2014-20-05: Flight Controls

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: 2014-20-05 Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S. A. (EMBRAER): Amendment 39-17978; Docket No. FAA-2014-0740; Directorate Identifier 2014-CE-030-AD. (a) Effective Date This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective October 27, 2014. (b) Affected ADs None. (c) Applicability This AD applies to Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S. A. (EMBRAER) Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category. (d) Subject Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. (e) Reason This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as corrosion and cracking on the rudder trim tab actuator terminal. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct corrosion and cracking on the rudder trim tab actuator terminal, which could cause the terminal to fail and result in loss of control. (f) Actions and Compliance Unless already done, do the actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(2) of this AD: (1) Within the next 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) after October 27, 2014 (the effective date of this AD) or 15 days after October 27, 2014 (the effective date of this AD), whichever occurs first, and repetitively thereafter at intervals not to exceed 60 months, do a detailed inspection to detect discrepancies and corrosion on the rudder trim tab actuator components. Follow the Accomplishment Instructions of Embraer Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) 110-27-A095, original issue, dated August 21, 2014. (2) If any discrepancy is found during any inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, repair or replace the discrepancy, as necessary, following Accomplishment Instructions of Embraer Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) 110-27-A095, original issue, dated August 21, 2014. (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 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 thiscollection of 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. [[Page 60327]] (h) Related Information Refer to MCAI Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) AD No.: 2014-09-01, dated September 4, 2014, for related information. You may examine the MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2014-0740. (i) 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 5U.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) EMBRAER Alert Service Bulletin SB No.: 110-27-A095, dated August 21, 2014. (ii) Reserved. (3) For Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S. A. (EMBRAER) service information identified in this AD, contact Embraer-S.A., EFTC-Service Bulletin Engineering, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170, S[atilde]o Jos[eacute] dos Campos-SP-12227-901, Brasil; phone: +55 12 3927 1000; fax: +55 12 3927-6600 (ext. 1624); email: fleet.reliability@embraer.com.br; internet: http://www.flyembraer.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). 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.