43624 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 165 / Thursday, August 27, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

7, 2009. 

Stephen P. Boyd, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20274 Filed 8–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0489; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–CE–025–AD; Amendment 

39–16000; AD 2009–18–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, 

Inc. Models AT–802 and AT–802A 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT–802 and 

AT–802A airplanes. This AD requires 

installing a rudder-aileron interconnect 

cable system shield kit and securing any 

items stowed in the baggage 

compartment, using tie downs and/or a 

cargo net until the cable shield kit is 

installed. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent jamming of the rudder-aileron 

interconnect cables by unsecured items 

in the baggage compartment, which 

could result in failure of the rudderaileron interconnect cable system. This 

failure could lead to loss of control. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

October 1, 2009. 

On October 1, 2009, the Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Air 

Tractor, Inc., P.O. Box 485, Olney, Texas 

76374; telephone: (940) 564–5616; 

facsimile: (940) 564–5612; E-mail: 

parts@airtractor.com; Internet: http:// 

www.airtractor.com. 

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–2009–0489; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–CE–025–AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andy McAnaul, Aerospace Engineer, 

10100 Reunion Pl., Ste. 650, San 

Antonio, Texas 78216; telephone: (210) 

308–3365; fax: (210) 308–3370. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On May 20, 2009, 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 

certain Models AT–802 and AT–802A 

airplanes. This proposal was published 

in the Federal Register as a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on May 

29, 2009 (74 FR 25684). The NPRM 

proposed to require installing a rudderaileron interconnect cable system shield 

kit and securing any items stowed in the 

baggage compartment, using tie downs 

and/or a cargo net until the cable shield 

kit is installed. 

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 AD affects 210 

airplanes in the U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

the modification: 

Labor cost Parts 

cost Total cost per airplane 

Total cost 

on U.S. 

operators 

Cable Shield Kit SL#274: 4.5 work-hours × $80 per hour = $360 ...................... $860 affects 170 airplanes at $1,220 each ... $207,400 

Cable Shield Kit SL#274–2: 4.5 work-hours × $80 per hour = $360 .................. 540 affects 40 airplanes at $900 each ........ 36,000 

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–2009–0489; 

Directorate Identifier 2009–CE–025– 

AD’’ in your request. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 


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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: 

2009–18–04 Air Tractor, Inc.: Amendment 

39–16000; Docket No. FAA–2009–0489; 

Directorate Identifier 2009–CE–025–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective on October 

1, 2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Models AT–802 and 

AT–802A airplanes, serial numbers 802/ 

802A–001 through 802/802A–0319, that are 

certificated in any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report of the 

rudder pedal cable becoming jammed in 

flight. We are proposing this AD to prevent 

jamming of the rudder-aileron interconnect 

cables by unsecured items in the baggage 

compartment, which could result in failure of 

the rudder-aileron interconnect cable system. 

This failure could lead to loss of control. 

Compliance 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following, unless already done: 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Secure any items stowed in the baggage 

compartment using tie down straps and/or a 

cargo net.

Before further flight after October 1, 2009 (the 

effective date of this AD) until the installation of the rudder-aileron interconnect cable 

shield kit required in paragraph (e)(2) of this 

AD is done.

Not applicable. 

(2) Install the following rudder-aileron interconnect cable shield kit, as applicable.No later than December 31, 2009 ................... Snow Engineering Co., Service Letter #274, 

Revision A, dated April 6, 2009. 

(i) For all airplanes equipped for agricultural spray operations and all fire-fighting 

airplanes retrofitted with Gen II Fire Retardant Delivery System relay box, install 

cable shield kit SL#274.

(ii) For all fire-fighting airplanes not 

equipped with Gen II Fire Retardant Delivery System relay box, install cable 

shield kit SL#274–2.

(iii) Installation of the applicable cable 

shield kit SL#274 or SL#274–2 terminates the requirement of paragraph 

(e)(1) of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(f) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane 

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: Andy McAnaul, 

Aerospace Engineer, 10100 Reunion Pl., Ste. 

650, San Antonio, Texas 78216; telephone: 

(210) 308–3365; fax: (210) 308–3370. 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 

(g) You must use Snow Engineering Co., 

Service Letter #274, Revision A, dated April 

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 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Air Tractor, Inc., P.O. Box 

485, Olney, Texas 76374; telephone: (940) 

564–5616; facsimile: (940) 564–5612; e-mail: 

parts@airtractor.com; Internet: http:// 

www.airtractor.com. 

(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 August 

18, 2009. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20385 Filed 8–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0496; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–NM–139–AD; Amendment 

39–16001; AD 2009–18–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 

Model F.27 Mark 050 and F.28 Mark 

0100 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: 


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