2018-07-15: Power Plant

Adoption of the Amendment \n\n\n\tAccordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows: \n\nPART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES \n\n0 1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: \n\n\n\tAuthority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. \n\n\n\nSec. 39.13 (Amended) \n\n0 2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD: \n\n2018-07-15 XtremeAir GmbH: Amendment 39-19246; Docket No. FAA-2018- 0284; Directorate Identifier 2018-CE-014-AD. \n\n(a) Effective Date \n\n\n\tThis airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective April 30, 2018. \n\n(b) Affected ADs \n\n\n\tNone. \n\n(c) Applicability \n\n\n\tThis AD applies to XtremeAir GmbH Model XA42 airplanes, all serial numbers, that are: \n\t(1) Equipped with an engine mount part number (P/N) XA42-7120- 151; and \n\t(2) certificated in any category. \n\n(d) Subject \n\n\n\tAir Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 71: Power Plant. \n\n(e) Reason \n\n\n\tThis ADwas prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and address an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as cracking of the diagonal strut of the engine mount frame. We are issuing this AD to detect and address cracking of the engine mount frame, which could lead to detachment of the engine in-flight and result in loss of control. \n\n(f) Actions and Compliance \n\n\n\tUnless already done, do the following actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (4) of this AD. \n\t(1) Before the next acrobatic flight after April 30, 2018 (the effective date of this AD) or within 50 hours time-in-service after the installation of P/N XA42-7120-151 engine mount on the airplane, whichever occurs later, and repetitively thereafter at intervals not to exceed 10 acrobatic flight hours, inspect the engine mount following the Accomplishment Instructions in XtremeAir Mandatory Service Bulletin SB-XA42-2018-006, Issue A.00, dated March 2, 2018. \n\t(2) After the initial inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, acrobatic flight hours must be recorded in the maintenance records. For the purpose of this AD, we define acrobatic flight as ''flight during which a load factor of 6g is exceeded.'' \n\t(3) If a crack is found during any inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, replace the engine mount with a serviceable part following the Accomplishment Instructions in XtremeAir Mandatory Service Bulletin SB-XA42-2018- 006, Issue A.00, dated March 2, 2018. Replacement of the engine mount does not eliminate the repetitive inspection requirement in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. \n\t(4) After the effective date of this AD, you may install a new or used P/N XA42-7120-151 engine mount on the airplane. The used P/N XA42-7120-151 engine mount must be inspected as specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD and found free of cracks before installationon the airplane. The repetitive inspection requirement in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD still applies. \n\n(g) Other FAA AD Provisions \n\n\n\tThe following provisions also apply to this AD: \n\t(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, 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, Policy and Innovation Division, 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. \n\t(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, FAA; or the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). \n\n(h) Special Flight Permit \n\n\n\tA special flight permit is allowed for this AD per 14 CFR 39.23 with the following limitations: Acrobatic flights are prohibited. \n\n(i) Related Information \n\n\n\tRefer to MCAI, EASA AD No. 2018-0050-E, dated March 2, 2018, for related information. You may examine the MCAI on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-0284. \n\n(j) Material Incorporated by Reference \n\n\n\t(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. \n\t(2) You must use this service information as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. \n\t(i) XtremeAir Mandatory Service Bulletin SB-XA42-2018-006, Issue A.00, dated March 2, 2018. \n\t(ii) Reserved.(3) For XtremeAir service information identified in this AD, contact XtremeAir GmbH, Harzstrasse 2, Am Flughafen Cochstedt, D- 39444 Hecklingen, Germany; phone: +49 39267 60999 0; fax: +49 39267 60999 20; email: info@xtremeair.de; internet: https://www.xtremeair.com. \n\t(4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329-4148. It is also available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for locating Docket No. FAA-2018- 0284. \n\t(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.