AD 2004-25-12

final rule

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2004-25-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-19050
FR Citation
70 FR 265

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-135BJ (Legacy 600) Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-135ER Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-135KE Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-135KL Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-135LR Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145 Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145EP Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145ER Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145LR Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145MP Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145MR Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
aircraft Embraer S.A. EMB-145XR Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the printed circuit board (PCB) in the passenger service unit (PSU) could result in loss of PSU functionality, which may affect passenger safety and comfort.

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Required Actions

Inspect each PSU to determine the serial number of the installed PCB. Replace the PCB if necessary. Conduct related investigative actions and other specified actions as outlined in the AD.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

All EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes.

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Federal Register Abstract

The FAA is correcting a typographical error in an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71339). The docket number of the final rule was incorrectly cited as FAA-2004-19767. This AD applies to all EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. This AD requires a one-time inspection of each passenger service unit (PSU) to determine the serial number of the printed circuit board (PCB) installed in each PSU, replacement of the PCB if necessary, related investigative actions, and other specified actions.

Document Text

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 05-19]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2004-19050; Directorate Identifier 2004-NM-139-AD; 
Amendment 39-13900; AD 2004-25-12]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 
(EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a typographical error in an existing 
airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register 
on December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71339). The docket number of the final rule 
was incorrectly cited as FAA-2004-19767. This AD applies to all EMBRAER 
Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. This AD requires a one-time 
inspection of each passenger service unit (PSU) to determine the serial 
number of the printed circuit board (PCB) installed in each PSU, 
replacement of the PCB if necessary, related investigative actions, and 
other specified actions.

DATES: Effective January 13, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You can examine the contents of this AD docket on the 
Internet at <a href="http://dms.dot.gov">http://dms.dot.gov</a>, or in person at the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
room PL-401, on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, Washington, DC. 
This docket number is FAA-2004-19050; the directorate identifier for 
this docket is 2004-NM-139-AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425) 
227-1175; fax (425) 227-1149.

Examining the Docket

    You can examine the AD docket on the Internet at <a href="http://dms.dot.gov">http://dms.dot.gov</a>, or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 30, 2004, the FAA issued AD 
2004-25-12, amendment 39-13900 (69 FR 71339, December 9, 2004), for all 
EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. The AD requires a one-
time inspection of each passenger service unit (PSU) to determine the 
serial number of the printed circuit board (PCB) installed in each PSU, 
replacement of the PCB if necessary, related investigative actions, and 
other specified actions.
    As published, the docket number of the final rule is incorrectly 
cited in the product identification section of the preamble and the 
regulatory information of the final rule. In the regulatory text, that 
AD reads ``* * * Docket No. FAA-2004-19767. * * *'' However, that AD 
should have read ``* * * Docket No. FAA-2004-19050. * * *''
    No other part of the regulatory information has been changed; 
therefore, the final rule is not republished in the Federal Register.
    The effective date of this AD remains January 13, 2005.

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES


Sec.  39.13  [Corrected]

    On page 71340, in the first column, the product identification line 
of AD 2004-25-12 is corrected to read as follows:
* * * * *

2004-25-12 Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER): 
Amendment 39-13900. Docket No. FAA-2004-19050; Directorate 
Identifier 2004-NM-139-AD.

* * * * *

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 27, 2004.
Kevin M. Mullin,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 05-19 Filed 1-3-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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