Document ID: FAA-2010-0523-0004
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Airworthiness Directives: Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (Type Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Co.) Model 390 Airplanes
Posted Date: 2010-08-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 164)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 52235-52238]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD; 
Amendment 39-16407; AD 2010-17-15]
RIN 2120-AA64

 
Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 
Certificate No. A00010WI Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company) 
Model 390 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 airplanes. This AD requires you 
to inspect for installation of certain serial number (S/N) starter 
generators and replace the starter generator if one with an affected 
serial number is found. This AD results from reports that starter 
generators with deficient armature insulating materials may have been 
installed on certain airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect and 
replace starter generators with defective armature insulating 
materials. This condition could result in the loss of operation of one 
or both starter generators with consequent loss of all non battery 
electrical power.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on September 29, 2010.
    On September 29, 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 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 
67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet: 
https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/.
    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-2010-0523; 
Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, 
FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 
100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4174; fax: (316) 946-
4107; e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    On May 14, 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 serial number starter generators where deficient 
armature insulating materials may have been installed on Hawker 
Beechcraft Corporation Model 390 airplanes. This proposal was published 
in the Federal Register as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on 
May 21, 2010 (FR 75 28506). The NPRM proposed to detect and replace 
starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials. This 
condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both starter

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generators with consequent loss of all non battery electrical power.

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 213 airplanes in the U.S. 
registry.
    We estimate the following costs to do the inspection:

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                                                 Total cost   Total cost
          Labor cost              Parts cost        per        on U.S.
                                                  airplane    operators
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.5 work-hour x $85 per hour =  Not applicable.       $42.50    $9,052.50
 $42.50.
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary replacements 
that would be required based on the results of the inspection. We have 
no way of determining the number of airplanes that may need this 
replacement:

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                                                              Total cost
             Labor cost                    Parts cost            per
                                                               airplane
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10 work-hours (5 work-hours per      $4,069 per side =            $8,988
 side) x $85 per hour = $850.         $8,138.
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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-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-018-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

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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

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2010-17-15 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate No. 
A00010WI Previously Held By Raytheon Aircraft Company): Amendment 
39-16407; Docket No. FAA-2010-0523; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-
018-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This AD becomes effective on September 29, 2010.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to Model 390 airplanes, serial numbers RB-4 
through RB-257, RB-259 through RB-265, RB-268, and RB-269, that are 
certificated in any category.

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 24: Electric 
Power.

Unsafe Condition

    (e) This AD results from reports that starter generators with 
deficient armature insulating materials may have been installed on 
certain airplanes. We are issuing this AD to detect and replace 
starter generators with deficient armature insulating materials. 
This condition could result in the loss of operation of one or both 
starter generators with consequent loss of all non-battery 
electrical power.

Compliance

    (f) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless 
already done:

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               Actions                             Compliance                            Procedures
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(1) Inspect both starter generators   Within the next 25 hours time-in-     Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
 for a starter generator with an       service (TIS) after September 29,     Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated
 affected serial number.               2010 (the effective date of this      May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced
                                       AD).                                  Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service
                                                                             Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated
                                                                             April 2009.
(2) If only one suspect starter       Replace the starter generator at      Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
 generator with an affected serial     whichever of the following times      Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated
 number is found on the airplane       occurs first after the inspection     May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced
 during the inspection required in     where the affected starter            Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service
 paragraph (f)(1) of this AD,          generator is found:                   Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated
 replace the starter generator.       (i) Within the next 200 hours TIS;     April 2009.
                                      (ii) The next scheduled inspection;
                                       or
                                      (iii) Within the next 6 months.
(3) If two starter generators with    Replace one starter generator within  Follow Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory
 an affected serial number are found   the next 25 hours TIS after the       Service Bulletin SB 24-3963, dated
 during the inspection required in     inspection where the affected         May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced
 paragraph (f)(1) of this AD,          starter generator was found.          Industries, Inc. Mandatory Service
 replace both starter generators.      Replace the second starter            Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated
                                       generator at whichever of the         April 2009.
                                       following times occurs first after
                                       the inspection where the affected
                                       starter generator is found:
                                      (A) Within the next 200 hours TIS;
                                      (B) The next scheduled inspection;
                                       or
                                      (C) Within the next 6 months.
(4) Use the form (Figure 1 of this    Within 10 days after the inspection   Send the report to the FAA at the
 AD) to report the results of the      required in paragraph (f)(1) of       address specified in paragraph (g)
 inspections required in paragraph     this AD.                              of this AD.
 (f)(1) of this AD. The Office of
 Management and Budget (OMB)
 approved the information collection
 requirements contained in this
 regulation under the provisions of
 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and
 assigned OMB Control Number 2120-
 0056.
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                                         FAA-2010-0523 INSPECTION REPORT
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  (If the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD was done before September 29, 2010 (the effective
          date of this AD), this report does not need to be completed and returned to the Wichita ACO)
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Airplane Model
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Airplane Serial Number
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Airplane Tachometer Hours at Time of
 Inspection
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Right Hand Starter Generator serial number
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Left Hand Starter Generator serial number
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Does the RH Starter Generator fall within the  No                  If yes, replace and document replacement
 suspect lot?                                                       starter generator serial number.
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Does the LH Starter Generator fall within the  No                  If yes, replace and document replacement
 suspect lot?                                                       starter generator serial number.
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If both Starter Generators serial numbers      No                  If yes, describe and document which starter
 fell within the suspect lot, was only one                          generator needs to be replaced.
 Starter Generator replaced?
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Were any other discrepancies noticed during
 the inspection?
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  Send report to: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 Airport
            Road, Room 100, Wichita, KS 67209, fax: (316) 946-4107, e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@faa.gov.
                                                    Figure 1
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Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (g) 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. Send information to 
ATTN: Kevin Schwemmer, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 
Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-
4174; fax: (316) 946-4107; e-mail: kevin.schwemmer@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 Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 
24-3963, dated May 2009; and AMETEK Advanced Industries, Inc. 
Mandatory Service Bulletin--Number: 2009-0414, dated April 2009, to 
do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 
otherwise.

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    (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 
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 
67201; telephone: (316) 676-5034; fax: (316) 676-6614; Internet: 
https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/.
    (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 August 10, 2010.
John R. Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.

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