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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to 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. Section 39.13 is amended by adding 

a new airworthiness directive to read as 

follows: 

2007–05–51 MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI): 

Amendment 39–15030. Docket No. 

FAA–2007–27343; Directorate Identifier 

2007–SW–05–AD. 

Applicability: Model MD600N helicopters, 

with a lateral mixer output link assembly 

(mixer link), part number (P/N) 600N7636–1, 

–3, –9, or –11 installed, certificated in any 

category. 

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless 

accomplished previously. 

To detect a crack in the mixer link, which 

could result in failure of the mixer link and 

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter, 

accomplish the following: 

(a) Before further flight: 

(1) Remove each mixer link and visually 

inspect, with a bright light and a 10x or 

higher magnifying glass, the shaded areas 

around the bearing bore for any crack as 

depicted in the following Figure 1: 

(2) Perform an eddy current inspection of 

each mixer link in the bearing end areas. 

(3) Replace any cracked mixer link with an 

airworthy mixer link on which an eddy 

current inspection has been performed. 

Note: MDHI Service Bulletin No. SB600N–

044, dated February 16, 2007, pertains to the 

subject of this AD. 

(b) Perform an eddy current inspection on 

each mixer link before installing it on any 

helicopter. 

(c) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Contact the Manager, Los Angeles 

Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, ATTN: Jon 

Mowery, Aviation Safety Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, 

California 90712, telephone (562) 627–5322, 

fax (562) 627–5210, for information about 

previously approved alternative methods of 

compliance. 

(d) A one-time special flight permit may be 

issued in accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 

21.199 to operate the helicopter to a location 

where the eddy current inspection 

requirements of this AD can be accomplished 

provided that no crack is found during the 

visual inspection required in paragraph (a) of 

this AD and that the helicopter’s airspeed 

does not exceed 100 knots. 

(e) This amendment becomes effective on 

May 7, 2007, to all persons except those 

persons to whom it was made immediately 

effective by Emergency AD 2007–05–51, 

issued February 17, 2007, which contained 

the requirements of this amendment. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 5, 

2007. 

Mark R. Schilling, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7438 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27786; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–CE–031–AD; Amendment 

39–15031; AD 2007–09–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna 

Aircraft Company Models 182H, 182J, 

182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, 

and 182R Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 

Model 182 series airplanes that are 

equipped with Air Plains Services 

Corporation Supplemental Type 

Certificate (STC) SA00152WI. This AD 


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requires you to disconnect or remove 

the electrical cable between the forward 

ground power relay and the starter 

relay, install a placard, inspect the fuel 

line between the auxiliary electric fuel 

pump and the engine-driven fuel pump 

for chafing, and replace the fuel line if 

chafing is found. This AD results from 

a report of an in-flight and post-landing 

engine compartment fire. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct 

interference between the ground power 

electrical cable, the fuel strainer cable, 

and the fuel line between the auxiliary 

electric fuel pump and the enginedriven fuel pump. This condition could 

lead to a fire in the engine compartment. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

April 25, 2007. 

On April 25, 2007 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 19, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment on this AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To get the service information 

identified in this AD, contact Air Plains 

Services Corporation, P.O. Box 541, 

Wellington, KS 67152; phone: 620–326–

8904; Internet: http:// 

www.airplains.com. 

To view the comments to this AD, go 

to http://dms.dot.gov. The docket 

number is FAA–2007–27786; 

Directorate Identifier 2007–CE–031–AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Trenton Shepherd, Aerospace Engineer, 

1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, 

Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946–

4143; fax: (316) 946–4107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We received a report of a Cessna 

Model 182Q airplane with Air Plains 

Services Corporation STC SA00152WI 

installed that had an in-flight and postlanding fire. The preliminary finding, 

per the National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB), is that the electrical cable 

between the forward ground power 

relay and the starter relay chafed on 

either the fuel strainer control or on the 

fuel line between the auxiliary electric 

fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel 

pump. The cable shorted, welded the 

fuel strainer control cable to the 

firewall, and burned the fuel line 

between the auxiliary electric fuel pump 

and the engine-driven fuel pump. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in a fuel leak and fire in the 

engine compartment. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Air Plains Services 

Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin 

APS–07–01–01, dated March 5, 2007. 

The service information describes 

procedures for the following actions: 

• Disconnecting or removing the 

electrical cable between the forward 

ground power relay and the starter 

relay; 

• Repositioning the fuel strainer 

cable; 

• Inspecting the fuel line between the 

auxiliary electric fuel pump and the 

engine-driven fuel pump for chafing; 

and 

• Adjusting the position of the fuel 

line fitting at the engine-driven fuel 

pump. 

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 

disconnect or remove the ground power 

electrical cable between the forward 

ground power relay and the starter 

relay, install a placard, inspect the fuel 

line between the auxiliary electric fuel 

pump and the engine-driven fuel pump 

for chafing, and replace the fuel line if 

chafing is found. 

This AD is considered interim action. 

The FAA is working with the STC 

holder on developing a design change 

for the ground power electrical cable. If 

a modification is developed, the FAA 

will evaluate it and determine whether 

future rulemaking action is necessary to 

address this condition. 

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. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

Since an unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD, 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–

2007–27786; Directorate Identifier 

2007–CE–031–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:// 

dms.dot.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 

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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. 

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://dms.dot.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–

5227) 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): 

2007–09–01 Cessna Aircraft Company: 

Amendment 39–15031; Docket No. 

FAA–2007–27786; Directorate Identifier 

2007–CE–031–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective on April 25, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Models 182H, 182J, 

182K, 182L, 182M, 182N, 182P, 182Q, and 

182R airplanes, all serial numbers, that: 

(i) Have Air Plains Services Corporation 

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 

SA00152WI installed; 

(ii) Have a ground power receptacle 

mounted on the firewall (forward ground 

power receptacle); and 

(iii) Are certificated in any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report of an inflight and post-landing engine compartment 

fire. We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct interference between the ground 

power electrical cable, the fuel strainer cable, 

and the fuel line between the auxiliary 

electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel 

pump. This condition could lead to a fire in 

the engine compartment. 

Compliance 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following, unless already done: 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Remove power to the ground power electrical cable by: Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD).Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS–07–01–01, 

dated March 5, 2007. 

(i) Disconnecting the electrical cable at the 

forward ground power relay and the starter 

relay, or 

(ii) Removing the electrical cable between the 

forward ground power relay and the starter 

relay. 

(2) Fabricate and install a placard as close as 

possible to the forward ground power receptacle that incorporates the following words 

(using at least 1/8-inch red letters on a white 

background and a red border): ‘‘GROUND 

POWER RECEPTACLE IS INOPERATIVE.’’

Before further flight after power to the ground 

power cable is removed per paragraph 

(e)(1) 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 fabricate and install the 

placard. 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). 

(3) Reposition the fuel strainer cable ................ Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD).Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS–07–01–01, 

dated March 5, 2007. 

(4) Visually inspect the fuel line from the auxiliary electric fuel pump to the engine-driven 

fuel pump for chafing.

Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD).Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS–07–01–01, 

dated March 5, 2007. 

(5) If chafing at or beyond the limits defined in 

the Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS–07–01–01, dated 

March 5, 2007, is found in the inspection required by paragraph (e)(4) of this AD, replace the fuel line between the auxiliary electric fuel pump and the engine-driven fuel 

pump with a new hose part number 

AE3663161G0190 (or FAA-approved equivalent) and remove the ground power electrical 

cable per (e)(1)(ii) of this AD.

Before further flight after any inspection where 

evidence of chafing is found.

Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS–07–01–01, 

dated March 5, 2007. 


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1Airworthiness Review Program—Amendment 

No. 4: Powerplant Amendments (42 FR 15034). 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(6) Adjust the position of the fuel line fitting at 

the engine-driven fuel pump.

Within 15 days after April 25, 2007 (the effective date of this AD).Follow Air Plains Services Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin APS–07–01–01, 

dated March 5, 2007. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(f) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, ATTN: 

Trenton Shepherd, Aerospace Engineer, 1801 

Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 

67209; telephone: (316) 946–4143; fax: (316) 

946–4107, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 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 Air Plains Services 

Corporation Mandatory Service Bulletin 

APS–07–01–01, dated March 5, 2007, 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 Plains Services 

Corporation, P.O. Box 541, Wellington, KS 

67152; phone: 620–326–8904; Internet: 

http://www.airplains.com. 

(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 April 

13, 2007. 

Charles L. Smalley, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7519 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 121, 135 

[Docket No.: FAA–2007–26969; Amendment 

Nos. 121–331 and 135–109] 

RIN 2120–AI99 

Change in Extinguishing Agent 

Container Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action aligns the 

operational and certification safety 

requirements regarding overpressurization of airplane extinguishing 

agent containers or fire bottles to 

prevent bursting; and it removes an 

obsolete section reference from part 135. 

This action eliminates the requirement 

for an over-pressurized fire bottle to 

discharge extinguishing agent outside 

an airplane to prevent bursting, because 

newer non-corrosive extinguishing 

agents can now be discharged inside an 

airplane without degrading an airframe. 

DATES: Effective June 4, 2007. 

Comments for inclusion in the Rules 

Docket must be received on or before 

May 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Commenting on this Direct 

Final Rule. You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA–

2007–26969, using any of the following 

methods: 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Schlossberg, Aircraft Maintenance 

Division, Flight Standards Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. Telephone: 

(202–267–8908); facsimile: (202–267–

5115); e-mail: joel.schlossberg@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Later in 

this preamble under the Additional 

Information section, we discuss how 

you can comment on this direct final 

rule and how we will handle your 

comments. Included in this discussion 

is related information about the docket. 

We also discuss how you can get a copy 

of this direct final rule and any related 

rulemaking documents. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. This 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part 

A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ‘‘General 

requirements.’’ Under that section, the 

FAA is charged with promoting safe 

flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by 

prescribing: 

• Minimum standards required in the 

interest of safety for the design and 

performance of aircraft; and 

• Regulations for other practices, 

methods, and procedures the 

Administrator finds necessary for safety 

in air commerce and national security. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it prescribes: 

• Standards for the safe operation of 

transport category airplanes; and 

• Practices, methods, and procedures 

that the Administrator finds necessary 

for safety in air commerce and national 

security. 

Background 

Since at least 1949, the FAA has 

required fire extinguishing containers 

(fire bottle) to have a pressure relief line 

to prevent a container from bursting in 

case of excessive internal pressure. This 

pressure relief line would discharge the 

extinguishing agent from the fire bottle. 

Historically, fire extinguishing agents 

were corrosive materials that could 

degrade an airframe. Therefore, in both 

airplane certification and operational 

rules, the FAA required any discharge 

for pressure relief to be only outside the 

airplane. 

Eventually, industry developed noncorrosive extinguishing agents. 

Therefore, on March 17, 1977, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a final 

rule 1 that amended the airplane 

certification rules in 14 CFR 25.1199 to 

adopt a performance standard. This rule 

changed the airplane certification 

standards, to require airplane 

manufacturers to place pressure relief 

discharge lines in such a way to not 

damage an airplane. See 40 FR 21866, 

21871. Thus, the pressure relief 

discharge line could be located either 


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