[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23921-23923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10387]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0436; Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-009-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 
B300 and B300C (C-12W) Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the 
products listed above. This proposed AD would require inserting an 
update to the performance charts in the FAA-approved airplane flight 
manual and the pilot's operating handbook, part number (P/N) 130-
590031-245. This proposed AD was prompted by an error found in the 
take-off speeds and field lengths published in the FAA-approved 
airplane flight manual. We are proposing this AD to correct the 
published data in the airplane flight manual and the pilot's operating 
handbook and ensure it corresponds with the published data in the 
pilot's checklist. This condition, if not corrected, could result in a 
pilot taking off from shorter runways than required by the airplane if 
the airplane loses an engine after takeoff decision speed 
(V1). This could result in the airplane running out of 
runway before take-off can be accomplished.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     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: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 
67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet: 
https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/. You may review 
copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane 
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on the 
availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329-4148.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket 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 AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory 
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street 
address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES 
section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after 
receipt.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Brys, Flight Test Engineer, FAA, 
Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1801 S. Airport Road, Room 
100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4100; fax: (316) 946-
4107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or 
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed 
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2011-0436; 
Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-009-AD'' at the beginning of your 
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We 
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend 
this proposed AD because 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 about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    We were notified by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation of an error found 
in the take-off speeds and field lengths published in the FAA-approved 
airplane flight manual. The required runway distances published in the 
current manual could be up to 320 feet shorter than what is necessary. 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation determined data in the pilot's checklist 
(P/N 130-590031-273) was correct. This condition, if not corrected, 
could result in taking off from shorter runways than required by the 
airplane if the airplane loses an engine after takeoff decision speed 
(V1). This could result in the airplane running out of 
runway before take-off can be accomplished.

Relevant Service Information

    We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Temporary Change to the 
Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA-Approved Airplane Flight Manual, P/N 
130-590031-245TC5, dated February 2011. The temporary change corrects 
the published data in the FAA-approved airplane flight manual and the 
pilot's operating handbook.

FAA's Determination

    We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant 
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is 
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require inserting an update to the 
performance charts in the FAA-approved airplane flight manual and the 
pilot's operating handbook.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 46 airplanes of U.S. 
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                     Cost per      Cost on U.S.
              Action                      Labor cost             Parts cost           product        operators
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AFM page replacement..............  .5 work-hour x $85     Not applicable.......          $42.50          $1,955
                                     per hour = $42.50.
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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 
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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 this proposed 
regulation:
    (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),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    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]

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

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Docket No. FAA-2011-0436; Directorate 
Identifier 2011-CE-009-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by June 13, 2011.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model B300 
and B300C (C-12W) airplanes, all serial numbers, that:
    (1) Are certificated in any category; and
    (2) Are modified per Hawker Beechcraft Drawing 130M000030 or Kit 
Drawing 130-4014 that incorporate Aircraft Flight Manual P/N 130-
590031-245.

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Subject

    (d) Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport 
Association (ATA) of America Code 91, Charts.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD was prompted by an error that was discovered in the 
take-off speeds and field lengths published in the FAA-approved 
flight manual. We are proposing this AD to correct the published 
data in the airplane flight manual and the pilot's operating 
handbook and ensure it corresponds with the published data in the 
pilot's checklist. This condition, if not corrected, could result in 
taking off from shorter runways than required by the airplane if the 
airplane loses an engine after takeoff decision speed 
(V1). This could result in the airplane running out of 
runway before take-off can be accomplished.

Compliance

    (f) Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, 
unless already done.

Action

    (g) Within 14 days after the effective date of this AD, insert 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Log of Temporary Changes, dated 
February 2011; and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Temporary Change to 
the Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA Approved Airplane Flight 
Manual, Part Number (P/N) 130-590031-245TC5, dated February 2011; 
into the airplanes Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA Approved 
Flight Manual, P/N 130-590031-245. The actions required by this 
paragraph may be performed by the owner/operator (pilot) holding at 
least a private pilot certificate and must be entered into the 
aircraft records showing compliance with this AD in accordance with 
14 CFR 43.9 (a)(1)-(4) and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must 
be maintained as required by 14 CFR 91.417, 121.380, or 135.439.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (h)(1) 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. In accordance with 14 
CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local 
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending 
information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 
attention of the person identified in the Related Information 
section of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding 
district office.

Related Information

    (i) For more information about this AD, contact Jason Brys, 
Flight Test Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 S. Airport Road, Room 
100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4100; fax: (316) 
946-4107.
    (j) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 
67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet: 
https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/. You may 
review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, 
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For 
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 
(816) 329-4148.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 22, 2011.
John Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-10387 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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