack assembly to determine if the correct bus bar is 
installed and replacing if necessary. The NPRM also proposed to require 
doing an operational check of the left and right pitot heat 
annunciators for proper operation and taking corrective action as 
necessary.

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 will affect 131 airplanes in the U.S. 
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the operational check:

 
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                                                                                                     Total cost
                   Labor cost                                 Parts cost               Total cost      on U.S.
                                                                                      per airplane    operators
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1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85................  Not applicable....................          $85       $11,135
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary placard 
fabrication and installation that will be required based on the results 
of the operational check. We have no way of determining the number of 
airplanes that may need the placard:

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                                                             Total cost
             Labor cost                    Parts cost       per airplane
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.5 work-hour x $85 per hour =        Not applicable.......       $42.50
 $42.50.
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    We estimate the following costs to do the inspection of the 
terminal board:

 
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                                                                                                     Total cost
                   Labor cost                                 Parts cost               Total cost      on U.S.
                                                                                      per airplane    operators
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1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85................  Not applicable....................          $85       $11,135
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary replacements 
that will be required based on the results of the inspection of the 
terminal board. We have no way of determining the number of airplanes 
that may need to replace the bus bar:

 
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                                                             Total cost
                 Labor cost                    Parts cost   per airplane
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3 work-hours x $85 per hour = $255..........          $50          $305
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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-2009-1180; Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-060-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:

2010-05-10 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate 
Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company): Amendment 39-16220; 
Docket No. FAA-2009-1180; Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-060-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on April 8, 2010.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial 
numbers that are certificated in any category:

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                      Models                             Serial Nos.
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B300..............................................  FL-381, FL-383
                                                     through FL-530, FL-
                                                     532, FL-534 through
                                                     FL-596, FL-598, and
                                                     FL-600.
B300C.............................................  FM-12 through FM-25.
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Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 31: 
Instruments.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from reports of the left and right pitot 
heat annunciators not illuminating for an inoperative pitot heat 
condition. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct the 
installation of an incorrect bus bar, which could result in failure 
of the pitot heat annunciators to illuminate. This failure could 
lead to moisture freezing on the pitot tube(s) and cause erroneous 
flight instrument indication.

Compliance

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

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           Actions                 Compliance            Procedures
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(1) Do an operational check   Within the next 15    Follow Hawker
 of the left and right pitot   hours time-in-        Beechcraft
 heat annunciators for         service (TIS) after   Mandatory Service
 illumination.                 April 8, 2010 (the    Bulletin SB 31-
                               effective date of     3948, Issued: April
                               this AD) or within    2009.
                               the next 30 days
                               after April 8, 2010
                               (the effective date
                               of this AD),
                               whichever occurs
                               first.
(2) If the left and/or right  Before further        Follow Hawker
 pitot heat annunciators do    flight after the      Beechcraft
 not illuminate, install a     operational check     Mandatory Service
 placard on the instrument     required in           Bulletin SB 31-
 panel within the pilot's      paragraph (f)(1) of   3948, Issued: April
 clear view specifying the     this AD.              2009.
 pitot heat annunciator(s)
 as inoperative.
(3) Inspect the terminal      Within the next 50    Follow Hawker
 board on the circuit card     hours TIS after       Beechcraft
 rack assembly to determine    April 8, 2010 (the    Mandatory Service
 if a five-hole bus bar is     effective date of     Bulletin SB 31-
 installed.                    this AD) or within    3948, Issued: April
                               the next 3 months     2009.
                               after April 8, 2010
                               (the effective date
                               of this AD),
                               whichever occurs
                               first.
(4) If a five-hole bus bar    Before further        Follow Hawker
 is found installed during     flight after the      Beechcraft
 the inspection required in    inspection required   Mandatory Service
 paragraph (f)(3) of this      in paragraph (f)(3)   Bulletin SB 31-
 AD, perform an operational    of this AD.           3948, Issued: April
 check. If the operational                           2009.
 check detects anomalies,
 contact the manufacturer
 specified in paragraph
 (i)(2) of this AD to obtain
 an FAA-approved repair
 scheme and incorporate the
 repair scheme.
(5) If a four-hole bus bar    Before further        Follow Hawker
 is found installed during     flight after the      Beechcraft
 the inspection required in    inspection required   Mandatory Service
 paragraph (f)(3) of this      in paragraph (f)(3)   Bulletin SB 31-
 AD, replace it with a five-   of this AD.           3948, Issued: April
 hole bus bar and perform an                         2009.
 operational check. If the
 operational check detects
 anomalies, contact the
 manufacturer specified in
 paragraph (i)(2) of this AD
 to obtain an FAA-approved
 repair scheme and
 incorporate the repair
 scheme.
(6) If proper operation of    Before further        Follow Hawker
 the left and right pitot      flight after doing    Beechcraft
 heat annunciators is          the operational       Mandatory Service
 verified in paragraphs        check required in     Bulletin SB 31-
 (f)(4) and (f)(5) of this     paragraphs (f)(4)     3948, Issued: April
 AD, remove the placard that   and (f)(5) of this    2009.
 was installed in paragraph    AD.
 (f)(2) of this AD.
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    Note: The operational check required in this AD is different 
from the pilot's pre-flight check. An FAA-approved licensed mechanic 
authorized to do maintenance is required to do the operational 
check.

    (g) The inspection action of paragraph (f)(3) of this AD and the 
follow-on actions of paragraphs (f)(4) and (f)(5) of this AD may be 
done instead of the operational check and the placard requirements 
of paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD provided the inspection 
is done within the next 15 hours TIS after April 8, 2010 (the 
effective date of this AD).

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (h) 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: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, ACE-118W, Wichita ACO, 
1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209, telephone: (316) 
946-4174, 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

    (i) You must use Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 
31-3948, Issued: April 2009, 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, Attn: Airline Technical Support, P.O. Box 85, 
Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (800) 429-5372; fax: (316) 676-
8745; Internet: http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com.
    (3) You may review copies of the service information 
incorporated by reference for this AD at the FAA, Central Region, 
Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 
64106. For information on the availability of this material at the 
Central Region, call (816) 329-3768.
    (4) You may also review copies of the service information 
incorporated by reference for this AD 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 February 24, 2010.
James E. Jackson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
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