2019-04-01: Equipment/ Furnishing

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. [[Page 12882]] Sec. 39.13 [Amended] 0 2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD): 2019-04-01 HPH s. r.o.: Amendment 39-19597; Docket No. FAA-2019- 0202; Directorate Identifier 2018-CE-050-AD. (a) Effective Date This AD becomes effective April 23, 2019. (b) Affected ADs None. (c) Applicability This AD applies to HPH s. r.o. Models Glasf[uuml]gel 304C, Glasf[uuml]gel 304CZ, and Glasf[uuml]gel 304CZ-17 gliders, all serial numbers, certificated in any category, with a center of gravity (C.G.) tow release installed. (d) Subject Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 25: Equipment/ Furnishing. (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 jamming between the double two-ring end of the towing cable and the deflector angles of >the C.G. release mechanism. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the towing cable to disconnect, which could result in reduced or loss of control of the glider or the cable breaking and causing injury to people on the ground. (f) Actions and Compliance Unless already done, do the following actions before the next winch launch after April 23, 2019 (the effective date of this AD): (1) Measure the distance between and parallelism of the deflector angles on the C.G. tow release by following paragraph 1 in the Action section of HPH spol.s r.o. Service bulletin No. G304 CZ-- 10 a), G304 CZ-17--10 a), G304 C--10 a), dated August 28, 2018 (co- published as one document). (2) If the distance between the deflector angles is less than 36 mm, before the next winch launch, correct the distance by following paragraph 2 in the Action section of HPH spol.s r.o. Service bulletin No. G304 CZ--10 a), G304 CZ-17--10 a), G304 C--10 a), dated August 28, 2018 (co-published as one document). (g) Other FAA AD Provisions The following provisions also apply to this AD: (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 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) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must instead be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, FAA, or the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). (h) Related Information Refer to MCAI EASA AD No. 2018-0207-E, dated September 19, 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-2019-0202. (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 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 this AD specifies otherwise. (i) HPH spol.s r.o. Service bulletin No. G304 CZ--10 a), G304 CZ-17--10 a), G304 C--10 a), dated August 28, 2018 (co-published as one document). (ii) [Reserved] (3) For HPH s. r.o. service information identified in this AD, contact HPH, spol.s r.o., [Ccaron][aacute]slavsk[aacute] 234, 284 01 Kutn[aacute] Hora, Czech Republic; phone: +420 327 513 441; email: info@hph.cz; internet: www.hph.cz. (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Policy and Innovation, 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-2019- 0202. (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.