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AD Number:
98-20-38 R1
Document Type:
AD Final Rules
Docket Number:
FAA-2004-19078
Subject Heading:
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech 200 Series Airplanes
Subject:
Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)
Status:
Current
Citation:
Federal Register: January 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 12)
Citation Publish Date:
01/19/2005
Effective Date:
02/18/2005
Make:
Textron Aviation Inc.
Model:
200 | 200C | 200CT | 200T | A100-1 (U-21J) | A200 (C-12A) | A200 (C-12C) | A200C (UC-12B) ...Show more
Product Type:
Aircraft
Product Subtype:
Small Airplane
Affected AD:
Superseded AD:
98-20-38
Affected By:
Superseded By:
Service/Office:
Office of Primary Responsibility:
CFR Part Reference:
Part 39
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[Federal Register: January 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 12)]


[Rules and Regulations]


[Page 2934-2936]


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


[DOCID:fr19ja05-2]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration


14 CFR Part 39


[Docket No. FAA-2004-19078; Directorate Identifier 98-CE-17-AD; Amendment 39-13946; AD


98-20-38 R1]


RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech 200 Series Airplanes


AGENCY:
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.


ACTION:
 
Final rule.


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SUMMARY:
 
The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) to revise AD 98-20-38, which


applies to all Beech 200 series airplanes. AD 98-20-38 requires you to revise the FAA-approved


Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures that would prohibit flight in severe icing


conditions (as determined by certain visual cues), limit or prohibit the use of various flight control


devices while in severe icing conditions, and provide the flight crew with recognition cues for and


procedures for exiting from severe icing conditions. Part of the applicability of AD 98-20-38 includes


the Raytheon Models B200 and B200C airplanes. AD 96-09-13 already requires AFM revisions on


this subject for these airplane models. Consequently, FAA is revising AD 98-20-38 to remove the


Models B200 and B200C from the applicability and add clarification that AD 96-09-13 affects these


airplanes. We are issuing this AD to minimize the potential hazards associated with operating these


airplanes in severe icing conditions by providing more clearly defined procedures and limitations.


DATES:
 
This AD becomes effective on February 18, 2005.


ADDRESSES:
 
To view the AD docket, go to the Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of


Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-


0001 or on the Internet at
 
http://dms.dot.gov
. The docket number is FAA-2004-19078; Directorate


Identifier 98-CE-17-AD.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Mr. Paul Pellicano, Aerospace Engineer (Icing


Specialist), Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, One Crown Center, 1895 Phoenix Boulevard,


Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia 30349; telephone: (770) 703-6064; facsimile: (770) 703-6097.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Discussion


Has FAA taken any action to this point?
 
A review of the requirements for certification of


Raytheon Beech 200 series airplanes in icing conditions caused FAA to issue AD 98-20-38,


Amendment 39-10806 (63 FR 51805, September 29, 1998). AD 98-20-38 requires you to revise the


FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures that would prohibit flight in


severe icing conditions (as determined by certain visual cues), limit or prohibit the use of various


flight control devices while in severe icing conditions, and provide the flight crew with recognition


cues for and procedures for exiting from severe icing conditions.


What has happened since AD 98-20-38 to initiate this proposed action? Part
 
of the applicability


of AD 98-20-38 includes the Raytheon Models B200 and B200C airplanes. AD 96-09-13 already


requires AFM revisions on this subject for these airplane models. The language is similar but is not


the same and AD 96-09-13 reflects the preferred information. Consequently, FAA is revising AD 98-


20-38 to remove the Models B200 and B200C from the applicability and add clarification that AD


96-09-13 affects these airplanes.


Has FAA taken any action to this point?
 
We issued a proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal


Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include an AD that would apply to Raytheon Beech 200


series airplanes. This proposal was published in the Federal Register as a notice of proposed


rulemaking (NPRM) on October 22, 2004 (69 FR 62005). The NPRM proposed to revise AD 98-20-


38 to remove the Beech Models B200 and B200C from the applicability. The Beech Models B200


and B200C are still affected by the actions of AD 96-09-13.


Comments


Was the public invited to comment?
 
We provided the public the opportunity to participate in


developing this AD. We received no comments on the proposal or on the determination of the cost to


the public.


Conclusion


What is FAA's final determination on this issue?
 
We have carefully reviewed the available data


and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed except for


minor editorial corrections. We have determined that these minor corrections:


Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the NPRM for correcting the unsafe


condition; and


Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was already proposed in the NPRM.


Changes to 14 CFR Part 39–Effect on the AD


How does the revision to 14 CFR part 39 affect this AD?
 
On July 10, 2002, the FAA published a


new version of 14 CFR part 39 (67 FR 47997, July 22, 2002), which governs the FAA's AD system.


This regulation now includes material that relates to altered products, special flight permits, and


alternative methods of compliance. This material previously was included in each individual AD.


Since this material is included in 14 CFR part 39, we will not include it in future AD actions.


Costs of Compliance


How many airplanes does this AD impact?
 
We estimate that this AD affects 1,600 airplanes in


the U.S. registry.