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Vol. 87, No. 70 

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0014; Project 

Identifier AD–2021–00114–A; Amendment 

39–22006; AD 2022–08–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Textron 

Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft 

Company) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Textron Aviation Inc. (type certificate 

previously held by Cessna Aircraft 

Company) (Textron) Model 120 and 140 

airplanes and all Model 140A airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

seat belt center bracket failures from 

overstress. This AD requires 

determining if the seat belt center 

bracket is made of steel and replacing 

any non-steel brackets. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 17, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Textron Aviation Inc., One Cessna 

Blvd., Wichita, KS 67215; phone: (316) 

517–5800; email: customercare@

txtav.com; website: https://

support.cessna.com. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0014; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is 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: 

Bobbie Kroetch, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 

1801 Airport Road, Wichita, KS 67209; 

phone: (316) 946–4155; email: 

bobbie.kroetch@faa.gov or WichitaCOS@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain serial-numbered 

Textron (type certificate previously held 

by Cessna Aircraft Company) Model 120 

and 140 airplanes and all Model 140A 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on January 27, 2022 

(87 FR 4168). The NPRM was prompted 

by reports of seat belt center bracket 

failures. Analysis of the failures 

determined the original aluminum seat 

belt center bracket does not have 

sufficient strength and can fail due to 

overstress during incidents and 

accidents. In the NPRM, the FAA 

proposed to require determining if the 

seat belt center bracket is made of steel 

and replacing any non-steel brackets. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent 

failure of the seat belt center bracket, 

which could lead to failure of the seat 

belt restraint system and injury to 

occupants. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data 

and determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. This AD is adopted as 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Cessna Single 

Engine Service Bulletin SEB–25–03, 

dated February 17, 2015. This service 

information specifies the location of the 

affected seat belt center bracket. This 

service information also contains a 

figure depicting the location of the 

seatbelt center bracket. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 2,033 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

airplane 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Determine material of the seat belt center 

bracket.

0.25 work-hour × $85 per hour = $21.25 .... Not applicable ..... $21.25 $43,201.25 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary replacements 

that may be required. The agency has no 

way of determining the number of 

airplanes that might need these 

replacements: 


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ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

airplane 

Replace any non-steel seat belt center bracket .......... 0.75 work-hour × $85 per hour = $63.75 ..................... $79 $142.75 

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. 

The FAA is 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

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: 

2022–08–03 Textron Aviation Inc. (Type 

Certificate previously held by Cessna 

Aircraft Company): Amendment 39– 

22006; Docket No. FAA–2022–0014; 

Project Identifier AD–2021–00114–A. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective May 17, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Textron Aviation Inc. 

(Type Certificate previously held by Cessna 

Aircraft Company) Model 120 and 140 

airplanes, serial numbers (S/Ns) 10070 

through 15075, and Model 140A airplanes, 

all serial numbers, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2510, Flight Compartment Equipment. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of seat 

belt center bracket failures from overstress. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure 

of the seat belt center brackets. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

failure of the seat belt center bracket, which 

could lead to failure of the seat belt restraint 

system and injury to occupants. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) Within 12 months after the effective 

date of this AD, determine if the seatbelt 

center bracket located between the two seats 

is made of steel by placing a magnet on the 

center of the bracket. This action 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) through 

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

must be maintained as required by 14 CFR 

91.417. This authority is not applicable to 

aircraft being operated under 14 CFR part 

119. 

(i) If the seat belt center bracket is made 

of steel, no additional action is required. 

(ii) If the seat belt center bracket is not 

made of steel, within 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, replace with a steel 

part number (P/N) 0425132 seat belt center 

bracket. 

(2) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install a seat belt center bracket P/N 

0425132 that is not made of steel on any 

airplane. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita ACO Branch, 

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 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (i) 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. 

(i) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Bobbie Kroetch, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 1801 

Airport Road, Wichita, KS 67209; phone: 

(316) 946–4155; email: bobbie.kroetch@

faa.gov or Wichita-COS@faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued on April 6, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07749 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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