Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 23, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 64695 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0830; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–026–AD; Amendment 

39–17222; AD 2012–21–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 

C90GTi (King Air) airplanes. This AD 

was prompted by reports of incorrect 

gauge wires used in certain wiring 

bundles for the cockpit electrical power 

for backlighting and instrument panel 

components. This AD requires replacing 

incorrect gauge wires in certain 

electrical power wiring bundles, 

inspecting associated wiring bundles 

and components for heat damage, and 

taking all necessary corrective actions. 

We are issuing this AD to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

27, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation, 10511 E. 

Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; 

phone: (316) 676–3100 or (888) 727– 

4344; fax: (316) 676–3222 or (316) 676– 

3327; email: 

HBC_Parts@hawkerbeechcraft.com; 

Internet: www.hawkerbeechcraft.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 address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 

Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 

946–4128; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

richard.rejniak@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 published in the Federal 

Register on August 9, 2012 (77 FR 

47570). That NPRM proposed to require 

replacing incorrect gauge wires in 

certain electrical power wiring bundles, 

inspecting associated wiring bundles 

and components for heat damage, and 

taking all necessary corrective actions. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 47570, August 9, 2012) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (77 FR 

47570, August 9, 2012) for correcting 

the unsafe condition, and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (77 FR 47570, 

August 9, 2012). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 85 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Replace incorrect gauge wires and damaged 

components.

15 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,275 ............ $50 $1,325 $112,625 

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 

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 

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. 


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64696 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 23, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2012–21–06 Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation: Amendment 39–17222; 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0830; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–026–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective November 27, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation Model C90GTi (King Air) 

airplanes, serial numbers LJ–1847, and LJ– 

1853 through LJ–1997, that are certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 24; Electric power. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

incorrect gauge wires used in the wiring 

bundles for the cockpit electrical power for 

backlighting and instrument panel 

components. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent failure of the wiring for the power to 

the airplane’s cockpit backlighting and 

instrument panel components. Failure of the 

wiring for the airplane’s cockpit backlighting 

and instrument panel components could 

cause smoke in the cockpit; loss of power to 

the multifunction display, the co-pilot’s 

primary flight display, and cockpit lighting; 

and potential damage to surrounding wires 

and components. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replace Cockpit Electrical Power Wires 

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service 

after November 27, 2012 (the effective date of 

this AD) or within the next 6 calendar 

months after November 27, 2012 (the 

effective date of this AD), whichever occurs 

first, do the replacements specified below 

following the Accomplishment Instructions 

in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. SB 24–4050, dated November 

2010: 

(1) Replace wire part number (P/N) CB41– 

J11–1 on the A124 fuel control panel 

assembly with a new wire P/N M22759/16– 

14–9. 

(2) Replace wire P/N J26–4–CB308 on the 

co-pilot primary flight display (PFD) and 

wire P/N J27–5–CB272 on the multifunction 

display (MFD) with a new wire P/N M22759/ 

16–16–9. 

(h) Inspect Associated Wire Bundles and 

Components 

While doing the replacements required in 

paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD at the 

compliance time specified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD, visually inspect the associated wire 

bundles and components for heat damage. Do 

the inspections following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 

SB 24–4050, dated November 2010. 

(i) Repair or Replace Damaged Wires and/or 

Components 

Before further flight after the inspection 

required in paragraph (h) of this AD, repair 

or replace any heat damaged wires or 

components following the Accomplishment 

Instructions in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. SB 24–4050, dated 

November 2010. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits are permitted with 

the following limitation: Visual flight rules 

(VFR) day conditions only. 

(k) 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. 

(l) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: 

(316) 946–4128; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

richard.rejniak@faa.gov. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. SB 24–4050, dated November 

2010. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 

10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 

67206; phone: (316) 676–3100 or (888) 727– 

4344; fax: (316) 676–3222 or (316) 676–3327; 

email: HBC_Parts@hawkerbeechcraft.com; 

Internet: www.hawkerbeechcraft.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference 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 Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 11, 2012. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25670 Filed 10–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0567; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–272–AD; Amendment 

39–17218; AD 2012–21–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 767–200, 

–300, –300F, and –400ER series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

design review following a ground fire 

incident and reports of flammable fluid 

leaks from the wing leading edge area 

onto the engine exhaust area. This AD 

requires modification of the fluid drain 

path in the leading edge area of the 

wing. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

flammable fluid from leaking onto the 

engine exhaust nozzle, which could 

result in a fire. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

27, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 


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