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2011-06-06 R1 ECLIPSE AEROSPACE, INC.:
Amendment 39-16890; Docket No. FAA-2011-0199; Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-005-AD. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE

    This AD is effective January 23, 2012.

(b) AFFECTED ADS

    This AD revises AD 2011-06-06,  Amendment 39-16631 (76 FR 13078, March
    10, 2011).

(c) APPLICABILITY

    This AD applies to Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. Model EA500 airplanes,  all
    serial numbers, that are:

(1) Equipped  with  Pratt & Whitney Canada, Corp.  Model PW610F-A engines,
    all serial numbers up to and including serial number PCE-LA0583; and

(2) Certificated in any category.

(d) SUBJECT

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association (ATA)
    of America Code 72, Engine.

(e) UNSAFE CONDITION

    This AD  was prompted  by several  incidents of  engine surge.  We are
    issuing this  AD to  prevent hard  carbon buildup  on the static vane,
    which could  result in  engine surges.  Engine surges  may result in a
    necessary reduction  in thrust  and decreased  power for  the affected
    engine. In some cases, this  could result in flight and  landing under
    single-engine conditions. It is  also possible this could  affect both
    engines at the same time, requiring dual-engine shutdown.

(f) COMPLIANCE

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

(g) ACTION RETAINED  FROM AD 2011-06-06,  AMENDMENT 39-16631 (76 FR 13078,
    MARCH 10, 2011)

(1) Before  further  flight  after  March  21, 2011  (the  effective  date
    retained from AD 2011-06-06), incorporate the following language  into
    Section 2, Limitations, of your airplane flight manual (AFM): "Per  AD
    2011-06-06,  LIMIT  THE  MAXIMUM  OPERATING  ALTITUDE  TO  30,000 FEET
    (9144M) PRESSURE ALTITUDE."

(2) A person holding at least a private pilot certificate as authorized by
    section 43.7  of the  Federal Aviation  Regulations (14  CFR 43.7) may
    insert the operating limitations  into Section 2, Limitations,  of the
    AFM. Make an entry into  the aircraft logbook showing compliance  with
    this portion of the AD in accordance with section 43.9 of the  Federal
    Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9).

(3) You  may  incorporate  paragraph  (g)  of  this  AD  into  Section  2,
    Limitations, of your AFM to comply with this AD.

(h) OPTIONAL  ACTION  TO  RESTORE  ORIGINAL CERTIFICATED MAXIMUM OPERATING
    ALTITUDE

(1) You  may,  at any time after compliance with paragraph (g) of this AD,
    on both engines replace  the turbofan engine combustion  chamber liner
    assembly  with one  that has  inner  and  outer liner  assemblies that
    include heat shields. Do  the  replacements in accordance with Pratt &
    Whitney Canada  Service Bulletin  P&WC S.B.  No. 60077,  dated June 1,
    2011. This includes the change to the weight and balance in  paragraph
    1.H. in the service bulletin.

(2) Before  further  flight  after  doing  the  replacement  specified  in
    paragraph  (h)(1)  of  this  AD,  remove  the  limitation  required in
    paragraph (g)(1) of this AD.

(3) Within 30 days after doing  the replacement specified in paragraph (h)
    (1) of this AD or within 30 days after January 23, 2012 (the effective
    date of this AD), whichever occurs later, send a memo or email to Eric
    Kinney at the address specified in paragraph (k) of this AD  notifying
    him  of  the  completion of  the  replacement.  In this  notification,
    include the airplane  serial number, engine  serial numbers, and  time
    -in-service (TIS) hours at the time of replacement.

(i) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT BURDEN STATEMENT

    A federal  agency may  not conduct  or sponsor,  and a  person is  not
    required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
    failure to  comply with  a collection  of information  subject to  the
    requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection  of
    information  displays  a current  valid  OMB Control  Number.  The OMB
    Control Number  for this  information collection  is 2120-0056. Public
    reporting  for  this  collection of  information  is  estimated to  be
    approximately 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
    instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of  information.
    All  responses  to  this  collection  of  information  are  mandatory.
    Comments concerning the  accuracy of this  burden and suggestions  for
    reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence
    Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Collection Clearance
    Officer, AES-200.

(j) ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMPLIANCE (AMOCS)

(1) The Manager,  Fort Worth Airplane Certification Office (ACO), 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 ACO, send  it to the attention  of the
    person identified in the Related Information section of this AD.

(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.

(3) AMOCs  approved  for  AD 2011-06-06,  Amendment 39-16631 (76 FR 13078,
    March 10, 2011) are approved as AMOCs for this AD.

(k) RELATED INFORMATION

    For more  information about  this AD,  contact Eric  Kinney, Aerospace
    Engineer, Fort Worth ACO, FAA,  2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth,  Texas
    76137;  telephone:  (817)   222-5459;  fax:  (817)   222-5960;  email:
    eric.kinney@faa.gov.

(l) MATERIAL INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(1) You  must  use  Pratt & Whitney Canada Service Bulletin  P&WC S.B. No.
    60077, dated  June 1,  2011, to  do the  actions required  by this AD,
    unless  the  AD  specifies  otherwise.  The  Director  of  the Federal
    Register approved the incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5  U.S.C.
    552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 on January 23, 2012.

(2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Pratt & Whitney
    Canada, 1000 Marie-Victorin Blvd., Longueuil, Quebec, J4G 1A1  Canada;
    telephone: (800) 268-8000; Internet: http://www.P&WC.ca.

(3) You  may  review  copies of the 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.

(4) You  may  also  review  copies  of  the  service  information  that is
    incorporated  by  reference  at  the  National  Archives  and  Records
    Administration (NARA).  For information  on the  availability of  this
    material at an NARA facility, call (202) 741-6030, or go to
    http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/i
    br_locations.html.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 6, 2011. John Colomy,  Acting
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

FOR FURTHER  INFORMATION CONTACT:  Eric Kinney,  Aerospace Engineer,  FAA,
Fort Worth Aircraft Certification Office, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort  Worth,
Texas  76137;  telephone:  (817)  222-5459;  fax:  (817)  222-5960; email:
eric.kinney@faa.gov.
PREAMBLE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: We are revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that
applies to all Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. Model EA500 airplanes equipped
with Pratt & Whitney Canada, Corp. (P&WC) Model PW610F-A engines. The
existing AD currently requires incorporating an operating limitation of
a maximum operating altitude of 30,000 feet into Section 2,
Limitations, of the airplane flight manual (AFM). Since we issued that
AD, P&WC has developed a design change for the combustion chamber liner
assembly. This new AD retains the requirements of the current AD,
clarifies the engine applicability, and allows the option of
incorporating the design change to terminate the current operating
limitation and restore the original certificated maximum operating
altitude of 41,000 feet. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe
condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective January 23, 2012.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in the AD as of January 23,
2012.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact Pratt
& Whitney Canada, 1000 Marie-Victorin Blvd., Longueuil, Quebec, J4G 1A1
Canada; telephone: (800) 268-8000; Internet: www.P&WC.ca. You may
review copies of the referenced 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.

Examining the AD Docket

You may examine the AD docket 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 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: Eric Kinney, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
Fort Worth Aircraft Certification Office, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
Worth, Texas 76137; telephone: (817) 222-5459; fax: (817) 222-5960;
email: eric.kinney@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to revise AD 2011-06-06, Amendment 39-16631 (76 FR 13078, March
10, 2011). That AD applies to the specified products. The NPRM
published in the Federal Register on October 13, 2011 (76 FR 63571).
That NPRM proposed to retain all requirements of AD 2011-06-06, clarify
the engine applicability, and allow the option of incorporating Pratt &
Whitney Canada Service Bulletin P&WC S.B. No. 60077, dated June 1,
2011, to terminate the operating limitations set in AD 2011-06-06 and
restore the original certificated altitude of 41,000 feet.

Comments

We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (76 FR 63571, October 13,
2011) or on the determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

We reviewed the relevant data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for
minor editorial changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (76 FR 63571, October 13, 2011) 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 259 airplanes of U.S. registry.
We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

Estimated Costs
[Retained from AD 2011-06-06, Amendment 39-16631 (76 FR 13078, March 10, 2011)]

Action
Labor cost
Parts cost
Cost per product
Cost on U.S.
operators
Incorporate operating limitations of
maximum operating altitude of 30,000 feet into Section 2, Limitations, of the AFM.		 1 work-hour x $85 per hour = $85. Not Applicable $85 $22,015

The cost presented above is a cost estimate only. A person holding
at least a private pilot certificate as authorized by section 43.7 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.7) may insert the AFM
change.

Estimated Costs
[Optional action]

Action
Labor cost
Parts cost
Cost per product
Cost on U.S.
operators
Incorporation of Pratt & Whitney Canada Service Bulletin P&WC S.B. No. 60077, dated June 1, 2011, on both engines. 20 work-hours x $85 per hour = $1,700 for both engines. $236,610 for both engines $238,310 for both engines $61,722,290
for both
engines

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
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

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 DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
(4) 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 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 removing airworthiness directive (AD)
2011-06-06, Amendment 39-16631 (76 FR 13078, March 10, 2011), and
adding the following new AD: