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Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from a report of fatigue 

cracking of the wing upper and lower 

rainbow fittings during durability testing and 

on in-service airplanes. Analysis of in-service 

cracking has shown that these rainbow 

fittings are susceptible to multiple site fatigue 

damage. The Federal Aviation 

Administration is issuing this AD to detect 

and correct such fatigue cracks, which could 

grow large and lead to the failure of the 

fitting and a catastrophic failure of the center 

wing. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Initial Inspections 

(g) At the later of the times specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD: Do 

eddy current inspections to detect cracking of 

the center wing upper and lower rainbow 

fittings on the left and right side of the 

airplane. Do the actions in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Lockheed Service Bulletin 382–57–82, 

Revision 3, including Appendixes A and B, 

dated April 25, 2008. Any cracks found 

during the inspections required by paragraph 

(g) of this AD must be repaired before further 

flight in accordance with the actions required 

by paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(1) Before the accumulation of 15,000 total 

flight hours on the rainbow fitting. 

(2) Within 365 days or 600 flight hours on 

the rainbow fitting after the effective date of 

this AD, whichever occurs first. 

Repetitive Inspection Schedule 

(h) Repeat the inspection required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD at intervals not to 

exceed 3,600 flight hours on the center wing, 

until the rainbow fitting has accumulated 

30,000 total flight hours. Any cracks found 

during the inspections required by paragraph 

(h) of this AD must be repaired before further 

flight in accordance with the actions required 

by paragraph (l) of this AD. 

Rainbow Fitting Replacements 

(i) Before the accumulation of 30,000 flight 

hours on the rainbow fitting or within 600 

flight hours after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later: Replace the rainbow 

fitting, do all related investigative actions, 

and do all applicable corrective actions, in 

accordance with paragraph 2.C. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Lockheed 

Service Bulletin 382–57–82, Revision 3, 

including Appendix C, dated April 25, 2008. 

Replace the rainbow fitting thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 30,000 flight hours. 

Post-Replacement Repetitive Inspections 

(j) For upper and lower rainbow fittings 

replaced in accordance with paragraph (i) or 

(k) of this AD: Do the eddy current 

inspections specified in paragraph (g) of this 

AD within 15,000 flight hours after doing the 

replacement and repeat the eddy current 

inspections specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD thereafter at intervals not to exceed 3,600 

flight hours until the rainbow fittings are 

replaced in accordance with paragraph (i) or 

(k) of this AD. 

Repair of Damaged Rainbow Fittings and 

Associated Areas 

(k) If, during any inspection required by 

paragraph (g) or (h) of this AD, any crack is 

detected, before further flight, replace the 

rainbow fitting, do all related investigative 

actions and do all applicable corrective 

actions, in accordance with Paragraph 2.C. of 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Lockheed Service Bulletin 382–57–82, 

Revision 3, including Appendix C, dated 

April 25, 2008, except as provided by 

paragraph (l) of this AD. 

Exceptions to Service Bulletin 

(l) Where Lockheed Service Bulletin 382– 

57–82, Revision 3, including Appendixes A, 

B, and C, dated April 25, 2008, specifies to 

contact the manufacturer for disposition of 

certain repair conditions, and where the 

service bulletin does not specify corrective 

actions if certain conditions are found, this 

AD requires repairing those conditions using 

a method approved by the Manager, Atlanta 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA. For 

a repair method to be approved by the 

Manager, Atlanta ACO, as required by this 

paragraph, the Manager’s approval letter 

must specifically refer to this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(m)(1) The Manager, Atlanta 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: 

Carl Gray, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, ACE–117A, FAA, Atlanta Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 

474–5554; fax (404) 474–5606. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your principal maintenance inspector 

(PMI) or principal avionics inspector (PAI), 

as appropriate, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. The AMOC approval letter must 

specifically reference this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

17, 2010. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6307 Filed 3–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0052; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ASO–13] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Clemson, SC and Establishment of 

Class E Airspace; Pickens, SC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Clemson, SC, 

to correct the airspace description and 

establish Class E airspace at Pickens, 

SC, to achieve an additional 1000’ of 

airspace to support a new LPV 

Approach (Localizer Performance with 

Vertical Guidance) that has been 

developed for Pickens County Airport. 

This action enhances the safety and 

airspace management of ClemsonOconee County Airport, SC and Pickens 

County Airport, Pickens, SC. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 7, 2010. 

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– 

2010–0052; Airspace Docket No. 10– 

ASO–13, 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: 

Melinda Giddens, Operations Support 

Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

telephone (404) 305–5610. 

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– 


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ASO–13) 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. 

Comments 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–2010–0052; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ASO–13.’’ 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 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s 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 at Clemson, SC, to 

remove Pickens County Airport from the 

airspace description and establish Class 

E airspace at Pickens, SC, to support a 

new LPV Approach developed for 

Pickens County Airport. 

Class E airspace designations 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the Earth are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9T, signed August 27, 2009, 

and effective September 15, 2009, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E 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 rule, 

when promulgated, will 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 

amends Class E airspace at Clemson, SC, 

and establishes Class E airspace at 

Pickens, SC. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE 

AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 

ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 

1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9T, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 27, 2009, effective 

September 15, 2009, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO SC E5 Clemson, SC [AMENDED] 

Clemson-Oconee County Airport, SC 

(Lat. 34°40′19′′ N., long. 82°53′12′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Clemson-Oconee County Airport. 

* * * * * 

ASO SC E5 Pickens, SC [NEW] 

Pickens County Airport, SC 

(Lat. 34°48′36′′ N., long. 82°42′10′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of the Pickens County Airport and 

within 3.6 miles each side of the 044° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile 

radius to 11-miles northeast of the airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia on March 

15, 2010. 

Michael Vermuth, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6281 Filed 3–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0054; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ASO–11] 

Establishment of Class D Airspace, 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Columbus, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: This action withdraws the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 


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