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AirworthinessDirective
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HeaderInformation
DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION
FederalAviationAdministration
14CFRPart39
[DocketNo.2001NM382ADAmendment3912617AD20020123]
RIN2120AA64
AirworthinessDirectivesRaytheonModelBeech400,400A,and400TSeries
AirplanesModelBeechMU30010AirplanesandModelMitsubishiMU300
Airplanes
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PreambleInformation
AGENCY:FederalAviationAdministration,DOT
ACTION:Finalrulerequestforcomments
SUMMARY:Thisamendmentadoptsanewairworthinessdirective(AD)thatis
applicabletocertainRaytheonModelBeech400,400A,and400Tseries
airplanesModelBeechMU30010airplanesandModelMitsubishiMU300
airplanes.Thisactionrequiresrepetitiveinspectionstodetectcrackinginthe
radiusofthecutoutoftheaftflangeoftheleftengineforwardcarrythroughmount
bracket,andreplacementwithanewbracketandfittingifnecessary.Thisaction
isnecessarytopreventfailureoftheenginemountandpossiblelossofthe
engine,andconsequentlossofcontroloftheairplane.Thisactionisintendedto
addresstheidentifiedunsafecondition.
DATES:EffectiveFebruary14,2002.Theincorporationbyreferenceofcertain
publicationslistedintheregulationsisapprovedbytheDirectoroftheFederal
RegisterasofFebruary14,2002.
CommentsforinclusionintheRulesDocketmustbereceivedonorbeforeApril
1,2002.

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ADDRESSES:SubmitcommentsintriplicatetotheFederalAviation
Administration(FAA),TransportAirplaneDirectorate,ANM114,Attention:Rules
DocketNo.2001NM382AD,1601LindAvenue,SW.,Renton,Washington
980554056.Commentsmaybeinspectedatthislocationbetween9:00a.m.and
3:00p.m.,MondaythroughFriday,exceptFederalholidays.Commentsmaybe
submittedviafaxto(425)2271232.CommentsmayalsobesentviatheInternet
usingthefollowingaddress:9anmiarcomment@faa.gov.Commentssentviafax
ortheInternetmustcontain"DocketNo.2001NM382AD"inthesubjectlineand
neednotbesubmittedintriplicate.CommentssentviatheInternetasattached
electronicfilesmustbeformattedinMicrosoftWord97forWindowsorASCIItext.
TheserviceinformationreferencedinthisADmaybeobtainedfromRaytheon
AircraftCompany,Department62,P.O.Box85,Wichita,Kansas672010085.
ThisinformationmaybeexaminedattheFAA,TransportAirplaneDirectorate,
1601LindAvenue,SW.,Renton,WashingtonorattheFAA,WichitaAircraft
CertificationOffice,1801AirportRoad,Room100,MidContinentAirport,Wichita,
KansasorattheOfficeoftheFederalRegister,800NorthCapitolStreet,NW.,
suite700,Washington,DC.
FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:DavidOstrodka,SeniorAerospace
Engineer,WichitaAircraftCertificationOffice,1801AirportRoad,Room100,Mid
ContinentAirport,Wichita,Kansas67209telephone(316)
9464129fax(316)9464407.
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:TheFAAhasbeenadvisedthatcertain
enginemountsonaffectedairplaneshavedevelopedcracks.Oneoperator
discoveredcrackingduringaroutineinspectionontheaftflangeoftheleftengine
forwardcarrythroughmountbracket.Additionalairplanesweresubsequently
inspected,andcrackingwasdiscoveredinthesamelocationonfourairplanes.At
thetimeofthecrackfindings,allofthoseairplaneshadaccumulatedbetween
2,000and3,000totalflighthours,andallwereequippedwiththrustreversers.
Thecracksoriginateintheradiusofthecutoutoftheaftflangeoftheengine
mountbrackets.Thepurposeofthecutoutistoprovideclearanceforcertain
enginecomponents.Becausealloftheseairplaneswereequippedwiththrust
reversers,itwasinitiallydeterminedthattheconditionwouldbefoundonlyon
airplaneswiththrustreversers.However,similarcrackingwaslaterdiscoveredon
anumberofairplaneswithoutthrustreversers.Thecauseofthecrackinghasnot
beendetermined.Thiscondition,ifnotcorrected,couldresultinfailureofthe
enginemountandpossiblelossoftheengine,andconsequentlossofcontrolof
theairplane.
ExplanationofRelevantServiceInformation
TheFAAhasreviewedandapprovedRaytheonSafetyCommuniqueNo.189,
Revision1,datedJanuary2002,whichdescribesproceduresforaonetimevisual
inspectiontodetectevidenceofcrackingoftheleftengineforwardcarrythrough
mountbracket,andasubsequentonetimefluorescentpenetrantinspectionto
detectcrackinginthesamearea.Thecommuniquerecommendsimmediate
replacementofanycrackedbracketwithanewbracketandfitting.
ExplanationoftheRequirementsoftheRule
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Sinceanunsafeconditionhasbeenidentifiedthatislikelytoexistordevelopon
otherRaytheonModelBeech400,400A,and400TseriesairplanesModelBeech
MU30010airplanesandModelMitsubishiMU300airplanesofthesametype
design,thisADisbeingissuedtopreventfailureoftheenginemountand
possiblelossoftheengine,andconsequentlossofcontroloftheairplane.This
ADrequiresrepetitiveinspectionstodetectcrackingintheradiusofthecutoutof
theaftflangeoftheleftengineforwardcarrythroughmountbracket,and
replacementwithanewbracketandfittingifnecessary.Theactionsarerequired
tobeaccomplishedinaccordancewiththeserviceinformationdescribed
previously,exceptasdiscussedbelow.
RequirementsforFerryFlightPermit
TheFAAhasdeterminedthataferryflightpermit,ifgranted,mustincludecertain
limitationsforairplanesequippedwiththrustreversers,duetotheincreasedloads
andvibrationlevelsassociatedwiththrustreverseroperation.
DifferencesBetweenADandRelevantServiceInformation
TheapplicabilityofthisADandthemanufacturer'sSafetyCommuniqueNo.189
areidenticalwiththeexceptionofoneserialnumber.ForBeechMU30010
airplanes,thecommuniquespecifiesserialnumbersA1001SAthrough1010SA
inclusive.ThetypecertificationdatasheetforthismodelspecifiesA1011SAas
thelastserialnumber.TheFAAassumesserialnumberA1011SAmayhavebeen
convertedtoadifferentmodelandreidentifiedandthereforehasdeterminedthat
itisnecessarytoincludeserialnumberA1011SAintheapplicabilityofthisADto
ensuretheinclusionofallairplanessubjecttotheidentifiedunsafecondition.
Inaddition,SafetyCommuniqueNo.189recommendsinspectionofthesubject
areaviaaonetimevisualinspectionwithin25flighthours(forairplaneswithmore
than1,500totalflighthours)andaonetimefluorescentpenetrantinspection
within50flighthours.However,inlightofthepotentialseverityoftheunsafe
conditionandtheuncertaintyofthecauseoftheprematurecracking,theFAA
findstheserecommendationsinadequatetoaddresstheidentifiedunsafe
conditioninatimelymanner.TheFAAhasdeterminedthatafluorescent
penetrantinspectioncoulddetectcrackingthatavisualinspectionmightmiss.
Also,theFAAhasdeterminedthattheinitialinspectionmustbeperformedatthe
earlierof14daysor25flighthours,andthattheinspectionsmustberepetitively
performed,totimelydetectcrackingthatcouldcontributetotheunsafecondition.
IndevelopingappropriateactionsandcompliancetimesforthisAD,theFAA
considerednotonlythemanufacturer'srecommendations,buttheavailabilityof
parts,theaverageutilizationoftheaffectedfleet,thetimenecessarytoperform
aninspection(2workhours),andthedegreeofurgencyassociatedwith
addressingtheidentifiedunsafecondition.Inlightofallofthesefactors,theFAA
findsinitialandrepetitivefluorescentpenetrantinspectionstobewarranted,in
thattheywillprovidemoredetaileddata,allowoperatorstodetectcrackingbefore
itbecomesahazardtothestructure,andprovidethenecessarycontinued
operationalsafetyforthefleet.
InterimAction
Thisisconsideredtobeinterimactionuntilfinalactionisidentified,atwhichtime
theFAAmayconsiderfurtherrulemaking.
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DeterminationofRule'sEffectiveDate
Sinceasituationexiststhatrequirestheimmediateadoptionofthisregulation,it
isfoundthatnoticeandopportunityforpriorpubliccommenthereonare
impracticable,andthatgoodcauseexistsformakingthisamendmenteffectivein
lessthan30days.
CommentsInvited
Althoughthisactionisintheformofafinalrulethatinvolvesrequirements
affectingflightsafetyand,thus,wasnotprecededbynoticeandanopportunityfor
publiccomment,commentsareinvitedonthisrule.Interestedpersonsareinvited
tocommentonthisrulebysubmittingsuchwrittendata,views,orargumentsas
theymaydesire.CommunicationsshallidentifytheRulesDocketnumberandbe
submittedintriplicatetotheaddressspecifiedunderthecaptionADDRESSES.
Allcommunicationsreceivedonorbeforetheclosingdateforcommentswillbe
considered,andthisrulemaybeamendedinlightofthecommentsreceived.
Factualinformationthatsupportsthecommenter'sideasandsuggestionsis
extremelyhelpfulinevaluatingtheeffectivenessoftheADactionanddetermining
whetheradditionalrulemakingactionwouldbeneeded.
Submitcommentsusingthefollowingformat:
Organizecommentsissuebyissue.Forexample,discussarequesttochange
thecompliancetimeandarequesttochangetheservicebulletinreferenceastwo
separateissues.
Foreachissue,statewhatspecificchangetotheADisbeingrequested.
Includejustification(e.g.,reasonsordata)foreachrequest.
Commentsarespecificallyinvitedontheoverallregulatory,economic,
environmental,andenergyaspectsoftherulethatmightsuggestaneedto
modifytherule.Allcommentssubmittedwillbeavailable,bothbeforeandafter
theclosingdateforcomments,intheRulesDocketforexaminationbyinterested
persons.AreportthatsummarizeseachFAApubliccontactconcernedwiththe
substanceofthisADwillbefiledintheRulesDocket.
CommenterswishingtheFAAtoacknowledgereceiptoftheircomments
submittedinresponsetothisrulemustsubmitaselfaddressed,stamped
postcardonwhichthefollowingstatementismade:"CommentstoDocket2001
NM382AD."Thepostcardwillbedatestampedandreturnedtothecommenter.
RegulatoryImpact
Theregulationsadoptedhereinwillnothaveasubstantialdirecteffectonthe
States,ontherelationshipbetweenthenationalGovernmentandtheStates,or
onthedistributionofpowerandresponsibilitiesamongthevariouslevelsof
government.Therefore,itisdeterminedthatthisfinalruledoesnothave
federalismimplicationsunderExecutiveOrder13132.
TheFAAhasdeterminedthatthisregulationisanemergencyregulationthatmust
beissuedimmediatelytocorrectanunsafeconditioninaircraft,andthatitisnota
"significantregulatoryaction"underExecutiveOrder12866.Ithasbeen
determinedfurtherthatthisactioninvolvesanemergencyregulationunderDOT
RegulatoryPoliciesandProcedures(44FR11034,February26,1979).Ifitis
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determinedthatthisemergencyregulationotherwisewouldbesignificantunder
DOTRegulatoryPoliciesandProcedures,afinalregulatoryevaluationwillbe
preparedandplacedintheRulesDocket.Acopyofit,iffiled,maybeobtained
fromtheRulesDocketatthelocationprovidedunderthecaptionADDRESSES.
ListofSubjectsin14CFRPart39
Airtransportation,Aircraft,Aviationsafety,Incorporationbyreference,Safety.
AdoptionoftheAmendment
Accordingly,pursuanttotheauthoritydelegatedtomebytheAdministrator,the
FederalAviationAdministrationamendspart39oftheFederalAviation
Regulations(14CFRpart39)asfollows:
PART39AIRWORTHINESSDIRECTIVES
1.Theauthoritycitationforpart39continuestoreadasfollows:
Authority:49U.S.C.106(g),40113,44701.
Sec.39.13[Amended]
2.Section39.13isamendedbyaddingthefollowingnewairworthinessdirective:
RegulatoryInformation
20020123RaytheonAircraftCompany(FormerlyBeech):Amendment39
12617.Docket2001NM382AD.
Applicability:Thefollowingairplanes,certificatedinanycategory:
Table1.Applicability
Model
SerialNumbers
Beech400seriesairplanes
RJ1throughRJ65inclusive.
Beech400Aseriesairplanes
RK1andsubsequent.
Beech400Tseriesairplanes
Beech400T1airplanes
BeechMU30010airplanes

TT1throughTT180inclusive.
TX1throughTX11inclusive.
A1001SAthroughA1011SAinclusive.

MitsubishiMU300airplanes

A003SAthroughA091SAinclusive.

Note1:ThisADappliestoeachairplaneidentifiedintheprecedingapplicability
provision,regardlessofwhetherithasbeenmodified,altered,orrepairedinthe
areasubjecttotherequirementsofthisAD.Forairplanesthathavebeen
modified,altered,orrepairedsothattheperformanceoftherequirementsofthis
ADisaffected,theowner/operatormustrequestapprovalforanalternative
methodofcomplianceinaccordancewithparagraph(c)ofthisAD.Therequest
shouldincludeanassessmentoftheeffectofthemodification,alteration,orrepair
ontheunsafeconditionaddressedbythisADand,iftheunsafeconditionhasnot
beeneliminated,therequestshouldincludespecificproposedactionstoaddress
it.
Compliance:Requiredasindicated,unlessaccomplishedpreviously.
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Topreventfailureoftheenginemountandpossiblelossoftheengine,and
consequentlossofcontroloftheairplane,accomplishthefollowing:
RepetitiveInspections
(a)Atthelaterofthetimesspecifiedbyparagraphs(a)(1)and(a)(2)ofthisAD:
Performafluorescentpenetrantinspectiontodetectcrackingintheradiusofthe
cutoutoftheaftflangeoftheleftengineforwardcarrythroughmountbracket,in
accordancewithRaytheonSafetyCommuniqueNo.189,Revision1,dated
January2002.Repeattheinspectionthereafteratleastevery200flighthours.
(1)Inspectpriortotheaccumulationof1,500totalflighthoursor
(2)Inspectwithin25flighthoursor14daysaftertheeffectivedateofthisAD,
whicheveroccursfirst.
Note2:Accomplishmentofafluorescentpenetrantinspectionbeforetheeffective
dateofthisADinaccordancewithRaytheonSafetyCommuniqueNo.189,dated
November2001,isacceptableforcompliancewiththerequirementsfortheinitial
inspectionofparagraph(a)ofthisADhowever,accomplishmentofonlyavisual
inspectionisnotacceptable.
CorrectiveAction
(b)Ifanycrackingisdetectedduringanyinspectionrequiredbyparagraph(a)of
thisAD:Priortofurtherflight,replacethecrackedpartwithanewbracketand
fittinginaccordancewithRaytheonMaintenanceManual,Chapter544000.The
replacementpartsareidentifiedinRaytheonSafetyCommunique189,dated
November2001,orRevision1,datedJanuary2002.
AlternativeMethodsofCompliance
(c)Analternativemethodofcomplianceoradjustmentofthecompliancetimethat
providesanacceptablelevelofsafetymaybeusedifapprovedbytheManager,
WichitaAircraftCertificationOffice(ACO),FAA.Operatorsshallsubmittheir
requeststhroughanappropriateFAAPrincipalMaintenanceInspector,whomay
addcommentsandthensendittotheManager,WichitaACO,FAA.
Note3:Informationconcerningtheexistenceofapprovedalternativemethodsof
compliancewiththisAD,ifany,maybeobtainedfromtheWichitaACO.
SpecialFlightPermits
(d)SpecialflightpermitsmaybeissuedinaccordancewithSecs.21.197and
21.199oftheFederalAviationRegulations(14CFR21.197and21.199)to
operatetheairplanetoalocationwheretherequirementsofthisADcanbe
accomplished,providedthelimitationsspecifiedbyparagraphs(d)(1)and(d)(2)of
thisADareincludedinthespecialflightpermit.
(1)Ifanycrackingisdetectedduringanyinspectionrequiredbyparagraph(a)of
thisAD,butallcracksarelessthanoneinchinlength:Operationoftheairplaneis
permittedtothenearestrepairfacility,providedthethrustreversers(ifinstalled)
arepinnedordeactivatedduringoperation.
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(2)Ifacrackofoneinchorlongerisdetectedduringanyinspectionrequiredby
paragraph(a)ofthisAD:Operationoftheairplaneispermittedtothenearest
repairfacilityprovidedatemporaryrepairisfirstaccomplishedinaccordancewith
amethodapprovedbytheManager,WichitaACO.
IncorporationbyReference
(e)Exceptasrequiredbyparagraph(b)ofthisAD:Theactionsmustbedonein
accordancewithRaytheonSafetyCommuniqueNo.189,Revision1,dated
January2002.(Onlypage1ofthisdocumentisdatednootherpagecontainsthis
information.)ThisincorporationbyreferencewasapprovedbytheDirectorofthe
FederalRegisterinaccordancewith5U.S.C.552(a)and1CFRpart51.Copies
maybeobtainedfromRaytheonAircraftCompany,Department62,P.O.Box85,
Wichita,Kansas672010085.CopiesmaybeinspectedattheFAA,Transport
AirplaneDirectorate,1601LindAvenue,SW.,Renton,WashingtonorattheFAA,
WichitaAircraftCertificationOffice,1801AirportRoad,Room100,MidContinent
Airport,Wichita,KansasorattheOfficeoftheFederalRegister,800North
CapitolStreet,NW.,suite700,Washington,DC.
EffectiveDate
(f)ThisamendmentbecomeseffectiveonFebruary14,2002.
FooterInformation
IssuedinRenton,Washington,onJanuary18,2002.
MichaelKaszycki,
ActingManager,TransportAirplaneDirectorate,
AircraftCertificationService.
[FRDoc.021965Filed129028:45am]
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