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PROPOSED AD QUARTZ MOUNTAIN AEROSPACE, INC.: Docket No. FAA-2010-0261; Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD.
COMMENTS DUE DATE

(a) We must receive comments  on this airworthiness directive (AD)  action
    by April 30, 2010.

AFFECTED ADS

(b) None.

APPLICABILITY

(c) This AD applies to Model  11E airplanes, all serial numbers, that  are
    certificated in any category.

SUBJECT

(d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls.

UNSAFE CONDITION

(e) This AD results from reports of the  aileron control stick force incr-
    easing and of the controls being very noisy. We are issuing this AD to
    detect  and  correct insufficient  lubrication  and residual  metallic
    paint particles  in the  rod end  ball joints,  which could  result in
    difficulty  actuating aileron  controls sometime  during flight  after
    takeoff.  This  failure  could  lead  to  difficulty  controlling  the
    airplane in flight.

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) Clean and lubricate the    With the next 10      Follow Quartz
    aileron pushrod bearings.  hours time-in-        Mountain Aerospace
                               service (TIS) after   Service Bulletin
                               the effective date    No. SB 09-02, dated
                               of this AD.           May 5, 2009.
(2) Lubricate the aileron      Within 50 hours TIS   Follow Quartz
    pushrod bearings.          after the cleaning    Mountain Aerospace
                               and lubrication       Service Bulletin
                               required by           No. SB 09-02, dated
                               paragraph (f)(1) of   May 5, 2009.
                               this AD.
                               Thereafter,
                               repetitively at
                               intervals not to
                               exceed 50 hours TIS.
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SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT

(g) Under 14 CFR  part 39.23, a special  flight is not permitted  for this
    AD.

ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMPLIANCE (AMOCS)

(h) The Manager,  Fort Worth Aircraft  Certification 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:  Garry D.
    Sills,    Aerospace    Engineer,    Rotorcraft   Directorate--Airplane
    Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601  Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth,  Texas
    76193; telephone:  (817) 222-5154;  facsimile: (817)  222-5960. 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.

RELATED INFORMATION

(i) Quartz Mountain  Aerospace, Inc. is  in liquidation. To  get copies of
    the service/continued airworthiness information referenced in this AD,
    contact Manager, Fort Worth Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,  ATTN:
    Garry D. Sills,  Aerospace Engineer, Rotorcraft  Directorate--Airplane
    Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601  Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth,  Texas
    76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; fax: (817) 222-5960. 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.

Issued in  Kansas City,  Missouri, on  March 9,  2010. Sandra J. Campbell,
Acting  Manager,  Small   Airplane  Directorate,  Aircraft   Certification
Service.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by April 30, 2010.
PREAMBLE 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket  No.  FAA-2010-0261;  Directorate  Identifier  2010-CE-008-AD] RIN
2120-AA64

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; Quartz Mountain  Aerospace, Inc.  Model 11E Air-
planes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of  Transportat-
ion (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose  to adopt a  new airworthiness directive  (AD) for all
Quartz  Mountain Aerospace,  Inc. Model  11E airplanes.  This proposed  AD
would require  you to  clean and  lubricate the  aileron pushrod bearings.
This proposed AD results from  reports of the aileron control  stick force
increasing and of the controls being very noisy. We are proposing this  AD
to detect and correct insufficient lubrication and residual metallic paint
particles in the pushrod end ball joints, which could result in difficulty
actuating  aileron controls  sometime during  flight  after  takeoff. This
condition could lead to difficulty controlling the airplane in flight.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by April 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this  proposed
AD:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to  http://www.regulations.gov.  Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.

Fax: (202) 493-2251.

Mail: U.S.  Department of  Transportation, Docket  Operations, M-30,  West
Building  Ground  Floor,  Room  W12-140,  1200  New  Jersey  Avenue,  SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building  Ground Floor,  Room W12-140,  1200 New  Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590,  between 9 a.m.  and 5 p.m.,  Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

Quartz  Mountain  Aerospace,  Inc.  is  in  liquidation.  For   service/or
continued  airworthiness  information  identified  in  this  proposed  AD,
contact  Manager, Fort  Worth Aircraft  Certification  Office,  FAA, ATTN:
Garry  D.  Sills,  Aerospace  Engineer,  Rotorcraft  Directorate--Airplane
Certification  Office,  ASW-150,  2601 Meacham  Blvd.,  Fort  Worth, Texas
76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; facsimile: (817) 222-5960.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry D. Sills, Aerospace  Engineer, Rot-
orcraft Directorate--Airplane Certification Office, ASW-150, 2601  Meacham
Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76193; telephone: (817) 222-5154; fax: (817)  222
-5960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

COMMENTS INVITED

We  invite you  to send  any written  relevant data,  views, or  arguments
regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address listed  under
the  ADDRESSES  section.   Include  the  docket   number,  "FAA-2010-0261;
Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-008-AD" at the beginning of your  comments.
We  specifically  invite  comments on  the  overall  regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will consider all
comments received by  the closing date  and may amend  the proposed AD  in
light of those comments.

We  will  post  all  comments  we  receive,  without  change,  to  http://
www.regulations.gov, including  any personal  information you  provide. We
will also  post a  report summarizing  each substantive  verbal contact we
receive concerning this proposed AD.

DISCUSSION

We have received reports of the aileron control stick force increasing and
of the controls being very noisy on Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc.  Model
11E airplanes. This condition may not be detectable before takeoff. In one
actual instance,  the condition  occurred during  flight. The  stick force
increased after preflight inspection  and after takeoff. The  airplane was
operated by a student pilot, who had trouble flying the airplane when this
occurred, and the  certified flight instructor  (CFI) had to  take control
and land the airplane. Lubricating the rod end removed the condition.

Inspection revealed the  left and right  aileron push rod  forward ends at
the bellcrank were dry due to no lubrication.

Further  examination  of  the  pushrod  end  ball  joint  hardware  by the
manufacturer  found  that  the  ball  joint  surfaces  were   additionally
contaminated  with  specks  of  metallic  paint  as  well  as  not   being
lubricated.  A  review  of manufacturer  build  procedures  found airplane
painting with the rod ends exposed. Production procedures were changed  to
prevent further contamination.

This condition, if not corrected, could lead to difficulty controlling the
airplane in flight.

RELEVANT SERVICE INFORMATION

We have reviewed Quartz Mountain Aerospace Service Bulletin No. SB  09-02,
dated May 5, 2009.

The service information describes procedures for cleaning and  lubricating
the aileron pushrod bearings.

FAA'S DETERMINATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPOSED AD

We  are  proposing  this  AD  because  we  evaluated  all  information and
determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or
develop on other products of the same type design. This proposed AD  would
require you to clean and lubricate the aileron pushrod bearings.

COSTS OF COMPLIANCE

We estimate that this  proposed AD would affect  12 airplanes in the  U.S.
registry.

We estimate the following costs to do the proposed cleaning and  lubricat-
ion:

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                                       TOTAL COST PER   TOTAL COST ON
     LABOR COST         PARTS COST        AIRPLANE      U.S. OPERATORS
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1 work-hour x
$85 per hour = $85....      $10              $95            $1,140
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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 devel-
op on products identified in this rulemaking action.

REGULATORY FINDINGS

We  have  determined  that  this proposed  AD  would  not  have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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 the proposed regulation:

1. Is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866;

2. Is not a "significant rule" under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Proc-
   edures (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 regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to comply  with
this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.

EXAMINING THE AD DOCKET

You  may  examine  the  AD  docket  that  contains  the  proposed  AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information on the
Internet  at  http://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  Docket Office (telephone (800)  647-5527) is
located at the  street address stated  in the ADDRESSES  section. Comments
will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

LIST OF SUBJECTS IN 14 CFR PART 39

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

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the
FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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]

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