AD 2018-20-03 R1
final rule
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG | HO-V 62 | Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers |
| propeller | Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG | HO-V 62 | Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers |
Unsafe Condition
Failure of the propeller blade lag screws.
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Required Actions
Remove the affected propeller blades and install modified propeller blades marked with a change letter 'A' or 'B' suffix.
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Compliance Time
before further flight
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Affected Aircraft
Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG model HO-V 62 propeller blades with serial numbers 1 to 6049, inclusive.
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Federal Register Abstract
Propeller Assembly
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AD Final Rules - 2018-20-03 R1.pdf Copy URL Document Versions Feedback DetailsAttachments/Public Comments AD Number: 2018-20-03 R1 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: FAA-2018-0975 Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers Subject: Propeller Assembly Status: Current Citation: Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018) Citation Publish Date: 11/27/2018 Effective Date: 12/12/2018 Make: Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Model: HO-V 62 Product Type: Propeller Product Subtype: Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: Automatic Zoom Actual Size Page Fit Page Width 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 200% 300% 400% 125% of 7 1 [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 60764-60766] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25780] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0975; Product Identifier 2018-NE-06-AD; Amendment 39-19492; AD 2018-20-03 R1] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule; request for comments. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SUMMARY: We are revising airworthiness directive (AD) 2018-20-03 for certain Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG (Hoffmann) model HO-V 62 propellers. AD 2018-20-03 required removal of the affected propeller blades and installation of modified propeller blades marked with a change letter “A” or “B” suffix. This AD requires the removal and replacement of the affected propeller blades and installation of modified propeller blades marked with a change letter “A” or “B” suffix. This AD was prompted by a determination that the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs of AD 2018-20-03 were incorrect. We inadvertently included all Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propeller blades that did not have a change letter “A” or “B” suffix added to the serial number (S/N) and marked on the blade in the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs of AD 2018-20-03. Only Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propellers with certain S/Ns without a change letter “A” or “B” suffix are affected. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: This AD is effective December 12, 2018. We must receive any comments on this AD by January 11, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR11.43 and 11.45, 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. 2 • 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 Hoffmann Propeller GmbH & Co. KG, Sales and Service, Küpferlingstrasse 9, 83022 Rosenheim, Germany; phone: +49 (0) 8031 1878 0; fax: +49 (0) 8031 1878 78; email: info@hoffmann-prop.com. You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Standards Branch, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA, 01803. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 781-238-7759. It is also available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018- 0975. 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-2018-0975; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information, regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-5527) is listed above. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Maisttison, Aerospace Engineer, Boston ACO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803; phone: 781-238-7076; fax: 781-238- 7898; email: maureen.maisttison@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion We issued AD 2018-20-03, Amendment 39-19437 (83 FR 50821, October 10, 2018), (“AD 2018-20-03”), for Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propellers. AD 2018-20-03 required removal of the affected propeller blades and installation of modified propeller blades marked with a change letter “A” or “B” suffix. AD 2018-20-03 resulted from the failure of the propeller blade lag screws. We issued AD 2018-20-03 to prevent failure of the propeller. Actions Since AD 2018-20-03 Was Issued Since we issued AD 2018-20-03, we determined that we inadvertently included all Hoffmann S/N model HO-V 62 propeller blades without a change letter “A” or “B” suffix in the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs of this AD. This AD corrects the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs to affect only Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propeller blades with S/N 1 to 6049, inclusive. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. Related Service Information We reviewed Hoffmann Propeller GmbH & Co. KG Service Bulletin (SB) E34 Rev. B, dated September 18, 2017. The SB describes the instructions for the removal and installation of the propeller blades. This service information is reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.
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AD Final Rules - 2018-20-03 R1.pdf Copy URL Document Versions Feedback DetailsAttachments/Public Comments AD Number: 2018-20-03 R1 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: FAA-2018-0975 Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers Subject: Propeller Assembly Status: Current Citation: Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018) Citation Publish Date: 11/27/2018 Effective Date: 12/12/2018 Make: Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Model: HO-V 62 Product Type: Propeller Product Subtype: Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: Automatic Zoom Actual Size Page Fit Page Width 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 200% 300% 400% 125% of 7 1 [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 60764-60766] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25780] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0975; Product Identifier 2018-NE-06-AD; Amendment 39-19492; AD 2018-20-03 R1] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG Propellers AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule; request for comments. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SUMMARY: We are revising airworthiness directive (AD) 2018-20-03 for certain Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG (Hoffmann) model HO-V 62 propellers. AD 2018-20-03 required removal of the affected propeller blades and installation of modified propeller blades marked with a change letter “A” or “B” suffix. This AD requires the removal and replacement of the affected propeller blades and installation of modified propeller blades marked with a change letter “A” or “B” suffix. This AD was prompted by a determination that the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs of AD 2018-20-03 were incorrect. We inadvertently included all Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propeller blades that did not have a change letter “A” or “B” suffix added to the serial number (S/N) and marked on the blade in the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs of AD 2018-20-03. Only Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propellers with certain S/Ns without a change letter “A” or “B” suffix are affected. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: This AD is effective December 12, 2018. We must receive any comments on this AD by January 11, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR11.43 and 11.45, 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. 2 • 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 Hoffmann Propeller GmbH & Co. KG, Sales and Service, Küpferlingstrasse 9, 83022 Rosenheim, Germany; phone: +49 (0) 8031 1878 0; fax: +49 (0) 8031 1878 78; email: info@hoffmann-prop.com. You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Standards Branch, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA, 01803. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 781-238-7759. It is also available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018- 0975. 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-2018-0975; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information, regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-5527) is listed above. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Maisttison, Aerospace Engineer, Boston ACO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803; phone: 781-238-7076; fax: 781-238- 7898; email: maureen.maisttison@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion We issued AD 2018-20-03, Amendment 39-19437 (83 FR 50821, October 10, 2018), (“AD 2018-20-03”), for Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propellers. AD 2018-20-03 required removal of the affected propeller blades and installation of modified propeller blades marked with a change letter “A” or “B” suffix. AD 2018-20-03 resulted from the failure of the propeller blade lag screws. We issued AD 2018-20-03 to prevent failure of the propeller. Actions Since AD 2018-20-03 Was Issued Since we issued AD 2018-20-03, we determined that we inadvertently included all Hoffmann S/N model HO-V 62 propeller blades without a change letter “A” or “B” suffix in the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs of this AD. This AD corrects the applicability and installation prohibition paragraphs to affect only Hoffmann model HO-V 62 propeller blades with S/N 1 to 6049, inclusive. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. Related Service Information We reviewed Hoffmann Propeller GmbH & Co. KG Service Bulletin (SB) E34 Rev. B, dated September 18, 2017. The SB describes the instructions for the removal and installation of the propeller blades. This service information is reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.
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