2008-13-32: Luggage compartment

2008-13-32 APEX Aircraft: Amendment 39-15595; Docket No. FAA-2008- 0536; Directorate Identifier 2008-CE-030-AD. Effective Date (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective August 12, 2008. Affected ADs (b) None. Applicability (c) This AD applies to CAP 10B airplanes, all serial numbers up to and including 282, certificated in any category. Subject (d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 08: Leveling and Weighing. Reason (e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) states: It has been determined that the currently used values for Arms of front and rear fuel tanks, and luggage compartment from the CAP 10B Airplane Flight Manuals (AFM), must be rectified. If left uncorrected, these weight and balance data could lead to erroneous determination of the location of the Center of Gravity (CG) and possibly cause operation with the CG outside the approved limits which may result in control difficulty.To prevent this condition, the present Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandates revision of the AFM which introduces the corrected values and replaces the previous loading graphs by loading tables. Actions and Compliance (f) Unless already done, within the next 50 hours time-in- service (TIS) after August 12, 2008 (the effective date of this AD), incorporate Apex Aircraft AVION CAP 10B Document Number 1000977 GB, Revision 8, dated February 2007 into the limitations section of the airplane flight manual as specified in APEX Aircraft Service Bulletin No. 030502, dated April 11, 2008. The owner/operator holding at least a private pilot certificate as authorized by section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 14 CFR 43.7 may do this action. Make an entry in the aircraft records showing compliance with this portion of the AD following 14 CFR 43.9. FAA AD Differences Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences. Other FAAAD Provisions (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, Standards 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: Sarjapur Nagarajan, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4145; fax: (816) 329-4090. 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. (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority (or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product is airworthy before it is returned to service. (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0056. Related Information (h) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No. 2008-0071, dated April 15, 2008; and APEX Aircraft Service Bulletin No. 030502, dated April 11, 2008, for related information. Material Incorporated by Reference (i) You must use APEX Aircraft Service Bulletin No. 030502, dated April 11, 2008, to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of this service information under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Apex Aircraft, Bureau de Navigabilit[eacute], 1 route de Troyes, 21121 DAROIS, France. (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal- register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.