[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25831]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96-CE-23-AD; Amendment 39-10109; AD 96-12-03 R1]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, S-1T, 
S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes (Formerly Known as Pitts Models S-
1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes); Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the airworthiness directive (AD) number 
of an amendment that was published in the Federal Register on August 
22, 1997 (62 FR 44535), and concerns Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, 
S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B airplanes. The referenced amendment 
revises AD 96-12-03, but was inadvertently assigned the number of AD 
97-17-07 instead of AD 96-12-03 R1. The AD currently requires 
repetitively inspecting the aft lower fuselage wing attach fitting on 
both wings for cracks and modifying any cracked aft lower fuselage wing 
attach fitting. Modifying the aft lower fuselage wing attach fitting on 
both wings eliminates the repetitive inspection requirement of the AD. 
This action corrects the amendment to reflect the right AD number 
throughout the entire document.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Roger Caldwell, Aerospace 
Engineer, FAA, Denver Aircraft Certification Office, 26805 E. 68th 
Avenue, Room 214, Denver, Colorado 80249; telephone (303) 342-1086; 
facsimile (303) 342-1088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On August 13, 1997, the FAA issued Amendment 10109 (62 FR 44535, 
August 22, 1997), which applies to Aviat Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, 
S-2S, and S-2B airplanes. This action revises AD 96-12-03 by retaining 
the requirements of repetitively inspecting the aft lower fuselage wing 
attach fitting on both wings for cracks, and modifying any cracked aft 
lower fuselage wing attach fitting; except the action eliminates from 
the applicability those airplanes that were equipped with aft lower 
fuselage wing attach fittings, either P/N 76090, 2-2107-1, or 1-210-
102, at manufacture. These aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings were 
incorporated at manufacture on the Model S-2B airplanes beginning with 
serial number 5349. AD 96-12-03 applied to all serial numbers of the 
Model S-2B airplanes.

Need for the Correction

    The AD number of this action is incorrectly referenced as AD 97-17-
07 instead of AD 96-12-03 R1 throughout the document. Referencing the 
action as AD 97-17-07 may not allow operators of the affected airplanes 
that accomplished the intent of AD 96-12-03 to realize that the AD 
contains the same actions as contained in the original AD. The 
operators may spend unnecessary time tracking down information and 
approvals for ``unless already accomplished'' credit for the AD action.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication of August 22, 1997 (62 FR 44535), of 
Amendment 39-10109; AD 97-17-07, which was the subject of FR Doc. 97-
22046, is corrected as follows:


Sec. 39.13  [Corrected]

    On page 44535, in the third column, 5th line from the top of the 
column, correct ``AD 97-17-07'' to ``AD 96-12-03 R1''.
    On page 44536, in the third column, section 39.13, the sixth line 
in this section and the 19th line from the top of the column, correct 
``97-17-07'' to ``96-12-03 R1''.
    Action is taken herein to correct this reference in Amendment 39-
10109 and to add this AD correction to section 39.13 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 39.13).

    The effective date remains October 3, 1997.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on September 24, 1997.
Henry A. Armstrong,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-25831 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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