Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2012 / Proposed Rules 12757 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

February 27, 2012. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5094 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0218; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–003–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 

58 and G58 airplanes. This proposed AD 

was prompted by installation of 

oversized clamps on fuel vapor return 

and/or fuel vent lines in the outboard 

sections of the left and right wings. This 

proposed AD would require inspecting 

for oversized or deformed fuel hose 

clamps and replacing as necessary. We 

are proposing this AD to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Hawker 

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@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or 

Internet: http:// 

www.hawkerbeechcraft.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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Teplik, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 

Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 

946–4196; fax: (316) 329–4090; email: 

thomas.teplik@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–12– 

0218; Directorate Identifier 2012–CE– 

003–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We received reports of installation of 

oversized clamps on fuel vapor return 

and/or fuel vent lines in the outboard 

sections of the left and right wings on 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 

58 and G58 airplanes. This condition, if 

not corrected, could result in leakage of 

fuel or vapor in areas where electrical 

wiring and other potential ignition 

sources are present, which could lead to 

an inflight fire. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 28– 

4039, Revision 1, dated October 2011. 

The service bulletin describes 

procedures for inspecting for oversized 

or deformed fuel hose clamps and 

replacing as necessary. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 244 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Defueling, inspection of the fuel hose 

clamps, and refueling.

3.5 work-hours × $85 per hour = $297.50 Not applicable ......... $297.50 $72,590 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that would 

be required based on the results of the 

proposed inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these replacements: 

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ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement of fuel hose clamps (Cost represents replacement of a maximum of 20 clamps depending 

on airplane configuration).

3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ........................... $20 $275 

Note: According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this proposed 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 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

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

the 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. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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): 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0218; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–003–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 16, 

2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

(1) This AD applies to the following 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation airplanes that 

are certificated in any category: 

(i) Model 58, serial numbers TH–1931 

through TH–2124, and 

(ii) Model G58, serial numbers TH–2125 

through TH–2281, TH–2283, and TH–2284. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 28; fuel. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by installation of 

oversized clamps on fuel vapor return and/ 

or fuel vent lines in the outboard sections of 

the left and right wings. We are issuing this 

AD to correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection 

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service 

after the effective date of this AD or within 

the next 6 calendar months after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever occurs first, 

inspect the fuel hose clamps for oversized or 

deformed clamps following Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 

SB 28–4039, Revision 1, dated October 2011. 

Note: If you have a scheduled inspection 

before the compliance time of this AD, the 

FAA recommends you comply with this AD 

at that time. 

(h) Replacement 

If any oversized or deformed clamps are 

found during the inspection required in 

paragraph (g) of this AD, before further flight, 

replace the clamps following Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 

SB 28–4039, Revision 1, dated October 2011. 

(i) 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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Thomas Teplik, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: 

(316) 946–4196; fax: (316) 329–4090; email: 

thomas.teplik@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Hawker 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@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or Internet: 

http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.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. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2012 / Proposed Rules 12759 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

February 24, 2012. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5086 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1367; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–41] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Tullahoma, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Tullahoma, 

TN, as the Arnold Air Force Base has 

been closed and therefore controlled 

airspace associated with the airport is 

being removed. This action also would 

update the geographic coordinates at 

Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm 

Northern Field. This action would 

enhance the safety and airspace 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations in the Tullahoma, TN 

area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800– 

647–5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You 

must identify the Docket Number FAA– 

2011–1367; Airspace Docket No. 11– 

ASO–41, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received comments through the 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2011–1367; Airspace Docket No. 11– 

ASO–41) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2011–1367; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–41.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_

airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface to support 

new standard instrument approach 

procedures developed at Tullahoma 

Regional Airport/Wm Northern Field, 

Tullahoma, TN. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

closing of the Arnold Air Force Base, 

and for continued safety and 

management of IFR operations within 

the Tullahoma, TN airspace area. The 

geographic coordinates for Tullahoma 

Regional Airport/Wm Northern Field 

also would be adjusted to coincide with 

the FAAs aeronautical database. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore, (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) does not warrant 

preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 

as the anticipated impact is so minimal. 

Since this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. This proposed 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in subtitle VII, part, 

A, subpart I, section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

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