Document ID: FAA-2018-0180-0009
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Airworthiness Directives: Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Airplanes
Posted Date: 2020-08-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 154 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48102-48104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17273]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0180; Project Identifier 2017-CE-043-AD; Amendment 
39-21146; AD 2020-13-01]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type 
Certificate Previously Held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that 
published in the Federal Register. The AD applies to all Daher Aircraft 
Design, LLC (type certificate previously held by Quest Aircraft Design, 
LLC), Model KODIAK 100 airplanes. As published, the type certificate 
(TC) holder in the regulatory heading that identifies the AD is 
incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, 
the original document remains the same; however, for clarity, the FAA 
is publishing the entire rule in the Federal Register.

DATES: This correction is effective August 17, 2020. The effective date 
of AD 2020-13-01 remains August 17, 2020.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by 
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of August 17, 
2020 (85 FR 41906, July 13, 2020).

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule, 
contact Kodiak Aircraft Company, Inc., 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, 
Idaho 83864; phone: (208) 263-1111 or 1 (866) 263-1112; email: 
KodiakCare@daher.com; internet: http://Kodiak.aero/support. You may 
view this referenced service information at the FAA, Airworthiness 
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64106. For information on the

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availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148. It is also 
available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-0180.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://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, any comments received, and 
other information. The address for Docket Operations is 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade Sullivan, Aerospace Engineer, 
Airframe Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 
Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206-231-3530; email: 
Wade.Sullivan@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As published, AD 2020-13-01, Amendment 39-
21146 (85 FR 41906, July 13, 2020), applies to all Daher Aircraft 
Design, LLC (type certificate previously held by Quest Aircraft Design, 
LLC), Model KODIAK 100 airplanes. AD 2020-13-01 requires a one-time 
inspection to determine if an affected nose landing gear (NLG) fork is 
installed, repetitive inspections of the affected NLG fork for cracks, 
repetitive inspections of the shimmy damper bracket for looseness and 
of the shimmy damper system for damaged components if an affected NLG 
fork is installed, and rework/replacement of parts as necessary.

Need for the Correction

    As published, the TC holder in the regulatory heading that 
identifies the AD is incorrect. The heading incorrectly identified the 
TC holder as ``Quest Aircraft Design, LLC.'' The correct TC holder is 
Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type Certificate previously held by Quest 
Aircraft Design, LLC).
    Although no other part of the preamble or regulatory information 
has been corrected, for clarity, the FAA is publishing the entire rule 
in the Federal Register.
    The effective date of this AD remains August 17, 2020.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-147, 
Revision 00, Release Date January 29, 2018, which provides instructions 
for inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the NLG fork. The FAA 
reviewed pages 32_110 and 32_111, section 3252, Shimmy Damper, Chapter 
32, Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100 Maintenance 
Manual, Revision No. 21, dated February 15, 2017, which contains 
procedures for inspecting the shimmy damper system. The FAA also 
reviewed Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-146, Revision 00, 
Release Date April 18, 2017, which provides instructions for modifying 
the shimmy damper attach 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.

Good Cause for Adoption Without Prior Notice

    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and 
comment procedures for rules when the agency for ``good cause'' finds 
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to 
the public interest.'' Section 553(d)(3) of the APA requires that 
agencies publish a rule not less than 30 days before its effective 
date, except as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found 
and published with the rule.
    Since this action only corrects the TC holder in a regulatory 
heading, the FAA finds that notice and public comment under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) is unnecessary. For the same reason, the FAA finds that good 
cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making this rule effective in 
less than 30 days.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by 
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Correction

    Accordingly, pursuant to 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   [Corrected]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness 
directive (AD):

2020-13-01 Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (Type Certificate previously 
held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC): Amendment 39-21146; Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0180; Project Identifier 2017-CE-043-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective August 17, 2020.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Daher Aircraft Design, LLC (type certificate 
previously held by Quest Aircraft Design, LLC), Model KODIAK 100 
airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association 
(ATA) of America Code 32, Landing Gear.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports from the manufacturer of fatigue 
cracks on the nose landing gear (NLG) fork. The FAA is issuing this 
AD to detect and prevent fatigue cracking of the NLG fork. The 
unsafe condition, if not corrected, could result in separation of 
the NLG fork with consequent reduced control on landing. If the NLG 
fork separates on an unimproved surface, the risk of the NLG digging 
in and the airplane overturning on the ground increases.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, 
unless already done.

(g) Inspection for Type of NLG Fork

    Within 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after August 17, 2020 (the 
effective date of this AD), inspect the airplane to determine if an 
NLG fork part number (P/N) 100-410-7001 (type A) or an NLG fork P/N 
100-410-7013 (type B) is installed. If you determine that an NLG 
fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is installed during the inspection, 
no further action is required by this AD. If a review of the 
maintenance records can identify the P/N NLG fork that is installed, 
you may use a maintenance records review in lieu of inspecting the 
airplane to determine if an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A) or an 
NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is installed.

(h) Inspection of the NLG Fork for Cracks

    (1) If you determine that an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A) 
is installed during

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the inspection required by paragraph (g) of this AD, within 25 hours 
TIS after August 17, 2020 (the effective date of this AD) and 
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 hours TIS, do a 
fluorescent penetrant, dye penetrant, or open-hole eddy current 
inspection of the NLG fork for cracks by following section 5. 
Instructions in Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-147, 
Revision 00, Release Date January 29, 2018.
    (2) If you find any cracks of the NLG fork during any inspection 
required by paragraph (h)(1) of this AD, before further flight, 
replace the NLG fork with an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B). 
Replacement of the NLG fork with an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type 
B) terminates the repetitive inspections required by paragraphs 
(h)(1) and (i)(1) of this AD.

(i) Inspection of the Shimmy Damper Bracket

    (1) If you have not replaced an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type 
A) per the initial inspection and replacement requirements in 
paragraph (h) of this AD, then within 25 hours TIS after August 17, 
2020 (the effective date of this AD) and thereafter at intervals not 
to exceed 200 hours TIS (until the NLG fork is replaced with a P/N 
100-410-7013 (type B) fork), inspect the shimmy damper bracket for 
looseness, and inspect the shimmy damper system for damaged (loose, 
leaking, corroded, or worn) components, by following pages 32_110 
and 32_111, section 3252, Shimmy Damper, found in Chapter 32, 
Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100 Maintenance 
Manual, Revision No. 21, dated February 15, 2017.
    (2) If a loose shimmy damper bracket is found during any 
inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of this AD, rework the 
shimmy damper bracket with interference-fit bolts by following Quest 
Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-146, Revision 00, Release 
Date April 18, 2017. Reworking the shimmy damper bracket with the 
interference-fit bolts terminates the repetitive inspections 
required by paragraph (i)(1) of this AD.
    (3) If any other damaged components are found in the shimmy 
damper system during any inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of 
this AD, before further flight, replace the damaged components.

(j) Optional Terminating Action

    In lieu of the NLG fork and shimmy damper bracket inspections 
required by paragraphs (h)(1) and (i)(1) of this AD, you may replace 
the NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A) with an NLG fork P/N 100-410-
7013 (type B). This replacement terminates the inspection 
requirements of this AD, and no further actions are required.

(k) Restriction of NLG Fork P/N 100-410-7001 (Type A) Installation

    Once an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is installed on an 
airplane, do not install an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7001 (type A). If 
an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) is removed from the airplane 
for any reason (for example, to install floats), you must reinstall 
an NLG fork P/N 100-410-7013 (type B) when operating with wheels.

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle 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 (m) of this AD. Information may also 
be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov.
    (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.

(m) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Wade Sullivan, 
Aerospace Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA, 
Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 
phone and fax: 206-231-3530; email: Wade.Sullivan@faa.gov.

(n) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the 
incorporation by reference 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.
    (3) The following service information was approved for IBR on 
August 17, 2020 (85 FR 41906, July 13, 2020).
    (i) Pages 32_110 and 32_111, section 3252, Shimmy Damper, 
Chapter 32, Landing Gear, of Quest Aircraft Company Kodiak 100 
Maintenance Manual, Revision No. 21, dated February 15, 2017.
    (ii) Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-146, Revision 
00, Release Date April 18, 2017.

    Note 1 to paragraph (n)(2)(ii) of this AD:  The Release Date is 
a pen-and-ink addition that appears only on the Revision Notice 
transmitted with FSI-146.

    (iii) Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction FSI-147, Revision 
00, Release Date January 29, 2018.

    Note 2 to paragraph (n)(2)(iii) of this AD: The Release Date is 
a pen-and-ink addition that appears only on the Revision Notice 
transmitted with FSI-147.

    (4) For service information identified in this AD, contact 
Kodiak Aircraft Company, Inc., 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho 
83864; phone: (208) 263-1111 or 1 (866) 263-1112; email: 
KodiakCare@daher.com; internet: http://Kodiak.aero/support.
    (5) You may view this service information at the FAA, 
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 
Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 
availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148.
    (6) 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, email fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html.

    Issued on August 3, 2020.
Ross Landes,
Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, Compliance & Airworthiness 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17273 Filed 8-7-20; 8:45 am]
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