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approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(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. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2012–27, dated 

November 2, 2012, for related information, 

which can be found in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be obtained at the address specified in 

paragraphs (n)(3) and (n)(4) of this AD. You 

may review copies of this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(n) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

Part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 8–54–39, 

Revision B, dated March 13, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone 416–375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; 

email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. 

(4) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

1, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19157 Filed 8–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1180; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–032–AD; Amendment 

39–17539; AD 2013–16–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Beechcraft 

Corporation and Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Beechcraft Corporation (type certificate 

previously held by Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation) Models 58, 95–C55, E55, 

and 56TC airplanes; and Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation Models 58P and 

58TC airplanes (both type certificates 

previously held by Raytheon Aircraft 

Company). This AD was prompted by 

reports of elevator balance weights 

becoming loose or failing because the 

balance weight material was under 

strength and did not meet material 

specifications. This AD requires 

inspections of elevator balance weights 

and replacement of defective elevator 

balance weights. We are issuing this AD 

to correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

24, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of September 24, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Beechcraft 

Corporation, B091–A04, 10511 E. 

Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; 

telephone: 1 (800) 429–5372 or (316) 

676–3140; fax: (316) 676–8027; email: 

tmdc@beechcraft.com; or Internet: 

http://www.beechcraft.com/

customer_support/technical_and_

field_support. You may review copies of 

the referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 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; 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 address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. 

N. Baktha, Senior Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; 

telephone: (316) 946–4155; fax: (316) 

946–4107; email: t.n.baktha@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

Part 39 to include an airworthiness 

directive (AD) that would apply to the 

specified products. The NPRM (77 FR 

66566, November 6, 2012) proposed to 

require inspections of elevator balance 

weights and replacement of defective 

elevator balance weights. We followed 

the NPRM with a supplemental notice 

of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 15, 2013 (78 FR 28540). The 

SNPRM proposed to prohibit the 

installation of designated spare parts 

and to clarify applicability. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the SNPRM 

(78 FR 28540, May 15, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the SNPRM (78 FR 

28540, May 15, 2013) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the SNPRM. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 1,326 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 


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ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection of the elevator 

balance weight.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ...................... Not applicable .................. $42.50 $56,355 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that would 

be required based on the results of the 

inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need this replacement: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement of elevator balance 

weight.

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............................................................ $300 $385 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 

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 

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), 

(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. 

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 airworthiness 

directive 

(AD): 2013–16–01 Beechcraft Corporation 

and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: 

Amendment 39–17539; Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1180; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–032–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective September 24, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Beechcraft Corporation 

(type certificate previously held by Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation) Models 58, 95–C55, 

E55, and 56TC airplanes; and Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation Models 58P and 58TC 

airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in 

any category. Both type certificates 

previously held by Raytheon Aircraft 

Company. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 2730: Elevator Balance Weight. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

elevator balance weights becoming loose or 

failing because the balance weight material 

was under strength and did not meet material 

specifications. We are issuing this AD to 

correct this unsafe condition, which could 

result in reduced flutter speed and lead to 

loss of control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with paragraphs (g) through (i), 

including all subparagraphs, of this AD 

within the compliance times specified, 

unless already done. 

(g) Inspect Maintenance Records 

(1) For Model 58 airplanes, serial numbers 

TH–1768 through TH–2110, before further 

flight after September 24, 2013 (the effective 

date of this AD), review the airplane 

maintenance records to determine if either of 

the elevator balance weights have ever been 

replaced. An owner/operator (pilot) holding 

at least a private pilot certificate is allowed 

to do this action. 

(i) If, as a result of the maintenance records 

check, you positively identify that one or 

both of the elevator balance weights have 

never been replaced, then complete all of the 

actions in paragraph (h) and (i), all 

subparagraphs, as applicable in this AD. 

(ii) If, as a result of the maintenance 

records check, you identify both balance 

weights have been replaced and you can 

positively identify by means of an 

Airworthiness Approval Tag (FAA Form 

8130–3) or other positive form of parts 

identification such as a shipping ticket, 

invoice, or direct ship authority letter, that 

the purchase date from Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (also known as Raytheon 

Aircraft Company or Beechcraft Corporation) 


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on both balance weights is outside the date 

range of January 1, 1996, and December 31, 

2005, then no further action is required for 

this AD. 

(iii) For a replaced balance weight, if you 

cannot positively identify the date of 

purchase of a balance weight from Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation (also known as 

Raytheon Aircraft Company or Beechcraft 

Corporation), then you must complete all of 

the actions in paragraph (h) and (i), all 

subparagraphs, as applicable in this AD. 

(2) For Model 58 airplanes, all serial 

numbers (except TH–1768 through TH– 

2110), and Models 58TC, 58P, 95–C55, E55, 

and 56TC airplanes, all serial numbers, 

before further flight after September 24, 2013 

(the effective date of this AD) review the 

airplane maintenance records to determine if 

the elevator balance weights have ever been 

replaced. An owner/operator (pilot) holding 

at least a private pilot certificate is allowed 

to do this action. 

(i) If, as a result of the maintenance records 

check, you positively identify that both of the 

elevator balance weights have never been 

replaced, then no further action is required 

for this AD. An owner/operator (pilot) 

holding at least a private pilot certificate is 

allowed to do this action. 

(ii) If, as a result of the maintenance 

records check, you identify that one or both 

of the balance weights have been replaced 

and you can positively identify by means of 

an Airworthiness Approval Tag (FAA Form 

8130–3) or other positive form of parts 

identification such as a shipping ticket, 

invoice, or direct ship authority letter, that 

the purchase date from Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (also known as Raytheon 

Aircraft Company or Beechcraft Corporation) 

is outside the date range of January 1, 1996, 

and December 31, 2005, then no further 

action is required for this AD. 

(iii) If you cannot positively identify the 

date of purchase of an aircraft balance weight 

from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (also 

known as Raytheon Aircraft Company or 

Beechcraft Corporation), then you must 

perform all of the actions in paragraph (h) 

and (i), all subparagraphs, as applicable in 

this AD. 

(h) Inspection of Elevator Balance Weight 

Before further flight after September 24, 

2013 (the effective date of this AD) and 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours 

time-in-service (TIS) until the replacement 

required by this AD is done, inspect the 

elevator balance weights for looseness, 

failure, and/or working (smoking) fasteners 

and inserts following the Accomplishment 

Instructions paragraph 3.A in Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 

55–4089, Revision 1, dated February, 2012. 

(i) Replacement of Elevator Balance Weight 

(1) Replace the defective elevator balance 

weight with an airworthy balance weight as 

specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions paragraph 3.A in Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 

55–4089, Revision 1, dated February, 2012, at 

either paragraph (i)(1)(i) or (i)(1)(ii) of this 

AD, whichever occurs first: 

(i) Before further flight after any inspection 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD where 

any looseness, failure, and/or working 

(smoking) fasteners and inserts are found; or 

(ii) Within the next 200 hours TIS after 

September 24, 2013 (the effective date of this 

AD). 

(2) Replacement of elevator balance 

weights with airworthy elevator balance 

weights terminates the 100-hour inspection 

requirement in paragraph (h) of this AD. 

(3) As of September 24, 2013 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install P/N 96– 

610022, P/N 96–61022–5, P/N 96–610022–7, 

and P/N 96–610022–9 elevator balance 

weight assemblies, if originally purchased 

from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (also 

known as Raytheon Aircraft Company or 

Beechcraft Corporation) between January 1, 

1996, and December 31, 2005, on any 

airplane. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight is permitted with the 

following limitations: Maximum structural 

cruising speed (Vno) = Design Speed for 

maximum gust intensity (Vb) = 195 Knots 

Calibrated Airspeed (KCAS), or 

Vno=Vb=195KCAS. This special flight is not 

allowed into known turbulence, and the 

duration of this flight should not be more 

than a total of 10 hours TIS. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(l) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact T. N. Baktha, Senior Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport 

Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; 

telephone: (316) 946–4155; fax: (316) 946– 

4107; email: t.n.baktha@faa.gov. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 55–4089, Revision 1, dated 

February, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Beechcraft Corporation and Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation service information 

identified in this AD, contact Beechcraft 

Corporation, B091–A04, 10511 E. Central 

Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; telephone: 1 

(800) 429–5372 or (316) 676–3140; fax: (316) 

676–8027; email: tmdc@beechcraft.com; or 

Internet: http://www.beechcraft.com/

customer_support/technical_and_field_

support/. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 25, 

2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20098 Filed 8–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0367; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–177–AD; Amendment 

39–17546; AD 2013–16–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2C10 

(Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) 

airplanes, Model CL–600–2D15 

(Regional Jet Series 705) airplanes, and 

Model CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet 

Series 900) airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a report of corrosion of the 

components of the main landing gear 

(MLG) retraction actuator found in 

service; the corrosion was found at the 

interface of the rod end and the piston, 

and at the bracket and related pins. This 

AD requires inspection of the MLG 

retraction actuator components; 

corrective actions if necessary; and, for 

certain retraction actuators, installation 

of a new jam nut. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent disconnection of the MLG 

retraction actuator, which could result 

in extension of the MLG without 

damping, and consequent structural 

damage and collapse of the MLG during 

landing. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

24, 2013. 


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