AD 2012-16-13

final rule

Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines

AD Number
2012-16-13
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2012-0603
FR Citation
77 FR 66534
Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine BRP--POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 912 F2 Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines
engine BRP--POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 912 F3 Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines
engine BRP--POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 912 F4 Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines
engine BRP--POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 912 S2 Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines
engine BRP--POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 912 S3 Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines
engine BRP--POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 912 S4 Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax Reciprocating Engines

Unsafe Condition

Failure of the pressure side fuel hose on certain fuel pumps and contamination in the carburetors connected to those fuel pumps.

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Required Actions

Replace the pressure side fuel hose on specified fuel pumps and inspect the carburetors connected to those fuel pumps for contamination.

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Compliance Time

Within 5 flight hours after the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4, 912 S2, 912 S3, and 912 S4 reciprocating engines with fuel pumps having part number 893114 and serial numbers listed in Table 1 of the AD.

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Federal Register Abstract

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax 912 F2; 912 F3; 912 F4; 912 S2; 912 S3; and 912 S4 reciprocating engines. The word "not" was improperly omitted from the Installation Prohibition section of the AD, thereby changing the prohibition in the AD. This correction reinserts "not" into the paragraph to correct the omission. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.

Document Text

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66534-66535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26772]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0603; Directorate Identifier 2012-NE-17-AD; 
Amendment 39-17160; AD 2012-16-13]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax 
Reciprocating Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that was 
published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to BRP-Powertrain 
GmbH & Co KG Rotax 912 F2; 912 F3; 912 F4; 912 S2; 912 S3; and 912 S4 
reciprocating engines. The word ``not'' was improperly omitted from the 
Installation Prohibition section of the AD, thereby changing the 
prohibition in the AD. This correction reinserts ``not'' into the 
paragraph to correct the omission. In all other respects, the original 
document remains the same.

DATES: This final rule is effective November 6, 2012. The effective 
date for AD 2012-16-13 (77 FR 51462, August 24, 2012) remains September 
10, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>; or in person at the Docket Management Facility 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, 
any comments received, and other information. The address for the 
Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is Document Management Facility, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Strom, Aerospace Engineer, Engine 
Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b8b5b8b7f7aaadabb6b499bfb8b8f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1c0cdc0cf8fd2d5d3cecce1c7c0c08fc6ced7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; phone: 781-238-7143; fax: 781-238-7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airworthiness Directive 2012-16-13, 
amendment 39-17160 (77 FR 51462, August 24, 2012), currently requires 
replacing the pressure side fuel hose on certain fuel pumps and 
inspecting the carburetors connected to those fuel pumps for 
contamination within 5 flight hours after the effective date of this AD

[[Page 66535]]

for BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG Rotax 912 F2; 912 F3; 912 F4; 912 S2; 
912 S3; and 912 S4 reciprocating engines.
    As published, the text of paragraph (g)(3), Installation 
Prohibition, is incorrect.
    No other part of the preamble or regulatory information is in 
error; therefore, only the changed portion of the final rule is being 
published in the Federal Register.
    The effective date of this AD remains September 10, 2012.

Correction of Regulatory Text


Sec.  39.13  [Corrected]

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In the Federal Register of August 24, 2012, on page 51464, in the 1st 
column, paragraph (g)(3) of AD 2012-16-13 is corrected to read as 
follows:
* * * * *
    (3) After the effective date of this AD, do not approve for return 
to service any product or article with a fuel hose removed from a P/N 
893114 fuel pump with an S/N listed in Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this 
AD.
* * * * *

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on October 24, 2012.
Colleen M. D'Alessandro,
Assistant Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-26772 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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