[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41667-41669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17567]


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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; 
Amendment 39-16752; AD 2011-15-05]
RIN 2120-AA64


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models B300 and B300C (C-12W) airplanes. 
This AD was prompted by an error found in the take-off speeds and field 
lengths published in the FAA-approved airplane flight manual. This AD 
requires a correction to the published data in the airplane flight 
manual and the pilot's operating handbook to 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. We are 
issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective August 19, 2011.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by 
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of August 19, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: 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, Missouri 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 AD, the regulatory evaluation, 
any comments received, and other information. The address for the 
Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is Document Management Facility, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products. 
That NPRM published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2011 (76 FR 
23921). That NPRM proposed to 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. 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.

Comments

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

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data and determined that air safety and 
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for 
minor editorial changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     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 proposed AD affects 46 airplanes of U.S. 
registry.

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    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..............  0.5 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

    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),
    (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.

Adoption of the Amendment

    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):

2011-15-05 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models B300 and B300C (C-
12W) Airplanes: Amendment 39-16752; Docket No. FAA-2011-0436; 
Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-009-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective August 19, 2011.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    (1) This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models B300 
and B300C (C-12W) airplanes, all serial numbers, that:
    (2) Are certificated in any category; and
    (3) Are modified per Hawker Beechcraft Drawing 130M000030 or Kit 
Drawing 130-4014 that incorporate Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA 
Approved Flight Manual, part number (P/N) 130-590031-245.

(d) Subject

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

(e) Unsafe Condition

    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. This AD is issued 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.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Action

    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 airplane's 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.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (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.

 (i) Related Information

    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) Material Incorporated by Reference

    You must use the following service information to do the actions 
required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The Director 
of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference 
(IBR) under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the following 
service information on the date specified:
    (1) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Log of Temporary Changes, 
dated February 2011, approved for IBR August 19, 2011.

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    (2) 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, approved for IBR August 
19, 2011.
    (3) 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/.
    (4) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA, 
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, 
call (816) 329-4148.
    (5) You may also review copies of the service information that 
is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this 
material at an NARA facility, 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 July 7, 2011.
Earl Lawrence,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-17567 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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