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[Federal Register: April 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 67)] 

[Rules and Regulations] 

[Page 18706-18708] 

[DOCID:fr07ap08-3] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0392; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-022-AD; Amendment 39-15451; 

AD 2008-07-10] 

2120-AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models B200, B200GT, B300, and 

B300C Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments. 

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) Models B200, B200GT, B300, and B300C airplanes. This AD 

requires you to fabricate and install a placard incorporating information that limits operation when 

there is known or forecast icing and requires you to replace a section of the pneumatic supply tube for 

the tail deice system with a new tube of a different material. This AD results from reports of 

collapsed tail deice boot pneumatic supply tubes. We are issuing this AD to prevent collapsed 

pneumatic supply tubes, which could result in failure of the tail deice boots to operate. This failure 

could lead to loss of control in icing conditions. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on April 10, 2008. 

 On April 10, 2008 the Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD. 

 We must receive any comments on this AD by June 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this AD. 

• 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. 
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 To get the service information identified in this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 

P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; telephone: (800) 429-5372 or (316) 676-3140. 

 To view the comments to this AD, go to http://www.regulations.gov. The docket number is 

FAA-2008-0392; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-022-AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Ristow, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: 

(316) 946-4120; fax: (316) 946-4107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

 We received information of reports of collapsed pneumatic tubes, which supply pressure and 

vacuum to the horizontal stabilizer deice boots. With the introduction of an improved environmental 

control system, a section of the pneumatic deice tube located in the aft evaporator bay is subject to 

higher than normal temperature. This high heat in the aft evaporator bay may cause the tubing to 

soften and collapse undetected and permanently block flow to and from the deice boots. 

 The pilot's operating handbook specifies to visually check deicing boots, where possible, for 

inflation and hold down function when ice protection equipment is required. However, the tail deice 

boots are not visible from the cockpit during the check. 

 Since the collapse of the pneumatic deice supply tube is caused by the use of cabin heat, there is 

the possibility that the condition could occur after pre-flight verification of operation. Icing 

conditions and the use of cabin heat would be a normal operational mode. 

 In February 2008, HBC issued a safety communique to inform flight crews of the potential for 

collapsed pneumatic supply tubes and recommended flight crews avoid flight into icing conditions. 

 This condition, if not corrected, could result in failure of the tail deice boots to operate. This 

failure could lead to loss of control in icing conditions. 

Relevant Service Information 

 We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 30-3889, Issued: March 2008. 

The service information describes procedures for replacement of tail deice boot pneumatic supply 

tubes. 

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD 

 We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all the information and determined the unsafe 

condition described previously is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type design. 

This AD requires you to fabricate and install a placard incorporating information that limits operation 

when there is known or forecast icing and requires you to replace a section of the pneumatic supply 

tube for the tail deice system with a new tube of a different material. The replacement of the tail deice 

boot pneumatic supply tubes is terminating action for the operation limitations in known or forecast 

icing. 

 In preparing this rule, we contacted type clubs and aircraft operators to get technical information 

and information on operational and economic impacts. We did not receive any information through 

these contacts. If received, we would have included a discussion of any information that may have 

influenced this action in the rulemaking docket. 
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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 this condition could result in failure of the tail deice boots to operate. This failure could lead 

to loss of control in icing conditions. 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 an opportunity for public comment. We invite you to send any written relevant data, 

views, or arguments regarding this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number ''FAA-2008-0392; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE022-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall 

regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may amend the AD in light 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 concerning 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. 
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Examining the AD Docket 

 You may examine the AD docket that contains the AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information 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 Docket Office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is located at the street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

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): 
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FAA 

Aircraft Certification Service

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/ 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html

2008-07-10 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Amendment 39-15451; Docket No. FAA-2008-0392; 

Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-022-AD. 

Effective Date 

 (a) This AD becomes effective on April 10, 2008. 

Affected ADs 

 (b) None. 

Applicability 

 (c) This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial numbers that are certificated in 

any category: 

Model Serial Numbers 

B200 BB-1926, BB-1978, and BB-1988 through BB-2000 

B200GT BY-1 through BY-26 

B300 FL-427, FL-493, and FL-500 through FL-573 

B300C FM-14 through FM-18 

Unsafe Condition 

 (d) This AD is the result of reports of collapsed tail deice boot pneumatic supply tubes. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent collapsed pneumatic supply tubes, which could result in failure of the tail 

deice boots to operate. This failure could lead to loss of control in icing conditions. 
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Compliance 

 (e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done: 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Fabricate a placard (using 

at least 1/8-inch letters) with 

the following words and 

install the placard on the 

instrument panel within the 

pilot's clear view: “THIS 

AIRPLANE IS PROHIBITED 

FROM FLIGHT IN KNOWN 

OR FORECAST ICING.” 

Before further flight in 

known or forecast icing 

conditions or within the 

next 3 days after April 10, 

2008 (the effective date of 

this AD), whichever 

occurs first. 

The owner/operator holding at least a 

private pilot certificate as authorized 

by section 43.7 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7) 

may fabricate the placard required in 

paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. Make an 

entry into the aircraft records 

showing compliance with these 

portions of the AD in accordance 

with section 43.9 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9). 

(2) Replace the tail deice boot 

pneumatic supply tubes using 

Kit No. 130-9701-0003 for 

Models B200 and B200GT or 

Kit No. 130-9701-0001 for 

Models B300 and B300C. The 

replacement of tail deice boot 

pneumatic supply tubes 

required by paragraph (e)(2) 

of this AD is terminating 

action for the placard required 

by paragraph (e)(1) of this 

AD. 

Within 25 hours time-inservice (TIS) after April 

10, 2008 (the effective 

date of this AD) or within 

3 months after April 10, 

2008 (the effective date of 

this AD), whichever 

occurs first. 

Follow Hawker Beechcraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 30-

3889, Issued: March 2008. 

(3) Remove the placard 

required by paragraph (e)(1) 

of this AD. 

Before further flight after 

the replacement of tail 

deice boot pneumatic 

supply tubes required by 

paragraph (e)(2) of this 

AD. 

The owner/operator holding at least a 

private pilot certificate as authorized 

by section 43.7 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7) 

may remove the placard required in 

paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. Make an 

entry into the aircraft records 

showing compliance with these 

portions of the AD in accordance 

with section 43.9 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9). 

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) 

 (f) 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. Send information to 

ATTN: Don Ristow, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, 

Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4120; fax: (316) 946-4107. 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. 
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Related Information 

 (g) Hawker Beechcraft Safety Communique No. 290, dated: February 2008, pertains to the 

subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference

 (h) You must use Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 30-3889, Issued: March 

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 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, P.O. 

Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; telephone: (800) 429-5372 or (316) 676-3140. 

 (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or 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 March 27, 2008. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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