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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 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Richard Rejniak, Aerospace Engineer, 

Electrical Systems and Avionics Branch, 

ACE–119W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, 

Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946–4128; fax: 

(316) 946–4107; email: 

richard.rejniak@faa.gov. 

(k) 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 SB 33–4002, dated October 2010. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation, Department 62, P.O. Box 85, 

Wichita, KS 67201–0085; telephone 316– 

676–8238; fax 316–676–6706; email 

tmdc@hawkerbeechcraft.com; Internet 

https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/ 

service_support/pubs. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on January 

30, 2013. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02716 Filed 2–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1251; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–044–AD; Amendment 

39–17335; AD 2013–03–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

all Pacific Aerospace Limited Models 

FU24–954 and FU24A–954 airplanes. 

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 aircraft 

operating outside the aircraft aft center 

of gravity (C of G) limits during 

parachute-drop operations. Exceeding C 

of G limits could result in loss of control 

of the aircraft. We are issuing this AD 

to require actions to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 19, 

2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of March 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Docket 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 Pacific 

Aerospace Limited, Hamilton Airport, 

Private Bag, 3027 Hamilton, New 

Zealand; telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: 

+64 7 843 6134; email: 

enquiries@aerospace.co.nz; Internet: 

http://www.aerospace.co.nz/. 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: 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

doug.rudolph@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 November 30, 2012 (77 FR 

71357), and proposed to supersede AD 

2010–20–18, Amendment 39–16453 (75 

FR 59606, September 28, 2010). 

Since we issued AD 2010–20–18, 

Amendment 39–16453 (75 FR 59606, 

September 28, 2010), information has 

been received that shows that the 

operating limitations should be different 

between turbine engine and piston 

engine Pacific Aerospace Limited 

Models FU24–954 and FU24A–954 

airplanes. 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 

which is the aviation authority for New 

Zealand, has issued AD DCA/FU24/182, 

dated October 25, 2012 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The new MCAI AD supersedes the 

requirements in AD DCA/FU24/179. 

The new MCAI requires adding a 

requirement to install station marking 

placards inside the rear cabin walls and 

inserting a supplement into the airplane 

flight manual (AFM) specifically 

approved for parachuting operations 

that contains detailed information for 

determining the weight and balance of 

the aircraft for turbine engine airplanes. 

This AD also retains all actions in AD 

2010–20–18, Amendment 39–16453 (75 

FR 59606, September 28, 2010), for all 

airplanes. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 71357, November 30, 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 

71357, November 30, 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 71357, 

November 30, 2012). 


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Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 1 

product of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 22 workhours 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 $1,870 per product. 

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 (77 FR 

71357, November 30, 2012), 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 

removing AD 2010–20–18, Amendment 

39–16453 (75 FR 59606, September 28, 

2010), and adding the following new 

AD: 

2013–03–01 Pacific Aerospace Limited: 

Amendment 39–17335; Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1251; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–044–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective March 19, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2010–20–18, 

Amendment 39–16453 (75 FR 59606, 

September 28, 2010). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pacific Aerospace 

Limited Models FU24–954 and FU24A–954 

airplanes, all serial numbers, that are: 

(1) certificated in any category; and 

(2) modified to conduct parachute 

operations. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 8: Leveling and Weighing. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

aircraft operating outside the aft center of 

gravity (C of G) limits during parachute-drop 

operations. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

exceeding C of G limits, which could result 

in loss of control of the aircraft. 

(f) Actions and Compliance for All Airplanes 

(Both Turbine and Piston Engine Airplanes) 

Retained From AD 2010–20–18, Amendment 

39–16453 (75 FR 59606, September 28, 2010) 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) As of October 18, 2010 (the effective 

date retained from AD 2010–20–18, 

Amendment 39–16453 (75 FR 59606, 

September 28, 2010)), before further 

parachute-drop operations: 

(i) Amend the airplane flight manual 

(AFM) to restrict maximum occupancy of the 

cabin aft of fuselage station (F.S) 118.84 to 6 

persons. This may be done by inserting a 

copy of this AD into the AFM adjacent to the 

applicable supplement for parachuting 

operations; and 

(ii) Fabricate a placard at least 2 by 4 

inches (using at least 1/8-inch letters) and 

install the placard in two places, one on each 

side of the aft cabin, in view of all occupants 

as they enter and occupy the cabin which 

states the following: Maximum occupancy of 

this cabin limited to six persons for 

parachuting operations. Weight and balance 

must be confirmed for each flight. 

(2) As of October 18, 2010 (the effective 

date retained from AD 2010–20–18, 

Amendment 39–16453 (75 FR 59606, 

September 28, 2010)), before further 

parachute-drop operations, the weight and 

balance calculation must comply with the 

following limitations and establish that the 

aircraft C of G will remain within AFM limits 

for the duration of the flight: 

(i) Use actual weights for all occupants and 

their equipment to do the calculation; 

(ii) Account for the positions of all 

occupants in the calculation. Do the 

calculation with the occupants’ (parachuting 

group) positions at the most aft positions that 

result from the rearmost members of the 

group sitting against the aft cabin wall and 

subsequent occupants located immediately 

forward of them, unless a means of restraint 

is provided to prevent the occupants moving 

rearwards from their normal position; and 

(iii) Keep a record of the C of G 

determination for each parachuting 

operation. 

(g) New Actions and Compliance for Turbine 

Engine Airplanes 

Within the next 15 days after March 19, 

2013 (the effective date of this AD), do the 

following: 

(1) Add fuselage station (F.S.) reference 

line placards inside the rear cabin walls 

following the instructions in Section 2.5, 

Placards, of the CAA Approved AFM 

Supplement for Aircraft Modified for 

Parachuting Operations, PT6 Fletcher-EX 

Document Reference: AIR 2817–FMS–P1, 

dated October 15, 2012, or Walter Fletcher 

Document Reference: AIR 2672–FMS–P1, 

dated October 15, 2012, as applicable. 

(2) Insert Section 2.4, Weight and Balance, 

of the CAA Approved AFM Supplement for 

Aircraft Modified for Parachuting Operations, 

PT6 Fletcher-EX Document Reference: AIR 

2817–FMS–P1, dated October 15, 2012, or 

Walter Fletcher Document Reference: AIR 

2672–FMS–P1, dated October 15, 2012, as 

applicable, into the AFM. 


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(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: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: doug.rudolph@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 CAA (Civil Aviation 

Authority) AD DCA/FU24/182, dated October 

25, 2012; CAA Approved Flight Manual 

Supplement PT6 Fletcher-EX for Aircraft 

Modified for Parachuting Operations, 

Document Reference: AIR 2817–FMS–P1, 

dated October 15, 2012; and CAA Approved 

Flight Manual Supplement Walter Fletcher 

for Aircraft Modified for Parachuting 

Operations, Document Reference: AIR 2672– 

FMS–P1, dated October 15, 2012, for related 

information. 

(j) 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) CAA Approved Flight Manual 

Supplement PT6 Fletcher-EX for Aircraft 

Modified for Parachuting Operations, 

Document Reference: AIR 2817–FMS–P1, 

dated October 15, 2012. 

(ii) CAA Approved Flight Manual 

Supplement Walter Fletcher for Aircraft 

Modified for Parachuting Operations, 

Document Reference: AIR 2672–FMS–P1, 

dated October 15, 2012. 

(3) For Pacific Aerospace Limited service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Pacific Aerospace Limited, Hamilton Airport, 

Private Bag, 3027 Hamilton, New Zealand; 

telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: +64 7 843 

6134; email: enquiries@aerospace.co.nz; 

Internet: http://www.aerospace.co.nz/. 

(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/ 

index.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

29, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02364 Filed 2–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0725; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–207–AD; Amendment 

39–17343; AD 2013–03–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–1A11 

(CL–600), CL–600–2A12 (CL–601), and 

CL–600–2B16 (CL–601–3A, CL–601–3R, 

& CL–604 Variants) airplanes. This AD 

was prompted by reports of cracking 

found on the upper and lower Web of 

the engine support beam. This AD 

requires revising the maintenance 

program. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct fatigue cracking of the 

engine support beam, which could 

result in failure of the engine support 

beam and affect the structural integrity 

of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 19, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of March 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Kowalski, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

New York 11590; telephone (516) 228– 

7327; fax (516) 794–5531. 

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 July 31, 2012 (77 FR 45288). 

That NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) 

states: 

Cracks on the upper and lower Web of the 

Engine Support Beam (ESB) have been 

discovered on two (2) Challenger aeroplanes 

in service. Failure of the ESB could adversely 

affect the structural integrity of the 

aeroplane. 

A Temporary Revision (TR) has been made 

to the Time Limits/Maintenance Checks 

(TLMC) manual to introduce a new 

Airworthiness Limitations (AWL) task to 

ensure that fatigue cracking of the ESB is 

detected and corrected. 

This [Canadian] directive mandates the 

incorporation of the new AWL task. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 45288, July 31, 2012) 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—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 


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