AD 95-26-05 R1

AD Final Rules - 952605R1.pdf
Copy URL
Document Versions
 Feedback
DetailsAttachments/Public Comments
AD Number:
95-26-05 R1
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
95-SW-30-AD
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters
Subject:
R44 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM)
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register: July 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 128)
Citation Publish Date:
07/06/2004
Effective Date:
07/06/2004
Make:
Robinson Helicopter Company
Model:
R44 | R44 II
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Rotorcraft
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
95-26-05
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Superseded By: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 ⁨3⁩
1


[Federal Register: July 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 128)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Page 40541-40542]


From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]


[DOCID:fr06jy04-5]


–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


[Docket No. 95-SW-30-AD, Amendment 39-13704, AD 95-26-05 R1]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.


ACTION:
 
Final rule; rescission.


–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––


SUMMARY:
 
This amendment rescinds an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Robinson


Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44 helicopters, which currently requires revisions to the


R44 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). The RFM revisions limit operations in high winds and


turbulence. The RFM revisions also provide information about main rotor stall and mast bumping


with recommendations for avoiding these situations and additional emergency procedures for use in


certain conditions. This amendment is prompted by the FAA's determination that the limitations and


the procedures required by that AD are no longer necessary to correct an unsafe condition. The


actions specified by this AD rescind all the requirements of AD 95-26-05, Amendment 39-9463,


Docket 95-SW-30-AD.


DATES:
 
Effective July 6, 2004.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Gordon Acker, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft


Certification Office, Flight Test Branch, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, California 90712-4137,


telephone (562) 627-5374, fax (562) 627-5210.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
 
A proposal to amend 14 CFR part 39 by rescinding AD


95-26-05, Amendment 39-9463, Docket 95-SW-30-AD (60 FR 66488, December 22, 1995), for the


Robinson Model R44 helicopters was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2004 (69 FR


15743). That action proposed to rescind the limitations and procedures required by AD 95-26-05.


Interested persons have been afforded an opportunity to participate in the making of this


amendment. No comments were received on the proposal or the FAA's determination of the cost to


the public. The FAA has determined that air safety and the public interest require the adoption of the


rule as proposed.
2


The FAA estimates that 515 helicopters of U.S. registry are affected by AD 95-26-05, and the


required actions take about 1/2 work hour per helicopter to do at an average labor rate of $65 per


work hour. Based on these figures, the total cost impact of the AD on U.S. operators is estimated to


be $16,738. However, adopting this rescission eliminates those costs.


The regulations adopted herein will not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the


relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and


responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, it is determined that this final


rule does not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.


For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this action (1) is not a ''significant regulatory


action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ''significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies


and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) will not have a significant economic


impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the


Regulatory Flexibility Act. A final evaluation has been prepared for this action and is contained in the


Rules Docket. A copy may be obtained from the Rules Docket at the FAA, Office of the Regional


Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas.


List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39


Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety


Adoption of the Amendment


Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the Federal Aviation


Administration amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:


PART 39–AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES


1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:


Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.


§ 39.13 [Amended]


2. Section 39.13 is amended by removing Amendment 39-9463 (60 FR 66488, December 22, 1995).