81_FR_12843 81 FR 12795 - Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers Constant Speed Propellers

81 FR 12795 - Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers Constant Speed Propellers

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)

Page Range12795-12796
FR Document2016-05460

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dowty Propellers R352/6-123-F/1, R352/6-123-F/2, and R410/6-123-F/35 model propellers. This AD was prompted by reports of dowel hole cracks in the face of the rear hub half. This AD requires installing dowel hole liners as necessary. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of structural integrity of the propeller hub, which could result in damage to the propeller and damage to the airplane.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3661; Directorate Identifier 2015-NE-24-AD; 
Amendment 39-18422; AD 2016-05-04]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers Constant Speed 
Propellers

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 
Dowty Propellers R352/6-123-F/1, R352/6-123-F/2, and R410/6-123-F/35 
model propellers. This AD was prompted by reports of dowel hole cracks 
in the face of the rear hub half. This AD requires installing dowel 
hole liners as necessary. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of 
structural integrity of the propeller hub, which could result in damage 
to the propeller and damage to the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 15, 2016.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by 
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of April 15, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule, 
contact Dowty Propellers, 114 Powers Court, Sterling, VA 20166; phone: 
703-421-4434; fax: 703-450-0087; email: [email protected]; 
Internet: http://dowty.com/services/repair-and-overhaul. You may view 
this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 
1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For information on the 
availability of this material at the FAA, call 781-238-7125. It is also 
available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching 
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-3661.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
3661; 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 mandatory continuing airworthiness information 
(MCAI), 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: Michael Schwetz, Aerospace Engineer, 
Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller 
Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-
238-7761; fax: 781-238-7898; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to the specified products. The 
NPRM was published in the Federal Register on October 13, 2015 (80 FR 
61330). The NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the 
specified products. The MCAI states:

    Cracking around the hub location dowel holes in the face of the 
rear hub half has occurred sporadically. Previous investigations 
found no manufacturing defects in cracked hubs and concluded that 
the hub cracking was caused by damage to the dowel holes during 
propeller installation.
    Since that original SB was issued, three hubs have been found to 
show cracking around the location dowel holes. The hubs were all 
found cracked within a short period of time and all had low time 
since new.
    This condition, if not detected, can adversely affect the 
structural integrity of the propeller hub, with possible damage to 
the propeller and to the aeroplane.

    You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD 
docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 
and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-3661.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing 
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (80 FR 61330, October 13, 
2015).
    However, we changed paragraph (e) Actions and Compliance to revise 
the compliance times to read, ``(1) At the next removal of the 
propeller from the airplane, after the effective date of this AD, 
install liners into the hub location dowel holes and identify the hub 
P/N.
    (2) Use Dowty Propellers Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. F50-61-
A165, Revision 2, dated July 28, 2015 to install the liners and 
identify the hub.''
    We removed Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) 61-10-34, Repair No. 
53, dated May 15, 2013, from the Other Related Service Information 
paragraph of this AD.
    We removed Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) 61-10-34, Repair No. 
53, dated May 15, 2013, which relates to repair scheme 650510057, from 
the Credit for Previous Actions paragraph (f)(2) of this AD.
    We removed CMM 61-10-34, Repair No. 53, dated May 15, 2013, from 
the Related Information paragraph (h) of this AD.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and 
the public interest require adopting this AD with the changes described 
previously. We determined that these changes will not increase the 
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Dowty Propellers has issued (ASB) No. F50-61-A165, Revision 2, 
dated July 28, 2015. The service information describes procedures for 
installing liners in the hub location dowel holes in the face of the 
rear hub half and identifying the hub with the repair number. This 
service information is reasonably available because the interested 
parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by 
the means identified in the ADDRESSES section of this final rule.

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Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 4 propellers installed on 
airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 5 
hours per propeller to comply with this AD. The average labor rate is 
$85 per hour. Required parts cost about $322 per propeller. Based on 
these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be 
$2,988.

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 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 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),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent 
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, 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):

2016-05-04 Dowty Propellers: Amendment 39-18422; Docket No. FAA-
2015-3661; Directorate Identifier 2015-NE-24-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective April 15, 2016.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Dowty Propellers R352/6-123-F/1, R352/6-123-
F/2, and R410/6-123-F/35 model propellers, part numbers (P/Ns) 
660715001, 660715004, and 660715005 with hub P/Ns 660715201, 
660715255, 660720217, 660720241, 660720252, 660720260, and 
660720288, installed.

(d) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports of dowel hole cracks in the face 
of the rear hub half. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of 
structural integrity of the propeller hub, which could result in 
damage to the propeller and damage to the airplane.

(e) Actions and Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, 
unless already done.
    (1) At the next removal of the propeller from the airplane, 
after the effective date of this AD, install liners into the hub 
location dowel holes and identify the hub P/N.
    (2) Use Dowty Propellers Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. F50-
61-A165, Revision 2, dated July 28, 2015 to install the liners and 
identify the hub.

(f) Credit for Previous Actions

    You may take credit for the actions required by paragraph (e) of 
this AD if you performed those actions before the effective date of 
this AD using Dowty Propellers ASB No. F50-61-A165, Revision 1, 
dated May 12, 2015; or initial issue, dated November 19, 2012.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, may 
approve AMOCs for this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 
to make your request.

(h) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Michael Schwetz, 
Aerospace Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 1200 
District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7761; fax: 
781-238-7898; email: [email protected].
    (2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2015-0158, 
dated July 30, 2015, for more information. You may examine the MCAI 
in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 
searching for and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2015-3661.

(i) 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) Dowty Propellers Alert Service Bulletin No. F50-61-A165, 
Revision 2, dated July 28, 2015.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For Dowty Propellers service information identified in this 
AD, contact Dowty Propellers, 114 Powers Court, Sterling, VA 20166; 
phone: 703-421-4434; fax: 703-450-0087; email: 
[email protected]; Internet: http://dowty.com/services/repair-and-overhaul.
    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, Engine & 
Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For 
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 
781-238-7125.
    (5) You may view this service information 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 Burlington, Massachusetts, on February 24, 2016.
Robert J. Ganley,
Acting Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
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                                                  This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    http://www.regulations.gov by searching               docket on the Internet at http://
                                                  contains regulatory documents having general            for and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–                 www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                  applicability and legal effect, most of which           3661.                                                 and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–
                                                  are keyed to and codified in the Code of                                                                      3661.
                                                  Federal Regulations, which is published under           Examining the AD Docket
                                                  50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.                     You may examine the AD docket on                    Comments
                                                  The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by
                                                                                                          the Internet at http://                                  We gave the public the opportunity to
                                                  the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of              www.regulations.gov by searching for                  participate in developing this AD. We
                                                  new books are listed in the first FEDERAL               and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–                     received no comments on the NPRM (80
                                                  REGISTER issue of each week.                            3661; or in person at the Docket                      FR 61330, October 13, 2015).
                                                                                                          Management Facility between 9 a.m.                       However, we changed paragraph (e)
                                                                                                          and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                    Actions and Compliance to revise the
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            except Federal holidays. The AD docket                compliance times to read, ‘‘(1) At the
                                                                                                          contains this AD, the mandatory                       next removal of the propeller from the
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration                         continuing airworthiness information                  airplane, after the effective date of this
                                                                                                          (MCAI), the regulatory evaluation, any                AD, install liners into the hub location
                                                  14 CFR Part 39                                          comments received, and other                          dowel holes and identify the hub P/N.
                                                  [Docket No. FAA–2015–3661; Directorate                  information. The address for the Docket                  (2) Use Dowty Propellers Alert
                                                  Identifier 2015–NE–24–AD; Amendment 39–                 Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is                       Service Bulletin (ASB) No. F50–61–
                                                  18422; AD 2016–05–04]                                   Document Management Facility, U.S.                    A165, Revision 2, dated July 28, 2015 to
                                                                                                          Department of Transportation, Docket                  install the liners and identify the hub.’’
                                                  RIN 2120–AA64
                                                                                                          Operations, M–30, West Building                          We removed Component Maintenance
                                                  Airworthiness Directives; Dowty                         Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200                      Manual (CMM) 61–10–34, Repair No.
                                                  Propellers Constant Speed Propellers                    New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                    53, dated May 15, 2013, from the Other
                                                                                                          DC 20590.                                             Related Service Information paragraph
                                                  AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      of this AD.
                                                  Administration (FAA), DOT.                              Michael Schwetz, Aerospace Engineer,                     We removed Component Maintenance
                                                  ACTION: Final rule.                                     Boston Aircraft Certification Office,                 Manual (CMM) 61–10–34, Repair No.
                                                                                                          FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate,                  53, dated May 15, 2013, which relates
                                                  SUMMARY:    We are adopting a new                       1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA                  to repair scheme 650510057, from the
                                                  airworthiness directive (AD) for certain                01803; phone: 781–238–7761; fax: 781–                 Credit for Previous Actions paragraph
                                                  Dowty Propellers R352/6–123–F/1,                        238–7898; email: michael.schwetz@                     (f)(2) of this AD.
                                                  R352/6–123–F/2, and R410/6–123–F/35                     faa.gov.                                                 We removed CMM 61–10–34, Repair
                                                  model propellers. This AD was
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            No. 53, dated May 15, 2013, from the
                                                  prompted by reports of dowel hole
                                                                                                                                                                Related Information paragraph (h) of
                                                  cracks in the face of the rear hub half.                Discussion                                            this AD.
                                                  This AD requires installing dowel hole                    We issued a notice of proposed
                                                  liners as necessary. We are issuing this                rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR                     Conclusion
                                                  AD to prevent loss of structural integrity              part 39 by adding an AD that would                      We reviewed the available data and
                                                  of the propeller hub, which could result                apply to the specified products. The                  determined that air safety and the
                                                  in damage to the propeller and damage                   NPRM was published in the Federal                     public interest require adopting this AD
                                                  to the airplane.                                        Register on October 13, 2015 (80 FR                   with the changes described previously.
                                                  DATES: This AD becomes effective April                  61330). The NPRM proposed to correct                  We determined that these changes will
                                                  15, 2016.                                               an unsafe condition for the specified                 not increase the economic burden on
                                                     The Director of the Federal Register                 products. The MCAI states:                            any operator or increase the scope of
                                                  approved the incorporation by reference                                                                       this AD.
                                                                                                            Cracking around the hub location dowel
                                                  of a certain publication listed in this AD              holes in the face of the rear hub half has
                                                  as of April 15, 2016.                                                                                         Related Service Information Under 1
                                                                                                          occurred sporadically. Previous
                                                  ADDRESSES: For service information                      investigations found no manufacturing
                                                                                                                                                                CFR Part 51
                                                  identified in this final rule, contact                  defects in cracked hubs and concluded that               Dowty Propellers has issued (ASB)
                                                  Dowty Propellers, 114 Powers Court,                     the hub cracking was caused by damage to              No. F50–61–A165, Revision 2, dated
                                                  Sterling, VA 20166; phone: 703–421–                     the dowel holes during propeller installation.        July 28, 2015. The service information
                                                                                                            Since that original SB was issued, three
                                                  4434; fax: 703–450–0087; email:                         hubs have been found to show cracking
                                                                                                                                                                describes procedures for installing
                                                  technicalsupport@dowty.com; Internet:                   around the location dowel holes. The hubs             liners in the hub location dowel holes
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                                                  http://dowty.com/services/repair-and-                   were all found cracked within a short period          in the face of the rear hub half and
                                                  overhaul. You may view this service                     of time and all had low time since new.               identifying the hub with the repair
                                                  information at the FAA, Engine &                          This condition, if not detected, can                number. This service information is
                                                  Propeller Directorate, 1200 District                    adversely affect the structural integrity of the      reasonably available because the
                                                  Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For                       propeller hub, with possible damage to the            interested parties have access to it
                                                  information on the availability of this                 propeller and to the aeroplane.                       through their normal course of business
                                                  material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125.                   You may obtain further information                  or by the means identified in the
                                                  It is also available on the Internet at                 by examining the MCAI in the AD                       ADDRESSES section of this final rule.



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                                                  Costs of Compliance                                     Adoption of the Amendment                             (h) Related Information
                                                                                                                                                                  (1) For more information about this AD,
                                                    We estimate that this AD affects 4                      Accordingly, under the authority                    contact Michael Schwetz, Aerospace
                                                  propellers installed on airplanes of U.S.               delegated to me by the Administrator,                 Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office,
                                                  registry. We also estimate that it will                 the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as                      FAA, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA
                                                  take about 5 hours per propeller to                     follows:                                              01803; phone: 781–238–7761; fax: 781–238–
                                                  comply with this AD. The average labor                                                                        7898; email: michael.schwetz@faa.gov.
                                                  rate is $85 per hour. Required parts cost               PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS                                   (2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation
                                                  about $322 per propeller. Based on                      DIRECTIVES                                            Safety Agency AD 2015–0158, dated July 30,
                                                  these figures, we estimate the cost of                                                                        2015, for more information. You may
                                                                                                                                                                examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the
                                                  this AD on U.S. operators to be $2,988.                 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 39               Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by
                                                  Authority for This Rulemaking                           continues to read as follows:                         searching for and locating it in Docket No.
                                                                                                              Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.        FAA–2015–3661.
                                                     Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  specifies the FAA’s authority to issue                  § 39.13     [Amended]                                 (i) Material Incorporated by Reference
                                                  rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,                                                                            (1) The Director of the Federal Register
                                                  section 106, describes the authority of                 ■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding                 approved the incorporation by reference
                                                  the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII:                  the following new airworthiness                       (IBR) of the service information listed in this
                                                                                                          directive (AD):                                       paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
                                                  Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more
                                                                                                                                                                part 51.
                                                  detail the scope of the Agency’s                        2016–05–04 Dowty Propellers: Amendment                   (2) You must use this service information
                                                  authority.                                                  39–18422; Docket No. FAA–2015–3661;               as applicable to do the actions required by
                                                     We are issuing this rulemaking under                     Directorate Identifier 2015–NE–24–AD.             this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
                                                  the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII,              (a) Effective Date                                       (i) Dowty Propellers Alert Service Bulletin
                                                  Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:                                                                           No. F50–61–A165, Revision 2, dated July 28,
                                                                                                              This AD becomes effective April 15, 2016.         2015.
                                                  General requirements.’’ Under that
                                                  section, Congress charges the FAA with                  (b) Affected ADs                                         (ii) Reserved.
                                                                                                                                                                   (3) For Dowty Propellers service
                                                  promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in                  None.                                             information identified in this AD, contact
                                                  air commerce by prescribing regulations                                                                       Dowty Propellers, 114 Powers Court,
                                                                                                          (c) Applicability
                                                  for practices, methods, and procedures                                                                        Sterling, VA 20166; phone: 703–421–4434;
                                                  the Administrator finds necessary for                     This AD applies to Dowty Propellers R352/
                                                                                                                                                                fax: 703–450–0087; email: technicalsupport@
                                                  safety in air commerce. This regulation                 6–123–F/1, R352/6–123–F/2, and R410/6–                dowty.com; Internet: http://dowty.com/
                                                  is within the scope of that authority                   123–F/35 model propellers, part numbers (P/           services/repair-and-overhaul.
                                                                                                          Ns) 660715001, 660715004, and 660715005                  (4) You may view this service information
                                                  because it addresses an unsafe condition
                                                                                                          with hub P/Ns 660715201, 660715255,                   at FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200
                                                  that is likely to exist or develop on                   660720217, 660720241, 660720252,
                                                  products identified in this rulemaking                                                                        District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For
                                                                                                          660720260, and 660720288, installed.                  information on the availability of this
                                                  action.
                                                                                                          (d) Reason                                            material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125.
                                                  Regulatory Findings                                                                                              (5) You may view this service information
                                                                                                             This AD was prompted by reports of dowel           at the National Archives and Records
                                                    We determined that this AD will not                   hole cracks in the face of the rear hub half.         Administration (NARA). For information on
                                                  have federalism implications under                      We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of             the availability of this material at NARA, call
                                                  Executive Order 13132. This AD will                     structural integrity of the propeller hub,            202–741–6030, or go to: http://
                                                  not have a substantial direct effect on                 which could result in damage to the                   www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-
                                                                                                          propeller and damage to the airplane.                 locations.html.
                                                  the States, on the relationship between
                                                  the national government and the States,                 (e) Actions and Compliance                              Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
                                                  or on the distribution of power and                        Comply with this AD within the                     February 24, 2016.
                                                  responsibilities among the various                      compliance times specified, unless already            Robert J. Ganley,
                                                  levels of government.                                   done.                                                 Acting Manager, Engine & Propeller
                                                    For the reasons discussed above, I                       (1) At the next removal of the propeller           Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                  certify this AD:                                        from the airplane, after the effective date of
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2016–05460 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          this AD, install liners into the hub location
                                                    (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                 dowel holes and identify the hub P/N.                 BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                  action’’ under Executive Order 12866,                      (2) Use Dowty Propellers Alert Service
                                                    (2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under               Bulletin (ASB) No. F50–61–A165, Revision 2,
                                                  the DOT Regulatory Policies and                         dated July 28, 2015 to install the liners and         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26,                   identify the hub.
                                                  1979),                                                                                                        Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                          (f) Credit for Previous Actions
                                                    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation                 You may take credit for the actions                 14 CFR Part 39
                                                  in Alaska to the extent that it justifies               required by paragraph (e) of this AD if you
                                                  making a regulatory distinction, and                    performed those actions before the effective          [Docket No. FAA–2015–7205; Directorate
                                                    (4) Will not have a significant                       date of this AD using Dowty Propellers ASB            Identifier 2015–CE–025–AD; Amendment
                                                  economic impact, positive or negative,                  No. F50–61–A165, Revision 1, dated May 12,            39–18419; AD 2016–05–01]
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                                                  on a substantial number of small entities               2015; or initial issue, dated November 19,            RIN 2120–AA64
                                                  under the criteria of the Regulatory                    2012.
                                                  Flexibility Act.                                        (g) Alternative Methods of Compliance                 Airworthiness Directives; Piper
                                                                                                          (AMOCs)                                               Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes
                                                  List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
                                                                                                            The Manager, Boston Aircraft Certification          AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                                    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation                Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this               Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                  safety, Incorporation by reference,                     AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR                ACTION: Final rule.
                                                  Safety.                                                 39.19 to make your request.



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Document Created: 2016-03-11 01:50:53
Document Modified: 2016-03-11 01:50:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis AD becomes effective April 15, 2016.
ContactMichael Schwetz, Aerospace Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781- 238-7761; fax: 781-238-7898; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 12795 
RIN Number2120-AA64
CFR AssociatedAir Transportation; Aircraft; Aviation Safety; Incorporation by Reference and Safety

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