2013-22-14: Engine

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 0 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] 0 2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD: 2013-22-14 DG Flugzeugbau GmbH: Amendment 39-17646; Docket No. FAA- 2013-0929; Directorate Identifier 2013-CE-031-AD. (a) Effective Date This AD is effective November 25, 2013. (b) Affected ADs None. (c) Applicability This AD applies to DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-1000T gliders, all serial numbers, that are: (1) equipped with a Solo Kleinmotoren Model 2350 C engine; and (2) certificated in any category. (d) Subject Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 72: Engine. (e) Reason This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as engine shaft failure and consequent propeller detachment. We are issuing this AD to prevent engine shaft failure and propeller detachment, which could result in damage to the glider and injury to persons on the ground. (f) Actions and Compliance Unless already done, do the following actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(3) of this AD. (1) As of November 25, 2013 (the effective date of this AD), do not operate the engine unless the engine is modified following instructions that are approved by the FAA specifically for this AD. Contact the FAA office identified in paragraph (g)(1) of this AD to get more information about obtaining such instructions. (2) As of November 25, 2013 (the effective date of this AD), place a copy of this AD into the limitations sectionof the aircraft flight manual (AFM). (3) Modifying the engine following instructions approved by the FAA specifically for this AD removes the prohibited engine operation required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD and removes the requirement to incorporate this AD into the limitations section of the AFM. (g) Other FAA AD Provisions 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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4165; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC on any glider 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. (h) Related Information Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No.: 013-0217-E, dated September 16, 2013, for related information. For information about the technical content of the requirements in this AD, contact Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH, Postfach 60 01 52, D 71050 Sindelfingen, Germany; telephone: +49 07031-301-0; fax: +49 07031- 301-136; email: germany.com">aircraft@solo-germany.com; Internet: http://aircraft.solo-online.com. You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2013-0929.