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found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: albert.mercado@faa.gov. 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. 

(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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2011–0101, dated 

May 25, 2011; Daher-Socata Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 70–191–27, dated April 

2011; Socata TBM 700 Model Maintenance 

Manual Temporary Revision No. TR040.27, 

dated April 2011; and Socata TBM 850 

Maintenance Manual Temporary Revision 

No. TR015.27, dated April 2011, for related 

information. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) of the 

following service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51: 

(i) DAHER–SOCATA Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–191–27, dated April 2011; 

(ii) Socata TBM 700 Model Maintenance 

Manual Temporary Revision No. TR040.27, 

dated April 2011; and 

(iii) Socata TBM 850 Maintenance Manual 

Temporary Revision No. TR015.27, dated 

April 2011. 

(2) For service information related to this 

AD, contact Socata—Direction des Services— 

65921 Tarbes Cedex 9—France; telephone 

+33 (0) 62 41 7300, fax +33 (0) 62 41 76 54, 

or for North America: Socata North America, 

7501 South Airport Road, North Perry 

Airport (HWO), Pembroke Pines, Florida 

33023; telephone: (954) 893–1400; fax: (954) 

964–4141; email: 

mysocata@socata.daher.com; Internet: http:// 

mysocata.com. 

(3) 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. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, 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 January 

3, 2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–122 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1155; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–CE–032–AD; Amendment 

39–16913; AD 2012–01–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; SchemppHirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Model Discus 2cT gliders. This AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as small cracks which have 

been found on engine pylons in the area 

of the lower engine support that have 

not been detected during the standard 

daily inspection. This condition, if not 

detected and corrected, could lead to an 

engine pylon failure resulting in loss of 

control of the glider. We are issuing this 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective February 15, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of February 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://www.

regulations.gov or in person at 

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 service information identified in 

this AD, contact Schempp-Hirth 

Flugzeugbau GmbH, Krebenstrasse 25, 

D–73230 Kirchheim/Teck, Germany; 

phone: +49 7021 7298–0; fax +49 7021 

7298–199; Internet: http://www.

schempp-hirth.com; email: info@

schempp-hirth.com. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.

gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on October 21, 2011 (76 FR 

65421). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

It has been reported that small cracks on 

engine pylons, in the area of the lower engine 

support, were not detected through the 

‘‘standard’’ inspection required by the daily 

inspection instructions. The cracks were 

discovered only after having significantly 

grown. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to an engine pylon 

failure and consequent damage to the 

aeroplane or injury to people on the ground. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires to replace the daily inspections 

pages of the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) 

that are describing the engine pylon 

inspection instructions, to inspect the 

affected engine pylon area in accordance 

with those instructions, and the replacement 

with a newly designed engine pylon in case 

of findings. 


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Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (76 

FR 65421, October 21, 2011) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 3 

products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 1 

work-hour per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to 

be $255, or $85 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 8 work-hours and require parts 

costing $1,697, for a cost of $2,377 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 this AD: 

(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. 

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 the NPRM (76 FR 65421, 

October 21, 2011), the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is 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 AD: 

2012–01–02 Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau: 

Amendment 39–16913; Docket No. 

FAA–2011–1155; Directorate Identifier 

2011–CE–032–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective February 15, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Schempp-Hirth 

Flugzeugbau Discus 2cT gliders, serial 

numbers 1 through 35, certificated in any 

category, except those on which a engine 

pylon, part number (P/N) M03RT841, is 

installed. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 54: Nacelles/Pylons. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by small cracks 

which have been found on engine pylons in 

the area of the lower engine support that 

have not been detected during the standard 

daily inspection. This condition, if not 

detected and corrected, could lead to an 

engine pylon failure resulting in loss of 

control of the glider. We are issuing this AD 

to require actions to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, replace the daily inspection pages 

of the airplane flight manual following 

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical Note No. 863–20 Revision 1, dated 

July 27, 2011. The actions required by this 

paragraph may be performed by the owner/ 

operator (pilot) holding at least a private pilot 

certificate and must be entered into the 

aircraft records showing compliance with 

this AD in accordance with 14 CFR 43.9 

(a)(1)–(4) and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The 

record must be maintained as required by 

14 CFR 91.417, 121.380, or 135.439. All other 

actions in this AD must be done by a 

properly certificated aircraft mechanic. 

(2) Before further flight after doing the 

action in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD and 

repetitively thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed every 12 months, inspect the engine 

pylon for damage or cracks, following the 

daily inspection instructions as amended by 

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical Note No. 863–20 Revision 1, dated 

July 27, 2011. 

(3) If during the daily inspections in the 

instructions amended by Schempp-Hirth 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 863– 

20 Revision 1, dated July 27, 2011, in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD or the inspections 

required in paragraph (f)(2) of this AD, any 

damage or crack is found on the engine 

pylon, before further flight, replace the 

engine pylon with an engine pylon part 

number M03RT841 following Schempp-Hirth 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 863– 

14, dated July 18, 2006. 

(g) FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: In addition 

to the daily pilot inspections of the engine 

pylon required by the foreign authority, the 

FAA also requires an initial and annual 

repetitive inspection by a properly 

certificated aircraft mechanic. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 


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Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 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. 

(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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI EASA AD No.: 2011–0146, 

dated August 3, 2011; Schempp-Hirth 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 863– 

14, dated July 18, 2006; and Schempp-Hirth 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical Note No. 863– 

20 Revision 1, dated July 27, 2011, for related 

information. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the 

following service information: 

(i) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical Note No. 863–14, dated July 18, 

2006; and 

(ii) Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical Note No. 863–20 Revision 1, dated 

July 27, 2011. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau 

GmbH, Krebenstrasse 25, D–73230 

Kirchheim/Teck, Germany; phone: +49 7021 

7298–0; fax +49 7021 7298–199; Internet: 

http://www.schempp-hirth.com; email: info@

schempp-hirth.com. 

(3) 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. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, 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 January 

3, 2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–208 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0001; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–CE–041–AD; Amendment 

39–16912; AD 2012–01–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Various 

Aircraft Equipped With Rotax Aircraft 

Engines 912 A Series Engine 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for various 

aircraft equipped with Rotax Aircraft 

Engines 912 A series engine. This AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as a deviation in the 

manufacturing process of certain part 

number 888164 crankshafts that may 

cause cracks on the surface of the 

crankshaft on the power take off side, 

which could lead to failure of the 

crankshaft support bearing and possibly 

result in an in-flight engine shutdown 

and forced landing. We are issuing this 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 26, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of January 26, 2012. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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: 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. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BRP–Powertrain GmbH 

& Co. KG, Welser Strasse 32, A–4623 

Gunskirchen, Austria; phone: +43 7246 

601 0; fax: +43 7246 601 9130; Internet: 

http://www.rotax-aircraft-engines.com. 

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 street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarjapur Nagarajan, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4145; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

sarjapur.nagarajan@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD 2011– 

0224–E, dated November 24, 2011 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

During a production process review, a 

deviation (double side straightening) in the 

manufacturing process of certain Part 

Number (P/N) 888164 crankshafts has been 

detected, which may have resulted in cracks 

on the surface of the crankshaft. Only a few 


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