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AD Number:
71-13-01R1
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
FAA-2011-0691
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines
Subject:
Rescinding an airworthiness directive
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)
Citation Publish Date:
02/02/2012
Effective Date:
03/08/2012
Make:
Lycoming Engines
Model:
TIO-540-A1A | TIO-540-A1B | TIO-540-A1C | TIO-540-A2A | TIO-540-A2B | TIO-540-A2C | TIO-540-AA1AD | TIO-540-AB1AD ...Show more
Product Type:
Engine
Product Subtype:
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
71-13-01
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
Comments:
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Pages 5167-5168]


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


[FR Doc No: 2012-1130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


[Docket No. FAA-2011-0691; Directorate Identifier 2011-NE-26-AD; Amendment 39-16909;


AD 71-13-01R1]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines Reciprocating Engines


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.


ACTION:
 
Final rule; rescission.


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SUMMARY:
 
We are rescinding an airworthiness directive (AD) for Lycoming Engines model TIO-


540-A series reciprocating engines. The existing AD, AD 71-13-01, was prompted by a report of a


failed fuel injector tube assembly. Since we issued AD 71-13-01, we became aware that Lycoming


Engines no longer supports Service Bulletin (SB) No. 335A, which was incorporated by reference in


AD 71-13-01. The intent of the requirements of that SB is now in Lycoming Engines Mandatory SB


No. 342F, which we have incorporated by reference into AD 2008-14-07. The FAA determined,


therefore, that this requirement is duplicated by another AD.


DATES:
 
This AD is effective March 8, 2012.


ADDRESSES:
 
For service information identified in this AD, contact Lycoming, 652 Oliver Street,


Williamsport, PA 17701; phone: (570) 323-6181; fax: (570) 327-7101; Web site:


www.lycoming.com. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA,


Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For information


on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (781) 238-7125.


Examining the AD Docket


You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Norm Perenson, Aerospace Engineer, New York


Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,


Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (516) 228-7337; fax: (516) 794-5531; email:


Norman.perenson@faa.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Discussion


We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 to rescind an AD


that would apply to the specified products. That NPRM published in the Federal Register on July 19,


2011 (76 FR 42609). That NPRM proposed to rescind AD 71-13-01 (Amendment number is 39-


1231; 36 FR 11512-03, June 15, 1971) for Lycoming Engines model TIO-540-A series reciprocating


engines. That AD requires a one-time visual inspection of external fuel injector lines on Lycoming


Engines model TIO-540-A series reciprocating engines for fuel stains, cracks, dents, and bend radii


under 5/8 inch and, if necessary, removal from service and replacement with serviceable parts. That


AD also requires installing, if necessary, fuel injector line support clamps in accordance with


Lycoming Engines SB No. 335 or later version of that SB.


Since we issued AD 71-13-01 (Amendment number is 39-1231; 36 FR 11512-03, June 15,


1971), Lycoming Engines has informed us that it no longer supports SB No. 335A. They also pointed


out that Lycoming Engines Mandatory SB No. 342F, dated June 4, 2010, or the Instructions for


Continued Airworthiness section of the Engine Overhaul Manual is the service information that


owners, operators, and certificated repair facilities must use for initial and repetitive visual


inspections of external fuel lines on all affected Lycoming Engines reciprocating engines.


We incorporated by reference Lycoming Engines Mandatory SB No. 342E, dated May 18, 2004,


into AD 2008-14-07 (73 FR 39574, July 10, 2008). We will supersede AD 2008-14-07 to incorporate


by reference Lycoming Engines Mandatory SB No. 342F, dated June 4, 2010.


Comments


We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD. We received no


comments on the NPRM (76 FR 42609, July 19, 2011).


Conclusion


We reviewed the relevant data and determined that air safety and the public interest require


rescinding the AD as proposed.


Authority for This Rulemaking


Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety.


Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation


Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.


We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III,


Section 44701: ‘‘General requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with


promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices,


methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This


regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely


to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.