[Federal Register: July 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 130)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Availability of Changes to Advisory Circular 27-1B, Certification 
of Normal Category Rotorcraft, and Advisory Circular 29-2C, 
Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Advisory Circular (AC) changes.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of changes to AC 27-1B, 
Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft, and AC 29-2C, 
Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft. These changes revise AC 
paragraph 27.602, Critical Parts; AC paragraph 29.547A, Main Rotor and 
Tail Rotor Structure; AC paragraph 29.602, Critical Parts; and AC 
paragraph 29.917A, Design. These AC paragraphs are final and replace 
the existing paragraphs AC 27.602, AC

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29.547A, AC 29.602, and AC 29.917A, all dated 2/12/03. These changes 
clarify the wording in the corresponding rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary B. Roach, Regulations Group, FAA, 
Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0111; telephone (817) 222-5130; fax (817) 222-5961; email; http:/
/www.Gary.B.Roach@FAA.GOV">http:/
/www.Gary.B.Roach@FAA.GOV.
changes. You can get electronic copies of these changes from the FAA by 
logging on to http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl and then clicking first on 
Advisory Circulars, then clicking on Current AC's, and then clicking on 
By Number. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may request a 
copy by contacting the person named under the caption FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    An Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) harmonization 
working group recommended these revisions. We have reviewed these 
recommended revisions and agree that they clarify further the language 
in each affected AC paragraph. Therefore, we will incorporate these 
revised paragraphs in the next change to AC 27-1B and AC 29-2C.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 25, 2003.
David A. Downey,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 03-17113 Filed 7-7-03; 8:45 am]

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