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AD Number:
2016-17-04 R1
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
FAA-2016-8989
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; All Hot Air Balloons
Subject:
Fuel
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)
Citation Publish Date:
09/06/2016
Effective Date:
09/06/2016
Make:
BAL NY KUB -EK spol. s r.o. | Hot Air Balloons
Model:
All hot air balloons with BAL NY KUB -EK spol. s r.o. Model Kub -ek burners | Kub -ek burners
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Balloon
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
2016-17-04
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Pages 61102-61104]


From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[FR Doc No: 2016-21409]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


[Docket No. FAA-2016-8989; Directorate Identifier 2016-CE-025-AD; Amendment 39-18641;


AD 2016-17-04 R1]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; All Hot Air Balloons


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.


ACTION:
 
Final rule; request for comments.


––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––


SUMMARY:
 
We are revising Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-17-04, which applies to all hot air


balloons equipped with BALÓNY KUBÍ
Č
EK spol. s r.o. Model Kubí
č
ek burners. Both the original


and revised AD result from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the


aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation


product. This AD action revises AD 2016-17-04 to eliminate certain unnecessary documentation


requirements.


DATES:
 
This AD is effective on September 6, 2016.


The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain


publication listed in this AD as of August 29, 2016 (81 FR 57449, August 23, 2016).


We must receive comments on this AD by October 21, 2016.


ADDRESSES:
 
You may send comments by any of the following methods:


•
 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for


submitting comments.


•
 
Fax: (202) 493-2251.


•
 
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground


Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.


•
 
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building


Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,


between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.


For service information identified in this AD, contact BALÓNY KUBÍ
Č
EK spol. s r. o., Jarní 2a,


614 00 Brno, Czech Republic, telephone: +420 545 422 620; fax: +420 545 422 621; email:


info@kubicekballons.cz; Internet: http://www.kubicekballoons.eu. You may view this referenced
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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 http://www.regulations.gov by searching for locating Docket No. FAA-


2016-8989.


Examining the AD Docket


You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for


and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-8989; 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 street address for the


Docket Office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be


available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,


Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816)


329-4123; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Discussion


On August 16, 2016, we issued AD 2016-17-04, Amendment 39-18617 (81 FR 57449, August


23, 2016). That AD required actions intended to address an unsafe condition on all hot air balloons


equipped with a Kubí
č
ek burner and was based on mandatory continuing airworthiness information


(MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country. That MCAI states:


Three propane leaks were reported in the recent past on a burner manufactured by


Balóny Kubí
č
ek spol. s.r.o., equipped with the fuel hoses made of hose material


''EGEFLEX''.


This condition, if not detected and corrected, could result in a fire, damaging the


balloon and its envelope, ultimately leading to an emergency landing, with consequent


injury to balloon occupants and persons on the ground.


To address this potential unsafe condition, Balóny Kubí
č
ek spol. s.r.o. (the hose


assemblies' manufacturer) published Service Bulletin (SB) N° BB/50, BB-S/11, AB24


rev. 1, which provides instructions for replacement of the affected fuel hoses with an


improved part. As the affected burner and related fuel hoses can easily be installed on


other hot air balloons, this AD applies to all possibly affected type designs.


For the reasons described above, this AD required identification and replacement of


the affected fuel hoses.


You may examine the MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and


locating Docket No. FAA-2016-8989.


Since we issued AD 2016-17-04, Amendment 39-18617 (81 FR 57449, August 23, 2016), we


have determined that the AD should be revised to eliminate the unnecessary need to document the


AD by logbook entry when the hot air balloon does not have fuel hoses made of ''EGEFLEX''


material. Therefore, the FAA determined that the inspection required should be eliminated and the


applicability should be narrowed to only include those balloons that have both the Kubí
č
ek burner


and fuel hoses made of ''EGEFLEX'' material installed.