AD 2016-10-03
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Viking Air Limited | DHC-3 | Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited Airplanes |
Unsafe Condition
An accident report indicated that the center of gravity was too far aft and contributed to a stall during takeoff.
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Required Actions
Remove whichever previous revision of the Otter Baron short take-off and landing (STOL) kit installation flight manual supplement (FMS) that is currently being used and incorporate Stolairus Aviation Inc. Flight Manual Supplement #4 for de Havilland DHC-3 Otter with the Baron STOL Kit Installation, Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015.
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Compliance Time
Within 30 days after May 31, 2016
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Affected Aircraft
Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes, all serial numbers, modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA 00287NY), certificated in any category.
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Federal Register Abstract
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes that are modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA 00287NY). The Code of Federal Regulations reference for records maintenance cited in last sentence in paragraph (f) is incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original document remains the same; however we are publishing the entire rule in the Federal Register.
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(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes, all
serial numbers, that are:
(1) Modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL)
kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA 00287NY); and
(2) certificated in any category.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33588-33589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12468]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2016-6628; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-013-AD;
Amendment 39-18514; AD 2016-10-03]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that
published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to Viking Air
Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes that are modified with the Baron Short
Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114
or SA 00287NY). The Code of Federal Regulations reference for records
maintenance cited in last sentence in paragraph (f) is incorrect. This
document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original
document remains the same; however we are publishing the entire rule in
the Federal Register.
DATES: This final rule is effective May 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
6628; 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: Aziz Ahmed, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
New York Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 Stewart Avenue,
Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone:
[[Page 33589]]
(516) 287-7329; fax: (516) 794-5531; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e283988b98cc838a8f8786a2848383cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25445f4c5f0b444d484041654344440b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airworthiness Directive 2016-10-03,
Amendment 39-18514 (81 FR 29125, May 11, 2016), requires removing
whichever previous revision of the Otter Baron short take-off and
landing (STOL) kit installation flight manual supplement (FMS) that is
currently being used and incorporate Stolairus Aviation Inc. Flight
Manual Supplement #4 for de Havilland DHC-3 Otter with the Baron STOL
Kit Installation, Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015, for Viking Air
Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes that are modified with the Baron Short
Take Off and Landing (STOL) kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114
or SA 00287NY).
As published, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) reference for
records maintenance cited in the last sentence in paragraph (f) is
incorrect. The published reference is 14 CFR 91.173 or 135.439, and it
is should be 14 CFR 91.417, 121.380, or 135.439.
Although no other part of the preamble or regulatory information
has been corrected, we are publishing the entire rule in the Federal
Register.
The effective date of this AD remains May 31, 2016.
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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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]
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2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new AD:
2016-10-03 Viking Air Limited: Amendment 39-18514; Docket No. FAA-
2016-6628; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-013-AD.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective May 31,
2016.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes, all
serial numbers, that are:
(1) Modified with the Baron Short Take Off and Landing (STOL)
kit (Supplemental Type Certificate SA94-114 or SA 00287NY); and
(2) certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 8: Leveling and
Weighing.
(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as an accident
report that indicated that the center of gravity was too far aft and
contributed to a stall during takeoff. We are issuing this AD to
correct the center of gravity and prevent such a stall during
takeoff and loss of control during other phases of flight.
(f) Actions and Compliance
Unless already done, within 30 days after May 31, 2016 (the
effective date of this AD), remove whichever previous revision of
the Otter Baron short take-off and landing (STOL) kit installation
flight manual supplement (FMS) that is currently being used and
incorporate Stolairus Aviation Inc. Flight Manual Supplement #4 for
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter with the Baron STOL Kit Installation,
Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015. This action may be performed by the
owner/operator (pilot) holding at least a private pilot certificate
and must be entered into the aircraft records showing compliance
with this AD in accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a)(1)-(4) and 14 CFR
91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be maintained as required by 14 CFR
91.417, 121.380, or 135.439.
(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: Aziz Ahmed, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, New York
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, New York 11590; telephone: (516) 287-7329; fax: (516) 794-
5531; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc9d869586d29d94919998bc9a9d9dd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35544f5c4f1b545d585051755354541b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>. 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.
(h) Related Information
Refer to MCAI Transport Canada AD CF-2016-05, dated January 25,
2016, for related information. You may examine the MCAI on the
Internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2016-6628.
(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 the AD specifies otherwise.
(i) Stolairus Aviation Inc., Flight Manual Supplement #4, de
Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Baron STOL Kit Installation, DOT STC # SA 94-
114/FAA STC # SA 00287 NY, Revision 3, dated May 22, 2015.
(ii) Reserved.
(3) For Stolairus Aviation Inc. service information identified
in this AD, contact Stolairus Aviation Inc. (formerly known as AOG
Air Support, Inc.), 6095 Airport Way, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V
1S1; phone: (250) 491-7511; fax: (25) 491-7522; Internet: <a href="http://www.stolairus.com">http://www.stolairus.com</a>.
(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. It is also available on the Internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching for locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
6628.
(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: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html">http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html</a>.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 20, 2016.
Pat Mullen,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-12468 Filed 5-26-16; 8:45 am]
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