2014-09-11: Stabilizers

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: 2014-09-11 GROB-WERKE: Amendment 39-17846; Docket No. FAA-2014-0092; Directorate Identifier 2014-CE-002-AD. (a) Effective Date This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective June 13, 2014. (b) Affected ADs None. (c) Applicability This AD applies to GROB-WERKE Model G115EG airplanes, all serial numbers, and Model G120A airplanes, serial numbers 85001 through 85007, 85026 through 85056, and 85058, certificated in any category. (d) Subject Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 55: Stabilizers. (e) Reason This AD wasprompted 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 [[Page 26612]] describes the unsafe condition as cracks in the left hand elevator flange. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracks in the left hand and right hand elevator flanges, which could cause the elevator to fail and could result in reduced control. (f) Actions and Compliance Unless already done, do the actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(3) of this AD: (1) Within the next 30 days after June 13, 2014 (the effective date of this AD) and repetitively thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours time-in-service (TIS), inspect the left hand (LH) and the right hand (RH) elevator flanges, part number (P/N) 115E- 3761.06 and P/N 115E-3762.07 or P/N 120A-3561.20(A) and P/N 120A- 3562.20(A), as applicable, for cracks. Do the inspections following GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078-194/1, dated December 3, 2013, or GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1121-140, dated December 3, 2013, as applicable. (2) If any crack is found during any inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, replace the affected elevator flange with a serviceable part. Do the replacement following GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078-194/1, dated December 3, 2013, or GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1121-140, dated December 3, 2013, as applicable. (3) As of June 13, 2014 (the effective date of this AD), only install an elevator flange P/N 115E-3761.06, P/N 115E-3762.07, P/N 120A-3561.20(A), or P/N 120A-3562.20(A), if it has been inspected following GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078-194/1, dated December 3, 2013, or GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1121-140, dated December 3, 2013, as applicable, and is free of any cracks. (g) Credit for Actions Accomplished in Accordance With Previous Service Information for Model G115EG Airplanes This paragraph provides credit for the initial inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD and any replacement required in paragraph (f)(2) based on the result of the initial inspection if already done before June 13, 2014 (the effective date of this AD) following GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078-194, dated November 26, 2013. (h) 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: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4123; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 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, a federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public reporting for this collectionof information is estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200. (i) Related Information Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No. 2014-0004, dated January 7, 2014; and GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078-194, dated November 26, 2013, for related information. You may examine the MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0092-0002. (j) Material Incorporated by Reference (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. (i) GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078-194/1, dated December 3, 2013. (ii) GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1121-140, dated December 3, 2013. (3) For GROB-WERKE service information identified in this AD, contact Grob Aircraft AG, Customer Service, Lettenbachstrasse 9, 86874 Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, telephone: + 49 (0) 8268-998- 105; fax; + 49 (0) 8268-998-200; email: aircraft.com">productsupport@grob-aircraft.com; Internet: grob-aircraft.com. (4) You may view this 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. (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Forinformation 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.