SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN

Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

NE-09-48 R1

September 24, 2010

This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory.

Introduction

This revised Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts you, owners, operators, and certificated repair facilities, of any propeller, or any propeller component parts, repaired, inspected, or overhauled by Western Aircraft Propeller Service, Inc. (WAP) (Air Agency Certificate #FQ6R544N) of a revision to SAIB NE-09-48. At this time, the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39.

Since the Original SAIB Was Issued

Since the original SAIB was issued, WAP worked diligently to address the concerns reflected in SAIB NE-09-48 by recertifying its personnel in Non-Destructive Testing and calibrating some of its instruments. As of the date of this SAIB revision, the FAA has found that WAP is fully qualified to exercise the privileges of its former limited ratings for McCauley 200/300/400 series threadless compact propellers and for non-destructive inspection, testing, and processing. Furthermore, the FAA has issued a limited propeller rating to WAP that recognizes WAP's authority to use a capability list, and has revised WAP's Operations Specifications accordingly. Capability list authority provides WAP with the immediate ability to add articles to its capability list in accordance with its FAA-accepted manual procedures.

For Further Information Contact

Mr. Jay Turnberg, Propeller Specialist, Standards Staff, FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate; 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: jay.turnberg@faa.gov; telephone (781) 238-7116; fax (781) 238-7199.

For Hartzell Propellers

Mr. Tim Smyth, Senior Propulsion Engineer, Propulsion Branch, FAA, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office; 2300 East Devon Avenue, DesPlaines, IL 60018; e-mail: timothy.smyth@faa.gov; telephone (847) 294-7132; fax (847) 294-7834.

For McCauley Propellers

Mr. Jeff Janusz, Senior Propulsion Engineer, Propulsion Branch, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office; 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; e-mail: jeff.janusz@faa.gov; telephone (316) 946-4148; fax (316) 946-4107.

For Sensenich Propellers

Mr. Ronald Segall, Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion Branch, New York Aircraft Certification Office; FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; e-mail: ronald.segall@faa.gov; telephone (516) 228-7367; fax (516) 568-2716.

For Hamilton Sundstrand, Avia, Dowty, Hoffmann, or MT Propellers:

Mr. Michael Schwetz, Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion Branch, FAA, Boston Aircraft Certification Office; 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: michael.schwetz@faa.gov; telephone (781) 238-7761; fax (781) 238-7170.