[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9779-9781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02716]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-1111; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-114-AD; 
Amendment 39-17342; AD 2013-03-07]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 
Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech 
Aircraft Corporation) 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 (Type Certificate previously held by 
Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 400A 
airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that the wiring for the 5-
volt direct current (DC) system is undersized and does not have 
adequate circuit protection for the smaller gauge wire. This AD 
requires installing an in-line fuse in the 5-volt DC system for each of 
the five instrument lighting control power supplies. We are issuing 
this AD to prevent failure of the wiring, which could result in smoke 
in the cockpit, loss of cockpit lighting, and potential damage to 
surrounding wiring for other cockpit equipment such as the stick shaker 
function or angle-of-attack indicators.

DATES: This AD is effective March 19, 2013.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by 
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of March 19, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Department 62, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, KS 
67201-0085; telephone 316-676-8238; fax 316-676-6706; email 
[email protected]; Internet https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs. You may review copies of the referenced service 
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. For information on the availability of 
this material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221.

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: Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, 
Electrical Systems and Avionics Branch, ACE-119W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft 
Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent 
Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946-4128; fax (316) 946-
4107; email: [email protected].

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 November 5, 2012 (77 FR 
66411). That NPRM proposed to require installing an in-line fuse in the 
5-volt DC system for each of the five instrument lighting control power 
supplies.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing 
this AD. We

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received no comments on the NPRM (77 FR 66411, November 5, 2012) 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.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 421 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated costs
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                                                                                    Cost per       Cost on U.S.
               Action                        Labor cost           Parts cost        product         operators
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Installation........................  10 work-hours x $85 per            $285           $1,135         $477,835
                                       hour = $850.
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    According to the manufacturer, some of the costs of this AD may be 
covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on affected 
individuals. We do not control warranty coverage for affected 
individuals. As a result, we have included all costs in our cost 
estimate.

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):

2013-03-07 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate 
Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft 
Corporation): Amendment 39-17342; Docket No. FAA-2012-1111; 
Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-114-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective March 19, 2013.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 
and (c)(2) of this AD, certificated in any category.
    (1) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate previously 
held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 
400A airplanes having serial numbers RK-45 and RK-49 through RK-353 
inclusive.
    (2) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate previously 
held by Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 
400A airplanes (marketed as Hawker 400XP airplanes) having serial 
numbers RK-354 through RK-594 inclusive.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association 
(ATA) of America Code 2497; Electrical Power System Wiring.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report that the wiring for the 5-volt 
direct current (DC) system is undersized and does not have adequate 
circuit protection for the smaller gauge wire. We are issuing this 
AD to prevent failure of the wiring, which could result in smoke in 
the cockpit, loss of cockpit lighting, and potential damage to 
surrounding wiring for other cockpit equipment such as the stick 
shaker function or angle-of-attack indicators.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Fuse Replacement

    Within 400 flight hours or 12 months after the effective date of 
this AD, whichever occurs first, install an in-line fuse assembly in 
the 5-volt DC output circuit on each of the five instrument lighting 
power supplies, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions 
of Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 33-4002, dated 
October 2010. A note in the Accomplishment Instructions of Hawker 
Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 33-4002, dated October 
2010, instructs operators to contact Hawker Beechcraft if any 
difficulty is encountered in accomplishing that service bulletin. 
However, any deviation from the instructions provided in Hawker 
Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 33-4002, dated October 
2010, must be approved as an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) 
under the provisions of paragraph (i) of this AD.

(h) Special Flight Permit

    Special flight permits may be issued in accordance with sections 
21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 
and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a location where the airplane 
can be modified (if the operator elects to do so), provided that the 
flight is conducted under visual flight rules (VFR) day conditions.

(i) 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,

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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.

(j) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Richard Rejniak, 
Aerospace Engineer, Electrical Systems and Avionics Branch, ACE-
119W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, 
Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 
946-4128; fax: (316) 946-4107; email: [email protected].

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed 
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do 
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 33-4002, 
dated October 2010.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, Department 62, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, 
KS 67201-0085; telephone 316-676-8238; fax 316-676-6706; email 
[email protected]; Internet https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport 
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 
425-227-1221.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated 
by reference 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 30, 2013.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02716 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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