[Federal Register: July 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 133)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD;
Amendment 39-15125; AD 2007-14-03]
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.
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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 replace the pick-up collar support and nylon screws, of
the Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS), with a new design pick-up
collar support and custom tension screws. This AD results from a CDC
report of an in-flight CAPS activation where the parachute failed to
successfully deploy. We are issuing this AD to correct pick-up collar
support fasteners of the CAPS, which could result in the premature
separation of the collar. This condition, if not corrected, could
result in the parachute failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).
DATES: This AD becomes effective on August 16, 2007.
On August 16, 2007, 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://dms.dot.gov. The docket number is FAA-2007-27976; Directorate
Identifier 2007-CE-042-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) 297-7834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
On May 11, 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 notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) on May 17, 2007 (72 FR 27766). The NPRM proposed to
require you to replace the pick-up collar support and nylon screws, of
the CAPS, with a new design pick-up collar support and custom tension
screws.
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 2,677 airplanes in the U.S.
registry.
We estimate the following costs to do the replacement of the pick-
up collar support of the CAPS:
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Total cost per Total cost on
Labor cost Parts cost airplane U.S. operators
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2 work-hours x $80 per hour = $160........................... $17 $177 $473,829
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Note: CDC will provide warranty credit to the extent noted in
Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R2, Issued April 2,
2007, Revised: April 24, 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-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-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:
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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:
2007-14-03 Cirrus Design Corporation: Amendment 39-15125; Docket No.
FAA-2007-27976; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-042-AD.
Effective Date
(a) This AD becomes effective on August 16, 2007.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers (SN)
1005 through 1798, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 through 2437,
that:
(1) Are certificated in any category; and
(2) have not incorporated the actions in their entirety of
Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1, Issued April 2,
2007, Revised: April 10, 2007.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from a Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC)
report of an in-flight Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS)
activation where the parachute failed to successfully deploy. We are
issuing this AD to correct pick-up collar support fasteners of the
CAPS, which could result in the premature separation of the collar.
This condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute
failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).
Compliance
(e) To address this problem, you must do the following, unless
already done:
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Actions Compliance Procedures
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Replace the pick-up collar Within the next 25 Follow Cirrus Alert
support of the CAPS with hours time-in- Service Bulletin
the new design pick-up service (TIS) after No. SB A2X-95-10
collar support and the two August 16, 2007 R2, Issued April 2,
nylon collar support screws (the effective date 2007, Revised:
with new custom aluminum of this AD) or April 24, 2007.
tension screws. One of the within 60 days
following must do the after August 16,
replacement: 2007 (the effective
date of this AD),
whichever occurs
first.
(1) A CDC trained and
authorized parachute
system technician who
also holds an Airframe
and Powerplant (A&P)
mechanic certificate;
or
(2) A CDC trained and
authorized parachute
system technician who
is supervised by an A&P
mechanic.
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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, FAA, 2300 East Devon Avenue,
Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294-8113;
fax: (847) 297-7834. 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 Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10
R2, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007, or Cirrus Alert
Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised:
April 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:
http://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
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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 29, 2007.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E7-13248 Filed 7-11-07; 8:45 am]
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