30282 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 

STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31–10– 

083, Am-Index: 01.a, dated February 26, 

2008, or STEMME F & D Service Bulletin 

A31–10–083, Am-Index: 01.b, dated May 6, 

2009. 

(4) For sailplanes that had P/Ns M476 

replaced with P/Ns 10M–181 in compliance 

with AD 2008–11–20: Before further flight 

after July 6, 2010 (the effective date of this 

AD), do a leak test as specified in STEMME 

F & D Service Bulletin A31–10–083, AmIndex: 01.a, dated February 26, 2008, or 

STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31–10– 

083, Am-Index: 01.b, dated May 6, 2009. 

(5) For sailplanes that had P/Ns M476 

replaced with P/Ns 10M–181 in compliance 

with AD 2008–11–20: If a leak is found 

during the leak test required in paragraph 

(f)(4) of this AD, before further flight, repair 

the leak following an FAA-approved 

procedure. Contact the manufacturer at the 

address specified in paragraph (i)(4) of this 

AD to obtain an FAA-approved repair 

procedure. 

(6) For all sailplanes affected by this AD: 

If no leak is found during the inspection 

required in paragraph (f)(2) of this AD, 

within the next 12 months after July 6, 2010 

(the effective date of this AD), replace all P/ 

Ns M476 in the fuel system with P/Ns 10M– 

181. Do the replacements following STEMME 

F & D Service Bulletin A31–10–083, AmIndex: 01.a, dated February 26, 2008, or 

STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31–10– 

083, Am-Index: 01.b, dated May 6, 2009. 

(7) For all sailplanes affected by this AD: 

Before further flight after doing the 

replacement required in paragraph (f)(6) of 

this AD, do a leak test as specified in 

STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31–10– 

083, Am-Index: 01.a, dated February 26, 

2008, or STEMME F & D Service Bulletin 

A31–10–083, Am-Index: 01.b, dated May 6, 

2009. 

(8) For all sailplanes affected by this AD: 

If a leak is found during the leak test required 

in paragraph (f)(7) of this AD, before further 

flight, repair the leak following an FAAapproved procedure. Contact the 

manufacturer at the address specified in 

paragraph (i)(4) of this AD to obtain an FAAapproved repair procedure. 

(9) For all sailplanes affected by this AD: 

After June 23, 2008 (the compliance date 

retained from AD 2008–11–20), do not install 

plastic ‘‘T’’ and ‘‘Y’’ shape connectors and P/ 

N M476 single-ear clamps in the fuel system. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

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: Greg Davison, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4130; fax: (816) 329– 

4090. 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) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) Emergency AD No. 

2008–0053–E, dated March 5, 2008; 

STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31–10– 

082, AM.-Index: 01.a, dated November 30, 

2007; STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31– 

10–083, Am-Index: 01.a, dated February 26, 

2008; and STEMME F & D Service Bulletin 

A31–10–083, Am-Index: 01.b, dated May 6, 

2009, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use STEMME F & D Service 

Bulletin A31–10–082, AM.-Index: 01.a, dated 

November 30, 2007; STEMME F & D Service 

Bulletin A31–10–083, Am-Index: 01.a, dated 

February 26, 2008; and STEMME F & D 

Service Bulletin A31–10–083, Am-Index: 

01.b, dated May 6, 2009, to do the actions 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

STEMME F & D Service Bulletin A31–10– 

083, Am-Index: 01.b, dated May 6, 2009, 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) On June 23, 2008 (73 FR 31355, June 

2, 2008), the Director of the Federal Register 

previously approved the incorporation by 

reference of STEMME F & D Service Bulletin 

A31–10–083, Am-Index: 01.a, dated February 

26, 2008, listed in this AD. 

(3) On February 20, 2008 (73 FR 5733, 

January 31, 2008), the Director of the Federal 

Register previously approved the 

incorporation by reference of STEMME F & 

D Service Bulletin A31–10–082, AM.-Index: 

01.a, dated November 30, 2007, listed in this 

AD. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact STEMME GmbH & Co. KG, 

Flugplatzstra+e F 2, Nr. 7, 15344 Strausberg, 

Federal Republic of Germany; Internet: 

http://www.stemme.de/man/. 

(5) You may review copies of the service 

information incorporated by reference for 

this AD at the FAA, Central Region, Office of 

the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the Central 

Region, call (816) 329–3768. 

(6) You may also review copies of the 

service information incorporated by reference 

for this AD 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/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 

18, 2010. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12443 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0261; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–008–AD; Amendment 

39–16312; AD 2010–11–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Quartz 

Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 11E 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 

11E airplanes. This AD requires you to 

clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod 

bearings. This AD results from reports of 

the aileron control stick force increasing 

and of the controls being very noisy. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

insufficient lubrication and residual 

metallic paint particles in the pushrod 

end ball joints, which could result in 

difficulty actuating aileron controls 

sometime during flight after takeoff. 

This condition could lead to difficulty 

controlling the airplane in flight. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

July 6, 2010. 

On July 6, 2010, the Director of the 

Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

ADDRESSES: Quartz Mountain 

Aerospace, Inc. is in liquidation. For 

service/or continued airworthiness 

information identified in this AD, 

contact Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, ATTN: Garry 

D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Directorate—Airplane Certification 

Office, ASW–150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, 

Fort Worth, Texas 76193; telephone: 

(817) 222–5154; facsimile: (817) 222– 

5960. 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 30283 

To view the AD docket, go to U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, or on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The docket 

number is FAA–2010–0261; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–008–AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, 

Rotorcraft Directorate—Airplane 

Certification Office, ASW–150, 2601 

Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 

76193; telephone: (817) 222–5154; 

facsimile: (817) 222–5960. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On March 9, 2010, we issued a 

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to 

include an AD that would apply to all 

Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Model 

11E airplanes. This proposal was 

published in the Federal Register as a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12468). The 

NPRM proposed to require you to clean 

and lubricate the aileron pushrod 

bearings. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in developing 

this AD. We received no comments on 

the proposal or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data and determined that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD as proposed except for 

minor editorial corrections. We have 

determined that these minor 

corrections: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 12 airplanes in the U.S. 

registry. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

the proposed cleaning and lubrication: 

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost 

per airplane 

Total cost 

on U.S. operators 

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .......................................................................................................... $10 $95 $1,140 

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 AD. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have 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 that 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); and 

3. 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. 

We prepared a summary of the costs 

to comply with this AD (and other 

information as included in the 

Regulatory Evaluation) and placed it in 

the AD Docket. You may get a copy of 

this summary by sending a request to us 

at the address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2010–0261; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–CE–008–AD’’ 

in your request. 

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 Federal Aviation Administration 

amends part 39 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the 

following new AD: 

2010–11–07 Quartz Mountain Aerospace, 

Inc.: Amendment 39–16312; Docket No. 

FAA–2010–0261; Directorate Identifier 

2010–CE–008–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective on July 6, 

2010. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model 11E 

airplanes, all serial numbers, that are 

certificated in any category. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from reports of the 

aileron control stick force increasing and of 

the controls being very noisy. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct insufficient 

lubrication and residual metallic paint 

particles in the rod end ball joints, which 

could result in difficulty actuating aileron 

controls sometime during flight after takeoff. 

This failure could lead to difficulty 

controlling the airplane in flight. 

Compliance 

(f) To address this problem, you must do 

the following, unless already done: 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with RULES
30284 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod 

bearings.

Within the next 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after July 6, 2010 (the effective date of this 

AD).

Follow Quartz Mountain Aerospace Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 09–02, dated 

May 5, 2009. 

(2) Lubricate the aileron pushrod bearings ........ Within 50 hours TIS after the cleaning and lubrication required by paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD. Repetitively thereafter at intervals not 

to exceed 50 hours TIS.

Follow Quartz Mountain Aerospace Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 09–02, dated 

May 5, 2009. 

Special Flight Permit 

(g) Under 14 CFR part 39.23, a special 

flight is not permitted for this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h) The Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft 

Certification Office, 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: Garry D. Sills, 

Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate— 

Airplane Certification Office, ASW–150, 

2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 

76193; telephone: (817) 222–5154; facsimile: 

(817) 222–5960. 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. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Quartz Mountain 

Aerospace Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 

SB 09–02, dated May 5, 2009, to do the 

actions required by this AD, unless the AD 

specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. is in 

liquidation. For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Manager, Fort 

Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 

ATTN: Garry D. Sills, Aerospace Engineer, 

Rotorcraft Directorate—Airplane Certification 

Office, ASW–150, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76193; telephone: (817) 222– 

5154; fax: (817) 222–5960. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information incorporated by reference for 

this AD at the FAA, Central Region, Office of 

the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the Central 

Region, call (816) 329–3768. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information incorporated by reference 

for this AD 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/

code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 

14, 2010. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12302 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0176; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NM–201–AD; Amendment 

39–16318; AD 2010–11–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

During ERJ 170 airplane full scale fatigue 

test, cracks were found in some structural 

components of the airplane. Analysis of these 

cracks resulted in modifications on the 

airplane Airworthiness Limitation Items 

(ALI), to include new inspections tasks or 

modification of existing ones and its 

respective thresholds and intervals. 

Failure to inspect these components 

according to the new tasks, thresholds and 

intervals, could prevent a timely detection of 

fatigue cracks. Undetected fatigue cracks in 

these areas could adversely affect the 

structural integrity of these airplanes. 

* * * * * 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

July 6, 2010. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of July 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenny Kaulia, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–2848; fax (425) 227–1149. 

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 was published in the Federal 

Register on March 4, 2010 (75 FR 9811). 

That NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

During ERJ 170 airplane full scale fatigue 

test, cracks were found in some structural 

components of the airplane. Analysis of these 

cracks resulted in modifications on the 

airplane Airworthiness Limitation Items 

(ALI), to include new inspections tasks or 

modification of existing ones and its 

respective thresholds and intervals. 

Failure to inspect these components 

according to the new tasks, thresholds and 

intervals, could prevent a timely detection of 

fatigue cracks. Undetected fatigue cracks in 

these areas could adversely affect the 

structural integrity of these airplanes. 

* * * * * 

The corrective action is revising the 

Airworthiness Limitations section of the 

Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness to incorporate new 

structural inspection requirements. You 

may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM or 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with RULES