Document ID: FAA-2016-6628-0004
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Airworthiness Directives: Viking Air Limited Airplanes
Posted Date: 2016-05-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33588-33589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12468]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2016-6628; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-013-AD; 
Amendment 39-18514; AD 2016-10-03]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited 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. That AD applies to Viking Air 
Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes that are modified with the Baron Short 
Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 
or SA 00287NY). The Code of Federal Regulations reference for records 
maintenance cited in last sentence in paragraph (f) is incorrect. This 
document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original 
document remains the same; however we are publishing the entire rule in 
the Federal Register.

DATES: This final rule is effective May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
6628; 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, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and 
other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-
5527) is 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: Aziz Ahmed, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 
New York Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 Stewart Avenue, 
Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone:

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(516) 287-7329; fax: (516) 794-5531; email: aziz.ahmed@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airworthiness Directive 2016-10-03, 
Amendment 39-18514 (81 FR 29125, May 11, 2016), requires removing 
whichever previous revision of the Otter Baron short take-off and 
landing (STOL) kit installation flight manual supplement (FMS) that is 
currently being used and incorporate Stolairus Aviation Inc. Flight 
Manual Supplement #4 for de Havilland DHC-3 Otter with the Baron STOL 
Kit Installation, Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015, for Viking Air 
Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes that are modified with the Baron Short 
Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 
or SA 00287NY).
    As published, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) reference for 
records maintenance cited in the last sentence in paragraph (f) is 
incorrect. The published reference is 14 CFR 91.173 or 135.439, and it 
is should be 14 CFR 91.417, 121.380, or 135.439.
    Although no other part of the preamble or regulatory information 
has been corrected, we are publishing the entire rule in the Federal 
Register.
    The effective date of this AD remains May 31, 2016.

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

2016-10-03 Viking Air Limited: Amendment 39-18514; Docket No. FAA-
2016-6628; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-013-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective May 31, 
2016.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes, all 
serial numbers, that are:
    (1) Modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) 
kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA 00287NY); and
    (2) certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 8: Leveling and 
Weighing.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness 
information (MCAI) originated 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 an accident 
report that indicated that the center of gravity was too far aft and 
contributed to a stall during takeoff. We are issuing this AD to 
correct the center of gravity and prevent such a stall during 
takeoff and loss of control during other phases of flight.

(f) Actions and Compliance

    Unless already done, within 30 days after May 31, 2016 (the 
effective date of this AD), remove whichever previous revision of 
the Otter Baron short take-off and landing (STOL) kit installation 
flight manual supplement (FMS) that is currently being used and 
incorporate Stolairus Aviation Inc. Flight Manual Supplement #4 for 
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter with the Baron STOL Kit Installation, 
Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015. 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)-(4) and 14 CFR 
91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be maintained as required by 14 CFR 
91.417, 121.380, or 135.439.

(g) 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: Aziz Ahmed, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, New York 
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 
Westbury, New York 11590; telephone: (516) 287-7329; fax: (516) 794-
5531; email: aziz.ahmed@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.

(h) Related Information

    Refer to MCAI Transport Canada AD CF-2016-05, dated January 25, 
2016, for related information. You may examine the MCAI on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating 
Docket No. FAA-2016-6628.

 (i) 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) Stolairus Aviation Inc., Flight Manual Supplement #4, de 
Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Baron STOL Kit Installation, DOT STC # SA 94-
114/FAA STC # SA 00287 NY, Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For Stolairus Aviation Inc. service information identified 
in this AD, contact Stolairus Aviation Inc. (formerly known as AOG 
Air Support, Inc.), 6095 Airport Way, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 
1S1; phone: (250) 491-7511; fax: (25) 491-7522; Internet: http://www.stolairus.com.
    (4) You may view this 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. It is also available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
6628.
    (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/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 20, 2016.
Pat Mullen,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-12468 Filed 5-26-16; 8:45 am]
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