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(1) Within the next 14 days after November 

3, 2009 (the effective date of this AD), inspect 

the main landing gear (MLG) stub axle. 

(2) If any P/N A–511000B28B stub axle is 

found, before accumulation of 9,500 total 

landings on the axle, or before further flight 

if total landings on the axle exceed 9,500 

total landings on November 3, 2009 (the 

effective date of this AD), replace the axle or 

the housing assembly with a new axle P/N 

A–511000C28B. If the total number of 

landings accumulated by the stub axle cannot 

be positively determined, the stub axle must 

be considered to have accumulated more 

than 9,500 total landings. 

(3) Operators that do not have landing (or 

cycle) records may determine the number of 

landings (or cycles) by dividing the number 

of hours time-in-service of each airplane by 

the time of the average flight for the aircraft 

of that type in the operator’s fleet. 

Note 1: P/N A–511000C28B axle together 

with the housings P/N A–511000C27B and 

P/N A–521000C27B form the Axle 

Assemblies P/N AD511010A00C and P/N 

AD521010A00C, which are life limited to 

48,000 landings per the Dornier 228 Time 

Limits/Maintenance Checks Manual 

(TLMCM) Chapter 05–10–10. 

(4) As of November 3, 2009 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install MLG 

assemblies P/N A–511000C00F and P/N A– 

521000C00F fitted with a P/N A– 

511000B28B stub axle on any airplane. 

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 EASA AD No.: 2009–0062, 

dated March 13, 2009; and RUAG Aerospace 

Defence Technology Dornier 228 Service 

Bulletin SB–228–276, dated October 16, 

2008, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use RUAG Aerospace Defence 

Technology Dornier 228 Service Bulletin SB– 

228–276, dated October 16, 2008, 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 RUAG Aerospace Services 

GmbH, Dornier 228 Customer Support, P.O. 

Box 1253, 82231 Wessling, Federal Republic 

of Germany, telephone: +49 (0)8153–30– 

2280; fax: +49 (0) 8153–30–3030; E-mail: 

custsupport.dorner228@ruag.com; Internet: 

http://www.ruag.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 

September 21, 2009. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23211 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0881; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–CE–050–AD; Amendment 

39–16027; AD 2009–20–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Glaser-Dirks 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG–100 

Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

The Elevator control bearing stand RU19 

was required to be inspected for correct 

production in 1978 in accordance with 

Technical Note (TN) No.301/6. In 2009, an 

accident occurred with a DG–100. The 

suspension bolt was found torn out of the 

bearing stand making the elevator 

uncontrollable. The investigation confirmed 

that the bearing stand had not been produced 

correctly. It is therefore assumed that the 

inspections per TN 301/6 did not produce 

reliable results. 

This AD requires actions that are 

intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 19, 2009. 

On October 19, 2009 the Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by November 13, 2009. 

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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Davison, Glider Program Manager, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued Emergency AD 

No.: 2009–0163–E, dated July 29, 2009 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

The Elevator control bearing stand RU19 

was required to be inspected for correct 

production in 1978 in accordance with 

Technical Note (TN) No.301/6. In 2009, an 

accident occurred with a DG–100. The 

suspension bolt was found torn out of the 

bearing stand making the elevator 

uncontrollable. The investigation confirmed 

that the bearing stand had not been produced 

correctly. It is therefore assumed that the 

inspections per TN 301/6 did not produce 

reliable results. 

As a consequence, this new Airworthiness 

Directive (AD) mandates replacement of the 

bearing stand with a reinforced version. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH has issued 

Technical note No. 301/26 Rev. 1, dated 

August 4, 2009. The actions described 

in this service information are intended 

to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the 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 issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by the State of 

Design Authority and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might have also required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are described in a 

separate paragraph of the AD. These 

requirements take precedence over 

those copied from the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD. The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because a recent accident occurred 

with a Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Model DG–100 Glider where the 

suspension bolt was found torn out of 

the bearing stand. The investigation 

confirmed that the bearing stand had 

not been produced correctly. On 

December 18, 1997, the FAA issued 

Special Airworthiness Information 

Bulletin (SAIB) No. ACE–98–19 that 

recommended an inspection of the 

elevator control bearing stand RU19 

following DG Flugzeugbau Technical 

note No. 301/6. We have determined 

that the SAIB recommended inspection 

was either not done or did not produce 

reliable results. As a consequence, this 

AD requires an immediate inspection of 

the bearing stand. Therefore, we 

determined that notice and opportunity 

for public comment before issuing this 

AD are impracticable and that good 

cause exists for making this amendment 

effective in fewer than 30 days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2009–0881; 

Directorate Identifier 2009–CE–050– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this AD. 

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 that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 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 regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

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 

■ 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. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 


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2009–20–04 Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau 

Gmbh: Amendment 39–16027; Docket 

No. FAA–2009–0881; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–CE–050–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective October 19, 2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model DG–100 

gliders, serial numbers 5 and 21 through 103, 

certificated in any category. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

The Elevator control bearing stand RU19 

was required to be inspected for correct 

production in 1978 in accordance with 

Technical Note (TN) No. 301/6. In 2009, an 

accident occurred with a DG–100. The 

suspension bolt was found torn out of the 

bearing stand making the elevator 

uncontrollable. The investigation confirmed 

that the bearing stand had not been produced 

correctly. It is therefore assumed that the 

inspections per TN 301/6 did not produce 

reliable results. 

As a consequence, this new Airworthiness 

Directive (AD) mandates replacement of the 

bearing stand with a reinforced version. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Before further flight after October 19, 

2009 (the effective date of this AD), inspect 

the bearing stand RU19 following paragraph 

1 of the Instructions section of DG 

Flugzeugbau Technical note No. 301/26, Rev. 

1, dated August 4, 2009. You may take credit 

for this paragraph if the bearing stand was 

inspected before October 19, 2009 (the 

effective date of this AD) following DG 

Flugzeugbau Technical note No. 301/26, 

dated July 16, 2009. 

(2) If any discrepancy is found (crack, 

delamination, etc.), before further flight 

replace the bearing stand RU19 following 

paragraph 3 of the Instructions section of DG 

Flugzeugbau Technical note No. 301/26, Rev. 

1, dated August 4, 2009. 

(3) Within 3 months after October 19, 2009 

(the effective date of this AD) replace the 

bearing stand RU19 following paragraph 3 of 

the Instructions section of DG Flugzeugbau 

Technical note No. 301/26, Rev. 1, dated 

August 4, 2009. You may take credit for this 

paragraph if the bearing stand RU19 has been 

replaced before October 19, 2009 (the 

effective date of this AD) following DG 

Flugzeugbau Technical note No. 301/6, dated 

May 29, 1978, or following paragraph 3 of the 

Instructions section of DG Flugzeugbau 

Technical note No. 301/26, dated July 16, 

2009. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: 

(1) DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note 

No. 301/26, Rev. 1, dated August 4, 2009, 

states that instruction 1 may be executed by 

the pilot/owner. By FAA regulations, this AD 

requires all affected gliders to have the 

required actions done by an appropriately 

rated mechanic. 

(2) The MCAI states to do the actions 

following DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical 

Note No. 301/26, dated July 16, 2009. DG 

Flugzeugbau GmbH updated the technical 

note after the MCAI was issued. We are 

requiring you use the updated technical note 

(DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 

301/26, Rev. 1, dated August 4, 2009) to do 

the actions of this AD, unless the AD 

specifies otherwise. 

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, Glider Program 

Manager, 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.: 

2009–0163–E, dated July 29, 2009, DG 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 301/ 

26, dated July 16, 2009; DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH Technical Note No. 301/26, Rev. 1, 

dated August 4, 2009; and DG Flugzeugbau 

Technical note No. 301/6, dated May 29, 

1978, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use DG Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical Note No. 301/26, Rev. 1, dated 

August 4, 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 DG Flugzeugbau GmbH, 

Otto-Lilienthal-Weg 2, 76646 Bruchsal, 

Federal Republic of Germany; telephone: 

+ 49 (0) 7251 3020140; Fax: +49 (0) 7251 

3020149; Internet: http://www.dgflugzeugbau.de/index-e.html; E-Mail: 

dirks@dg-flugzeugbau.de. 

(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 

September 17, 2009. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23047 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0431; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–174–AD; Amendment 

39–16029; AD 2009–20–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A310–203 and –222 Airplanes and 

Model A300 B4–620 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing 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: 

DGAC [Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de l’Aviation 

Civile] France AD 86–102–74(B) [which 

corresponds to FAA AD 88–06–03, 

amendment 39–5871] was issued to prevent 

development of damage, which was 

discovered during [a] fatigue test in the 

attachment angles of the rear pressure 

bulkhead (fuselage frame 80/82). 


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