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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28246; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–CE–048–AD; Amendment 

39–15367; AD 2008–03–16] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus 

Design Corporation Models SR20 and 

SR22 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) Models 

SR20 and SR22 airplanes. This AD 

requires you to inspect the rudder, 

aileron, and rudder-aileron interconnect 

rigging; correct any out-of-rig condition; 

replace the attaching hardware for the 

rudder-aileron interconnect arm; and 

report any out-of-rig condition found. 

This AD results from a jamming of the 

aileron and rudder controls on a Model 

SR20 airplane, which resulted in loss of 

rudder and aileron flight controls. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent the 

possibility of jamming of the rudderaileron interconnect system, which may 

result in loss of rudder and aileron flight 

controls. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

March 11, 2008. 

On March 11, 2008, 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 Cirrus 

Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, 

Duluth, Minnesota 55811; telephone: 

(218) 727–2737; internet address: 

http://www.cirrusdesign.com. 

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–2007–28246; 

Directorate Identifier 2007–CE–048–AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des 

Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 

294–8113; fax: (847) 294–7834. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On November 28, 2007, 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 CDC Models SR20 and SR22 

airplanes. This proposal was published 

in the Federal Register as a 

supplemental notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) on December 4, 

2007 (72 FR 68108). The NPRM 

proposed to require you to inspect the 

rudder, aileron, and rudder-aileron 

interconnect rigging; correct any out-ofrig condition; replace the attaching 

hardware for the rudder-aileron 

interconnect arm; and require you to 

report any out-of-rig condition found. 

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 affects 2,435 

airplanes in the U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

the inspection of the rudder, aileron, 

and rudder-aileron interconnect rigging, 

and replacement of the attaching 

hardware for the rudder-aileron 

interconnect arm and RH aileron cable 

clamps: 

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost per 

airplane 

Total cost on 

U.S. operators 

1.5 work-hours × $80 per hour = $120 ....................................................................................... $18 $138 $336,030 

CDC will provide warranty credit to 

the extent noted in Service Bulletin SB 

2X–27–14 R3, Revised: October 10, 

2007. 

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–2007–28246; 

Directorate Identifier 2007–CE–048–

AD’’ in your request. 


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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: 

2008–03–16 Cirrus Design Corporation: 

Amendment 39–15367; Docket No. 

FAA–2007–28246; Directorate Identifier 

2007–CE–048–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective on March 11, 

2008. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model SR20 

airplanes, serial numbers (SN) 1005 through 

1861, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 

through 2333, SN 2335 through 2419, and SN 

2421 through 2437, that are certificated in 

any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from an incident of 

jamming of the aileron and rudder controls 

on a Model SR20 airplane and the possibility 

of the occurrence on other airplanes. In 

addition, other Models SR20 and SR22 

airplanes have been found with misrigging of 

the flight controls that could lead to 

jamming. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

the possibility of jamming of the rudderaileron interconnect system, which may 

result in loss of rudder and aileron flight 

controls. 

Compliance 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following, unless already done: 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Inspect the rudder, aileron, and rudder-aileron interconnect rigging; correct any out-ofrig condition; and replace the attaching hardware for the rudder-aileron interconnect arm.At whichever occurs first: 

(i) Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after March 11, 2008 (the effective date of this AD); or.

(ii) Within the next 3 months after March 

11, 2008 (the effective date of this AD).

Follow Cirrus Service Bulletin No. SB 2X–27–

14 R3, Revised: October 10, 2007. 

(2) Only if you find an out-of-rig condition: Report to the FAA any out-of-rig conditions discovered as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD on the 

form in Figure 1 of this AD. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) approved 

the information contained in this regulation 

under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned OMB Control Number 2120–0056.

At whichever occurs later: 

(i) Within 10 days after the inspection required in paragraph (e)(1) of this AD; or.

(ii) Within 10 days after March 11, 2008 

(the effective date of this AD).

Send the form (Figure 1 of this AD) to FAA, 

Manufacturing Inspection District Office, 

6020 28th Avenue South, Room 103, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450–2700; telephone 

(612) 713–4366; facsimile (612) 713–4365. 

Note: Temporary revisions to the airplane 

maintenance manuals (AMM), SR20 AMM 

Temporary Revision No. 27–1 and SR22 

AMM Temporary Revision No. 27–1, both 

dated October 10, 2007, contain information 

pertaining to this subject. 

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Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(f) The Manager, Chicago 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. Send information to ATTN: Wess 

Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, 2300 East Devon 

Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 

60018; telephone: (847) 294–8113; fax: (847) 

294–7834. 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 

(g) You must use Cirrus Service Bulletin 

No. SB 2X–27–14 R3, Revised: October 10, 

2007, 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 Cirrus Design Corporation, 

4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 55811; 

telephone: (218) 727–2737; internet address: 

www.cirrusdesign.com. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; 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/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

29, 2008. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2044 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–0294 Directorate 

Identifier 2007–CE–087–AD; Amendment 

39–15365; AD 2008–03–14] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.p.A. Model P 180 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. 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: 

Due to pressurization loads, the fuselage 

frame of the emergency exit door could suffer 

from fatigue and develop cracks in its 

corners. The superseded Italian 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 1995–059 was 

issued to require modification of the 

emergency door frame in accordance with 

Piaggio (at the time I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio 

S.p.A.) Service Bulletin 80–0057 original 

issue. Parts necessary to carry out the 

modification were a new door pan assembly 

and a doubler; Since these parts are no longer 

available, Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 

(PAI) designed new suitable part numbers 

introduced by Revision 1 of Service Bulletin 

80–0057. The present AD mandates 

modification of the fuselage emergency door 

frame in accordance with Revision 1 of 

Service Bulletin 80–0057 from PAI. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at 

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: 

Sarjapur Nagarajan, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4145; fax: (816) 329–4090. 

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 December 14, 2007 (72 FR 

71089). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

Due to pressurization loads, the fuselage 

frame of the emergency exit door could suffer 

from fatigue and develop cracks in its 

corners. The superseded Italian 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 1995–059 was 

issued to require modification of the 

emergency door frame in accordance with 

Piaggio (at the time I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio 

S.p.A.) Service Bulletin 80–0057 original 

issue. Parts necessary to carry out the 

modification were a new door pan assembly 

and a doubler; Since these parts are no longer 

available, Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 

(PAI) designed new suitable part numbers 

introduced by Revision 1 of Service Bulletin 

80–0057. The present AD mandates 

modification of the fuselage emergency door 

frame in accordance with Revision 1 of 

Service Bulletin 80–0057 from PAI. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM 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. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are highlighted in 

a NOTE within the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

31 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 70 workhours per product to comply with basic 

requirements of this AD. The average 

labor rate is $80 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $14,105 

per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD to the U.S. operators 

to be $610,855 or $19,705 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 


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