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§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2010–11–04 Teledyne Continental Motors 

(Formerly Continental and Rolls-Royce 

Motors, Ltd.): Amendment 39–16309. 

Docket No. FAA–2009–1156; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NE–38–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective June 16, 2010. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2009–24–52. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Teledyne 

Continental Motors (TCM) 240, 346, 360, 470, 

520, and 550 series and Rolls-Royce Motors, 

Ltd. (R–RM) IO–240–A reciprocating engines 

with hydraulic lifters, part numbers (P/Ns) 

657913, 657915, or 657916, installed. These 

engines are installed on, but not limited to, 

general aviation airplanes. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from TCM reporting 

another occurrence of rapid wear on the face 

of hydraulic lifters, P/Ns 657913, 657915, 

and 657916, and from the need to expand the 

applicability of this AD to include the TCM 

346 series engines and the R–RM IO–240–A 

reciprocating engines. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent excessive hydraulic lifter wear, 

which can result in loss of engine power and 

loss of control of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed before 

further flight after the effective date of this 

AD, unless the actions have already been 

done. 

Excluded Engines 

(f) If your engine was manufactured or 

rebuilt before June 19, 2009, and you have 

not had any hydraulic lifters replaced after 

June 19, 2009, no action is required. 

Determining P/N of Lifters 

(g) If your engine was manufactured or 

rebuilt on or after June 19, 2009, or if any of 

your hydraulic lifters were replaced on or 

after June 19, 2009, and you can’t determine 

the P/N of your hydraulic lifters from the 

engine records: 

(1) Use the list of engine serial numbers in 

Section A of TCM Mandatory Service 

Bulletin (MSB) No. MSB09–8A, dated 

December 4, 2009. 

(2) Inspect the hydraulic lifters in each 

cylinder for P/Ns 657913, 657915, and 

657916. Use TCM MSB No. MSB09–8A, 

dated December 4, 2009, Section I. Action 

Required, paragraphs 1. through 3. to 

determine the P/N of the lifters. 

Replacing the Lifters 

(h) If your engine has any affected 

hydraulic lifters, replace the hydraulic lifters 

using TCM MSB No. MSB09–8A, dated 

December 4, 2009, Step 2, paragraphs 2.a.1) 

through 2.b.4). 

Installation Prohibition 

(i) After the effective date of this AD, do 

not install any hydraulic lifters, P/Ns 657913, 

657915, or 657916, into any TCM 240, 346, 

360, 470, 520, or 550 series or R–RM IO–240– 

A reciprocating engine. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(j) The Manager, Atlanta Certification 

Office, has the authority to approve 

alternative methods of compliance for this 

AD if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Special Flight Permits 

(k) We will not approve any special flight 

permits. 

Related Information 

(l) Contact Anthony Holton, Aerospace 

Engineer, Atlanta Certification Office, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 1701 Columbia 

Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; e-mail: 

anthony.holton@faa.gov; telephone (404) 

474–5567; fax (404) 474–5606, for more 

information about this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(m) You must use Teledyne Continental 

Motors Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 

MSB09–8A, dated December 4, 2009, to 

perform the actions required by this AD. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of this service 

bulletin in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 

and 1 CFR part 51. You can get a copy from 

Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc., P.O. Box 

90, Mobile, AL 36601; telephone (251) 438– 

3411, or go to: http://tcmlink.com/ 

servicebulletins.cfm. You may review copies 

at the FAA, New England Region, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA; 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

May 12, 2010. 

Peter A. White, 

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12177 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0272; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–009–AD; Amendment 

39–16310; AD 2010–11–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; AVOX 

Systems and B/E Aerospace Oxygen 

Cylinders as Installed on Various 14 

CFR Part 23 and CAR 3 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

AVOX Systems and B/E Aerospace 

oxygen cylinders, as installed on 

various 14 CFR part 23 or CAR 3 

airplanes. This AD requires you to 

inspect for and remove substandard 

oxygen cylinders from the airplane. This 

AD was prompted by the reported 

rupture of a high-pressure gaseous 

oxygen cylinder, which had insufficient 

strength characteristics due to improper 

heat treatment. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent an oxygen cylinder from 

rupturing, which, depending on the 

location, could result in structural 

damage and rapid decompression of the 

airplane, damage to adjacent essential 

flight equipment, deprivation of the 

necessary oxygen supply for the 

flightcrew, and injury to cabin 

occupants or other support personnel. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

July 6, 2010. 

On July 6, 2010, the Director of the 

Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact B/E 

Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft 

Products Group, RGA Department, 

10800 Pflumm Road, Lenexa, Kansas 

66215; telephone: (913) 338–9800; fax: 

(913) 338–8419; Internet: http:// 

www.beaerospace.com; and AVOX 

Systems, 225 Erie Street, Lancaster, New 

York 14086–9502; telephone: (716) 683– 

5100; fax: (716) 681–1089; Internet: 

http://www.avoxsys.com, as applicable. 

To view the AD docket, go to U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, or on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The docket 

number is FAA–2010–0272; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–009–AD. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Hirt, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4050; fax: (816) 

329–4090; e-mail: david.hirt@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On March 11, 2010, we issued a 

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to 

include an AD that would apply to 

certain AVOX Systems and B/E 

Aerospace oxygen cylinders, as installed 

on various 14 CFR part 23 or CAR 3 

airplanes. This proposal was published 

in the Federal Register as a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on March 

17, 2010 (75 FR 12713). The NPRM 

proposed to require removing the 

affected oxygen cylinder from various 

14 CFR part 23 or CAR 3 airplanes and 

replacing it with a serviceable oxygen 

cylinder. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in developing 

this AD. We received no comments on 

the proposal or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data and determined that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD as proposed except for 

minor editorial corrections. We have 

determined that these minor 

corrections: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

10,000 airplanes in the U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

the inspection: 

Labor cost Parts cost 

Total cost 

per 

airplane 

Total cost on U.S. 

operators based on 

all airplanes having 

the affected 

oxygen cylinder installed 

0.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 .......................................... Not applicable ............................ $42.50 $425,000 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary removal and replacement 

that will be required based on the 

results of the inspection. We have no 

way of determining the number of 

airplanes that may need this 

replacement: 

Labor cost Parts cost 

Total cost 

per 

airplane 

2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 ...................................................................................................... $1,675 $1,845 

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 AD. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have 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 that 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); 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 summary of the costs 

to comply with this AD (and other 

information as included in the 

Regulatory Evaluation) and placed it in 

the AD Docket. You may get a copy of 

this summary by sending a request to us 

at the address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2010–0272; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–CE–009–AD’’ 

in your request. 

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 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. FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the 

following new AD: 

2010–11–05 AVOX Systems and B/E 

Aerospace: Amendment 39–16310; 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0272; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–009–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective on July 6, 

2010. 


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Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to oxygen cylinders 

with a capacity of 114/115 cubic feet, 

approved under United States Department of 

Transportation Regulations for Type 3HT 

cylinders, identified in Table 1 of this AD. 

These oxygen cylinders may be installed on 

various 14 CFR part 23 and CAR 3 airplanes, 

certificated in any category. The affected 

oxygen cylinders may be installed as a 

component of, but not limited to, the AVOX 

Systems Inc. and B/E Aerospace cylinder 

assemblies listed in Table 2 of this AD. 

TABLE 1—AFFECTED OXYGEN CYLINDER SERIAL NUMBERS (S/N) 

Cylinder manufacturer Affected S/N 

AVOX Systems .......... ST82307 through ST82309. 

ST82335 through ST82378. 

ST82385 through ST82506, except ST82498 (out of service). 

ST82550 through ST82606. 

ST82617 through ST82626. 

ST83896 through ST83905. 

ST84209 through ST84218. 

ST84224 through ST84236. 

ST86138, ST86143, ST86145, ST86150, ST86169, ST86172, and ST86177. 

ST86299 through ST86307. 

B/E Aerospace .......... K495120 through K495121. 

K629573 through K629577. 

K674451 through K674455. 

TABLE 2—AFFECTED OXYGEN CYLINDER ASSEMBLY PART NUMBERS (P/N) 

Manufacturer P/Ns 

AVOX Systems .......... *6350A34 series, 800112–03, 800112–10, 800112–13, 801293–03, 801307–00, 801307–01, 801307–02, 801307–03, 

801307–07, 801307–09, 801307–23, 801307–24, 801365–04, 801365–14, 801375–00, 801977–05, and *8915 series. 

(*For example, 6350A34–X–X or 8915XX–XX, where ‘‘X’’ denotes a P/N digit.) 

B/E Aerospace .......... 176018–115, 176112–115, 176177–115, 176181–115, and 176529–97. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 35: Oxygen. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD was prompted by the reported 

rupture of a high-pressure gaseous oxygen 

cylinder, which had insufficient strength 

characteristics due to improper heat 

treatment. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

an oxygen cylinder from rupturing, which, 

depending on the location, could result in 

structural damage and rapid decompression 

of the airplane, damage to adjacent essential 

flight equipment, deprivation of the 

necessary oxygen supply for the flightcrew, 

and injury to cabin occupants or other 

support personnel. 

Compliance 

(f) To address this problem, you must do 

the following, unless already done: 

(1) Within 60 days after July 6, 2010 (the 

effective date of this AD), inspect the oxygen 

cylinder installed in the airplane to 

determine the serial number. The serial 

number is stamped into the steel cylinder 

near the neck. A review of airplane records 

is acceptable in lieu of this inspection if the 

serial number of the oxygen cylinder can be 

positively determined from that review. For 

any oxygen cylinder that has a serial number 

identified in Table 1 of this AD, before 

further flight, remove it from the airplane and 

replace it with a serviceable oxygen cylinder. 

Do the inspection and removal following B/ 

E Aerospace Service Bulletin 176000–35–01, 

dated November 2, 2009; and Zodiac 

Aerospace AVOX Systems, Inc. Service 

Bulletin 6084–34–35–01, Revision 1, dated 

December 9, 2009, as applicable. 

(2) As of July 6, 2010 (the effective date of 

this AD), do not install on any airplane a 

United States Department of Transportation 

Type 3HT oxygen cylinder that has a serial 

number identified in Table 1 of this AD. 

Note: United States Department of 

Transportation hazardous materials 

regulations apply to the shipping of oxygen 

cylinders. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g) 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: 

David Hirt, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small 

Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–4050; fax: (816) 329–4090; e-mail: 

david.hirt@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. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(h) You must use B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 176000–35–01, dated November 2, 

2009; and Zodiac Aerospace AVOX Systems, 

Inc. Service Bulletin 6084–34–35–01, 

Revision 1, dated December 9, 2009, 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 B/E Aerospace, Inc., 

Commercial Aircraft Products Group, RGA 

Department, 10800 Pflumm Road, Lenexa, 

Kansas 66215; telephone: (913) 338–9800; 

fax: (913) 338–8419; Internet: http:// 

www.beaerospace.com; and AVOX Systems, 

225 Erie Street, Lancaster, New York 14086– 

9502; telephone: (716) 683–5100; fax: (716) 

681–1089; Internet: http://www.avoxsys.com, 

as applicable. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information incorporated by reference for 

this AD at the FAA, Central Region, Office of 

the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the Central 

Region, call (816) 329–3768. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information incorporated by reference 

for this AD 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 May 

13, 2010. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12173 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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