83_FR_22054 83 FR 21962 - Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

83 FR 21962 - Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

Page Range21962-21963
FR Document2018-10014

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and address an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as insufficient clearance between the pitot tubes and the primary support at the flame arrester intersection. We are issuing this proposed AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0371; Product Identifier 2018-CE-005-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for 
certain Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL airplanes. This proposed 
AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 
originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and 
address an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes 
the unsafe condition as insufficient clearance between the pitot tubes 
and the primary support at the flame arrester intersection. We are 
issuing this proposed AD to require actions to address the unsafe 
condition on these products.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 25, 2018.

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: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact 
Pacific Aerospace Limited, Airport Road, Hamilton, Private Bag 3027, 
Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; phone: +64 7843 6144; fax: +64 843 6134; 
email: [email protected]; internet: www.aerospace.co.nz. You may 
review this referenced service information at the FAA, Policy and 
Innovation Division, 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 by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0371; or in person at Docket Operations 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 Docket Operations (telephone 
(800) 647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available 
in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 
Small Airplane Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4144; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or 
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address 
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2018-0371; 
Product Identifier 2018-CE-005-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://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

    The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA), has issued DCA/
750XL/24A, dated March 22, 2018 (referred to after this as ``the 
MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for Pacific Aerospace Limited 
Model 750XL airplanes. The MCAI states:

    Pacific Aerospace SB PACSB/XL/094 issue 2, dated 20 March 2018 
revised to include inspection information, and DCA/750XL/24A updated 
to introduce the revised SB.
    The [CAA] AD is prompted by a production inspection of installed 
pitot static plumbing which identified insufficient clearance 
between the pitot tubes and the primary support at the flame 
arrestor intersection.

    This proposed AD would require inspecting the pitot static tubes 
for chafing damage, replacing tubing as necessary, installing 
additional clamp for pitot static tube support, protecting plumbing 
with spiralwrap, and ensuring proper clearance between the pitot tubes 
and the primary support at the flame arrester intersection. You may 
examine the MCAI on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-0371.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Pacific Aerospace Limited has issued Pacific Aerospace Service 
Bulletin PACSB/XL/094, Issue 2, dated March 20, 2018. The service 
information describes procedures for inspecting the pitot static tubing 
for chafing, replacing tubing as necessary, installing an additional 
clamp for pitot static tube support, protecting plumbing with 
spiralwrap, and ensuring proper clearance between the pitot tubes and 
the primary support at the flame arrester intersection. 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.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another 
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant 
to our bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, they 
have notified us of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and 
service information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because 
we evaluated all information and determined the unsafe condition exists 
and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type 
design.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD will affect 22 products of U.S. 
registry. We also estimate that it would take about 1 work-hour per 
product to comply with the basic requirements of this proposed AD. The 
average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts would cost 
about $25 per product.
    Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed AD on 
U.S. operators to be $2,420, or $110 per product.
    In addition, we estimate that any necessary follow-on actions would 
take

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about 1 work-hour and require parts costing $25, for a cost of $110 per 
product. We have no way of determining the number of products that may 
need these actions.

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.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the 
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by 
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is 
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but 
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the 
authority to issue ADs applicable to small airplanes, gliders, 
balloons, airships, domestic business jet transport airplanes, and 
associated appliances to the Director of the Policy and Innovation 
Division.

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

0
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 AD:

Pacific Aerospace Limited: Docket No. FAA-2018-0371; Product 
Identifier 2018-CE-005-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by June 25, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL 
airplanes, all serial numbers up to and including XL200, 
certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 34: Navigation.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness 
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another 
country to identify and address an unsafe condition on an aviation 
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as insufficient 
clearance between the pitot tubes and the primary support at the 
flame arrester intersection. We are issuing this AD to prevent 
chafing between the pitot-static plumbing and the flame arrestor, 
which could lead to damage of the pitot-static lines.

(f) Actions and Compliance

    Unless already done, do the following actions in paragraphs 
(f)(1) through (3) of this AD following the Accomplishment 
Instructions in Pacific Aerospace Service Bulletin PACSB/XL/094, 
Issue 2, dated March 20, 2018.
    (1) Within the next 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the 
effective date of this AD or within the next 60 days after the 
effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, inspect the pitot 
static tubing adjacent to the flame arrestor for chafing damage.
    (2) If any chafing damage is founding during the inspection 
required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, 
repair or replace any damaged tubing and conduct a pitot and static 
leak check.
    (3) Within the next 100 hours TIS after the effective date of 
this AD or within the next 60 days after the effective date of this 
AD, whichever occurs first, install an additional support clamp, 
protect plumbing with spiralwrap, and ensure proper clearance 
between the pitot tubes and the primary support at the flame 
arrester intersection.

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, 
Small Airplane Standards Branch, 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: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, 
FAA, Small Airplane Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4144; fax: (816) 329-
4090; email: [email protected]. 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.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD 
to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be 
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Small Airplane 
Standards Branch, FAA; or Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand 
(CAA).

(h) Related Information

    Refer to MCAI CAA AD DCA/750XL/24A, dated March 22, 2018, for 
related information. You may examine the MCAI on the internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0371. For service information related to this AD, contact 
Pacific Aerospace Limited, Airport Road, Hamilton, Private Bag 3027, 
Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; phone: +64 7843 6144; fax: +64 843 6134; 
email: [email protected]; internet: www.aerospace.co.nz. You 
may review this referenced service information at the FAA, Policy 
and Innovation Division, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, 
call (816) 329-4148.


    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 4, 2018.
Melvin J. Johnson,
Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            availability of this material at the FAA,             primary support at the flame arrestor
                                                                                                          call (816) 329–4148.                                  intersection.
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration                                                                                 This proposed AD would require
                                                                                                          Examining the AD Docket
                                                                                                                                                                inspecting the pitot static tubes for
                                                  14 CFR Part 39                                            You may examine the AD docket on                    chafing damage, replacing tubing as
                                                                                                          the internet at http://                               necessary, installing additional clamp
                                                  [Docket No. FAA–2018–0371; Product                      www.regulations.gov by searching for                  for pitot static tube support, protecting
                                                  Identifier 2018–CE–005–AD]
                                                                                                          and locating Docket No. FAA–2018–                     plumbing with spiralwrap, and ensuring
                                                  RIN 2120–AA64                                           0371; or in person at Docket Operations               proper clearance between the pitot tubes
                                                                                                          between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday                     and the primary support at the flame
                                                  Airworthiness Directives; Pacific                       through Friday, except Federal holidays.              arrester intersection. You may examine
                                                  Aerospace Limited Airplanes                             The AD docket contains this proposed                  the MCAI on the internet at http://
                                                                                                          AD, the regulatory evaluation, any                    www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                comments received, and other                          and locating Docket No. FAA–2018–
                                                  Administration (FAA), Department of                     information. The street address for                   0371.
                                                  Transportation (DOT).                                   Docket Operations (telephone (800)
                                                  ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                                                                                Related Service Information Under 1
                                                                                                          647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES section.
                                                  (NPRM).                                                                                                       CFR Part 51
                                                                                                          Comments will be available in the AD
                                                                                                          docket shortly after receipt.                           Pacific Aerospace Limited has issued
                                                  SUMMARY:   We propose to adopt a new                                                                          Pacific Aerospace Service Bulletin
                                                  airworthiness directive (AD) for certain                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                PACSB/XL/094, Issue 2, dated March
                                                  Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL                   Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
                                                                                                                                                                20, 2018. The service information
                                                  airplanes. This proposed AD results                     Small Airplane Standards Branch, 901
                                                                                                                                                                describes procedures for inspecting the
                                                  from mandatory continuing                               Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
                                                                                                                                                                pitot static tubing for chafing, replacing
                                                  airworthiness information (MCAI)                        Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–
                                                                                                                                                                tubing as necessary, installing an
                                                  originated by an aviation authority of                  4144; fax: (816) 329–4090; email:
                                                                                                                                                                additional clamp for pitot static tube
                                                  another country to identify and address                 mike.kiesov@faa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                support, protecting plumbing with
                                                  an unsafe condition on an aviation                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            spiralwrap, and ensuring proper
                                                  product. The MCAI describes the unsafe                                                                        clearance between the pitot tubes and
                                                                                                          Comments Invited
                                                  condition as insufficient clearance                                                                           the primary support at the flame arrester
                                                  between the pitot tubes and the primary                   We invite you to send any written                   intersection. This service information is
                                                  support at the flame arrester                           relevant data, views, or arguments about              reasonably available because the
                                                  intersection. We are issuing this                       this proposed AD. Send your comments                  interested parties have access to it
                                                  proposed AD to require actions to                       to an address listed under the                        through their normal course of business
                                                  address the unsafe condition on these                   ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No.               or by the means identified in the
                                                  products.                                               FAA–2018–0371; Product Identifier                     ADDRESSES section.
                                                                                                          2018–CE–005–AD’’ at the beginning of
                                                  DATES:  We must receive comments on                                                                           FAA’s Determination and Requirements
                                                                                                          your comments. We specifically invite
                                                  this proposed AD by June 25, 2018.                                                                            of the Proposed AD
                                                                                                          comments on the overall regulatory,
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may send comments by                     economic, environmental, and energy                     This product has been approved by
                                                  any of the following methods:                           aspects of this proposed AD. We will                  the aviation authority of another
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                   consider all comments received by the                 country, and is approved for operation
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                  closing date and may amend this                       in the United States. Pursuant to our
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                   proposed AD because of those                          bilateral agreement with this State of
                                                    • Fax: (202) 493–2251.                                comments.                                             Design Authority, they have notified us
                                                    • Mail: U.S. Department of                              We will post all comments we                        of the unsafe condition described in the
                                                  Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                   receive, without change, to http://                   MCAI and service information
                                                  30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                    regulations.gov, including any personal               referenced above. We are proposing this
                                                  W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                     information you provide. We will also                 AD because we evaluated all
                                                  Washington, DC 20590.                                   post a report summarizing each                        information and determined the unsafe
                                                    • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of                   substantive verbal contact we receive                 condition exists and is likely to exist or
                                                  Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                   about this proposed AD.                               develop on other products of the same
                                                  30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                                                                          type design.
                                                  W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                    Discussion
                                                  Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.                                                                          Costs of Compliance
                                                                                                             The Civil Aviation Authority of New
                                                  and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                      Zealand (CAA), has issued DCA/750XL/                    We estimate that this proposed AD
                                                  except Federal holidays.                                24A, dated March 22, 2018 (referred to                will affect 22 products of U.S. registry.
                                                    For service information identified in                 after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an            We also estimate that it would take
                                                  this proposed AD, contact Pacific                       unsafe condition for Pacific Aerospace                about 1 work-hour per product to
                                                  Aerospace Limited, Airport Road,                        Limited Model 750XL airplanes. The                    comply with the basic requirements of
                                                  Hamilton, Private Bag 3027, Hamilton                                                                          this proposed AD. The average labor
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                                                                                                          MCAI states:
                                                  3240, New Zealand; phone: +64 7843                                                                            rate is $85 per work-hour. Required
                                                  6144; fax: +64 843 6134; email: pacific@                   Pacific Aerospace SB PACSB/XL/094 issue
                                                                                                          2, dated 20 March 2018 revised to include
                                                                                                                                                                parts would cost about $25 per product.
                                                  aerospace.co.nz; internet:                                                                                      Based on these figures, we estimate
                                                                                                          inspection information, and DCA/750XL/24A
                                                  www.aerospace.co.nz. You may review                     updated to introduce the revised SB.                  the cost of the proposed AD on U.S.
                                                  this referenced service information at                     The [CAA] AD is prompted by a                      operators to be $2,420, or $110 per
                                                  the FAA, Policy and Innovation                          production inspection of installed pitot static       product.
                                                  Division, 901 Locust, Kansas City,                      plumbing which identified insufficient                  In addition, we estimate that any
                                                  Missouri 64106. For information on the                  clearance between the pitot tubes and the             necessary follow-on actions would take


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                                                  about 1 work-hour and require parts                     on a substantial number of small entities             (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, repair
                                                  costing $25, for a cost of $110 per                     under the criteria of the Regulatory                  or replace any damaged tubing and conduct
                                                  product. We have no way of                              Flexibility Act.                                      a pitot and static leak check.
                                                  determining the number of products                                                                               (3) Within the next 100 hours TIS after the
                                                                                                          List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39                    effective date of this AD or within the next
                                                  that may need these actions.
                                                                                                            Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation              60 days after the effective date of this AD,
                                                  Authority for This Rulemaking                           safety, Incorporation by reference,                   whichever occurs first, install an additional
                                                     Title 49 of the United States Code                   Safety.                                               support clamp, protect plumbing with
                                                  specifies the FAA’s authority to issue                                                                        spiralwrap, and ensure proper clearance
                                                                                                          The Proposed Amendment                                between the pitot tubes and the primary
                                                  rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
                                                  section 106, describes the authority of                   Accordingly, under the authority                    support at the flame arrester intersection.
                                                  the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII:                  delegated to me by the Administrator,
                                                                                                                                                                (g) Other FAA AD Provisions
                                                  Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more                  the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
                                                  detail the scope of the Agency’s                        39 as follows:                                          The following provisions also apply to this
                                                  authority.                                                                                                    AD:
                                                     We are issuing this rulemaking under                 PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS                                   (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
                                                  the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII,              DIRECTIVES                                            (AMOCs): The Manager, Small Airplane
                                                  Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:                                                                           Standards Branch, FAA, has the authority to
                                                                                                          ■ 1. The authority citation for part 39               approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
                                                  General requirements.’’ Under that                      continues to read as follows:                         using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
                                                  section, Congress charges the FAA with
                                                                                                              Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.        Send information to ATTN: Mike Kiesov,
                                                  promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
                                                                                                                                                                Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane
                                                  air commerce by prescribing regulations                 § 39.13   [Amended]                                   Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301,
                                                  for practices, methods, and procedures                  ■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding                 Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone:
                                                  the Administrator finds necessary for                   the following new AD:                                 (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 329–4090; email:
                                                  safety in air commerce. This regulation
                                                                                                          Pacific Aerospace Limited: Docket No. FAA–            mike.kiesov@faa.gov. Before using any
                                                  is within the scope of that authority                                                                         approved AMOC on any airplane to which
                                                                                                              2018–0371; Product Identifier 2018–CE–
                                                  because it addresses an unsafe condition                    005–AD.                                           the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate
                                                  that is likely to exist or develop on                                                                         principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight
                                                  products identified in this rulemaking                  (a) Comments Due Date
                                                                                                                                                                Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking
                                                  action.                                                   We must receive comments by June 25,
                                                                                                                                                                a PI, your local FSDO.
                                                     This AD is issued in accordance with                 2018.
                                                                                                                                                                  (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any
                                                  authority delegated by the Executive                    (b) Affected ADs                                      requirement in this AD to obtain corrective
                                                  Director, Aircraft Certification Service,                 None.                                               actions from a manufacturer, the action must
                                                  as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C.                                                                          be accomplished using a method approved
                                                  In accordance with that order, issuance                 (c) Applicability
                                                                                                                                                                by the Manager, Small Airplane Standards
                                                  of ADs is normally a function of the                       This AD applies to Pacific Aerospace               Branch, FAA; or Civil Aviation Authority of
                                                  Compliance and Airworthiness                            Limited Model 750XL airplanes, all serial
                                                                                                                                                                New Zealand (CAA).
                                                  Division, but during this transition                    numbers up to and including XL200,
                                                  period, the Executive Director has                      certificated in any category.                         (h) Related Information
                                                  delegated the authority to issue ADs                    (d) Subject                                             Refer to MCAI CAA AD DCA/750XL/24A,
                                                  applicable to small airplanes, gliders,                   Air Transport Association of America                dated March 22, 2018, for related
                                                  balloons, airships, domestic business jet               (ATA) Code 34: Navigation.                            information. You may examine the MCAI on
                                                  transport airplanes, and associated                                                                           the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by
                                                                                                          (e) Reason
                                                  appliances to the Director of the Policy                                                                      searching for and locating Docket No. FAA–
                                                  and Innovation Division.                                   This AD was prompted by mandatory                  2018–0371. For service information related to
                                                                                                          continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
                                                                                                                                                                this AD, contact Pacific Aerospace Limited,
                                                  Regulatory Findings                                     originated by an aviation authority of another
                                                                                                          country to identify and address an unsafe             Airport Road, Hamilton, Private Bag 3027,
                                                    We determined that this proposed AD                   condition on an aviation product. The MCAI            Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; phone: +64
                                                  would not have federalism implications                  describes the unsafe condition as insufficient        7843 6144; fax: +64 843 6134; email: pacific@
                                                  under Executive Order 13132. This                       clearance between the pitot tubes and the             aerospace.co.nz; internet:
                                                  proposed AD would not have a                            primary support at the flame arrester                 www.aerospace.co.nz. You may review this
                                                  substantial direct effect on the States, on             intersection. We are issuing this AD to               referenced service information at the FAA,
                                                  the relationship between the national                   prevent chafing between the pitot-static              Policy and Innovation Division, 901 Locust,
                                                  Government and the States, or on the                    plumbing and the flame arrestor, which                Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information
                                                                                                          could lead to damage of the pitot-static lines.       on the availability of this material at the
                                                  distribution of power and
                                                  responsibilities among the various                      (f) Actions and Compliance                            FAA, call (816) 329–4148.
                                                  levels of government.                                      Unless already done, do the following
                                                    For the reasons discussed above, I                    actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (3) of this        Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 4,
                                                  certify this proposed regulation:                       AD following the Accomplishment                       2018.
                                                    (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                 Instructions in Pacific Aerospace Service             Melvin J. Johnson,
                                                                                                          Bulletin PACSB/XL/094, Issue 2, dated
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                                                  action’’ under Executive Order 12866,                                                                         Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation Division,
                                                    (2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under               March 20, 2018.                                       Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                  the DOT Regulatory Policies and                            (1) Within the next 100 hours time-in-
                                                                                                          service (TIS) after the effective date of this        [FR Doc. 2018–10014 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                                  Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26,                   AD or within the next 60 days after the               BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                  1979),                                                  effective date of this AD, whichever occurs
                                                    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation               first, inspect the pitot static tubing adjacent
                                                  in Alaska, and                                          to the flame arrestor for chafing damage.
                                                    (4) Will not have a significant                          (2) If any chafing damage is founding
                                                  economic impact, positive or negative,                  during the inspection required in paragraph



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesWe must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 25, 2018.
ContactMike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4144; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 21962 
RIN Number2120-AA64
CFR AssociatedAir Transportation; Aircraft; Aviation Safety; Incorporation by Reference and Safety

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