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AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation Models B300 and B300C (C-12W) airplanes. This AD
was
prompted by an error found in the take-off speeds and field lengths published
in the
FAA-approved airplane flight manual. This AD requires a correction to
the published
data in the airplane flight manual and the pilot’s operating handbook
to ensure it
corresponds with the published data in the pilot’s checklist. This condition,
if not
corrected, could result in a pilot taking off from shorter runways than
required by the
airplane if the airplane loses an engine after takeoff decision speed
(V1). This could result
in the airplane running out of runway before take-off can be accomplished.
We are
issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: This AD is effective August 19, 2011.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference
of a
certain publication listed in the AD as of August 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Hawker Beechcraft
Corporation, 9709 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67201; telephone: (316)
676-5034; fax:
(316) 676-6614; Internet: https://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/pubs/.
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: Jason Brys, Flight Test Engineer,
FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 1801 S. Airport Road, Room
100, Wichita,
Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4100; fax: (316) 946-4107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part
39 to
include an AD that would apply to the specified products. That NPRM published
in the
Federal Register on April 29, 2011 (76 FR 23921). That NPRM proposed to
require
inserting an update to the performance charts in the FAA-approved Airplane
Flight
Manual and the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, part number (P/N) 130-590031-245.
The
required runway distances published in the current manual could be up
to 320 feet shorter
than what is necessary. Hawker Beechcraft Corporation determined data
in the pilot’s
checklist (P/N 130-590031-273) was correct. This condition, if not corrected,
could result
in taking off from shorter runways than required by the airplane if the
airplane loses an
engine after takeoff decision speed (V1). This could result in the airplane
running out of
runway before take-off can be accomplished.
Comments
We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD.
We
received no comments on the NPRM 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 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 proposed AD affects 46 airplanes of U.S. registry.
We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:
ESTIMATED COSTS
| ACTION |
LABOR COST |
PARTS COST |
COST PER PRODUCT |
COST ON U.S. OPERATORS |
AFM page
replacement |
.5 work-hour X
$85 per hour =
$42.50 |
Not applicable |
$42.50
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$1,955
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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 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.
§ 39.13 [Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive
(AD):
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