Proposed Rule2021-22095
Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. and Continental Motors Reciprocating Engines
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Published
October 12, 2021
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Abstract
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. C-125, C145, IO- 360, IO-470, IO-550, O-300, O-470, TSIO-360, TSIO-520 series model reciprocating engines and certain Continental Motors IO-520 series model reciprocating engines with a certain oil filter adapter installed. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of two accidents that were the result of power loss due to oil starvation. This proposed AD would require removal of the oil filter adapter fiber gasket and its replacement with a copper gasket. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56658-56660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22095]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 12, 2021 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0875; Project Identifier AD-2021-00675-E]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies,
Inc. and Continental Motors Reciprocating Engines
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. C-125, C145, IO-
360, IO-470, IO-550, O-300, O-470, TSIO-360, TSIO-520 series model
reciprocating engines and certain Continental Motors IO-520 series
model reciprocating engines with a certain oil filter adapter
installed. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of two accidents
that were the result of power loss due to oil starvation. This proposed
AD would require removal of the oil filter adapter fiber gasket and its
replacement with a copper gasket. The FAA is proposing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by November
26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Stratus
Tool Technologies, LLC, 2208 Air Park Drive, Burlington, NC 27215;
phone: (800) 822-3200; website: <a href="https://www.tempestplus.com">https://www.tempestplus.com</a>. You may
view this service information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products
Section, Operational Safety Branch, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington,
MA 01803. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call (781) 238-7759.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0875; 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 NPRM, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for Docket
Operations is listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Hanlin, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
GA 30337; phone: (404) 474-5584; fax: (404) 474-5605; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f181a100d181a51171e111316113f191e1e51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a4a6acb1a4a6edaba2adafaaad83a5a2a2eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2021-0875; Project Identifier
AD-2021-00675-E'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposal because of those comments.
Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this NPRM.
Confidential Business Information
CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to
George Hanlin, Aviation Safety Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337. Any commentary that the FAA
receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in
the public docket for this rulemaking.
Background
The FAA received reports of two accidents that were the result of
power loss due to oil starvation. The first was a fatal accident on May
1, 2019 involving a Cessna 182P airplane with a Continental Motors O-
470-S engine in Mill Creek, California. National Transportation Safety
Board (NTSB) preliminary accident investigation report, docket number
WPR19FA126, identified evidence of improperly maintained or installed
oil filter adapters. An improperly maintained or installed oil filter
adapter may lead to failure of the fiber gasket, which may result in
oil loss or oil starvation. Based on the investigation, the
manufacturer determined the need to replace the fiber gasket with a
copper gasket. This condition, if not addressed, could result in
failure of the engine, in-flight shutdown, and loss of control of the
aircraft.
FAA's Determination
The FAA is issuing this NPRM after determining that the unsafe
condition described previously is likely to exist or
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develop on other products of the same type design.
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
The FAA reviewed Stratus Tool Technologies Mandatory Service
Bulletin (MSB) SB-001 Rev B, dated June 17, 2021. This MSB specifies
procedures for removing a fiber gasket and replacing it with a copper
gasket. 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 ADDRESSES.
Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM
This proposed AD would require removal of the fiber gasket and
replacement with a copper gasket.
Costs of Compliance
The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 6,300 engines installed on airplanes of U.S. registry.
The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this proposed
AD:
Estimated Costs
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Cost per Cost on U.S.
Action Labor cost Parts cost product operators
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Replace fiber gaskets with copper 2.5 work-hours x $85 per $34 $246.50 $1,552,950
gaskets. hour = $212.50.
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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.
The FAA is 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.
Regulatory Findings
The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
(2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
(3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended]
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2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive:
Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. and Continental Motors:
Docket No. FAA-2021-0875; Project Identifier AD-2021-00675-E.
(a) Comments Due Date
The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by November 26, 2021.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to the reciprocating engine models identified in
paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this AD with an F&M Enterprises, Inc.
(F&M) or Stratus Tool Technologies, LLC (Stratus) oil filter adapter
installed per Supplemental Type Certificate SE8409SW, SE09356SC or
SE10348SC.
(1) Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (Type Certificate
previously held by Continental Motors, Inc., and Teledyne
Continental Motors) C-125-1, C-125-2, C145-2, C145-2H, IO-360-C, IO-
360-D, IO-360-DB, IO-360-H, IO-360-HB, IO-360-K, IO-360-KB, IO-470-
E, IO-470-S, IO-550-B, IO-550-G, O-300-B, O-300-C, O-300-D, O-300-E,
O-470-A, O-470-B, O-470-G, O-470-J, O-470-K, O-470-L, O-470-M, O-
470-N, O-470-R, O-470-S, O-470-U O-470-11, O-470-15, TSIO-360-E,
TSIO-360-EB, TSIO-360-F, TSIO-360-FB, TSIO-360-GB, TSIO-360-LB,
TSIO-360-MB, TSIO-360-SB, TSIO-520-C, TSIO-520-CE, TSIO-520-E, and
TSIO-520-UB model reciprocating engines, and
(2) Continental Motors (Type Certificate previously held by
Teledyne Continental Motors) IO-520-A, IO-520-B, IO-520-BA, IO-520-
BB, IO-520-C, IO-520-D, IO-520-J, and IO-520-L model reciprocating
engines.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 8550, Reciprocating
Engine Oil System.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by reports of two accidents that were the
result of power loss due to oil starvation. The FAA is issuing this
AD to prevent loss of engine power. The unsafe condition, if not
addressed, could result in failure of the engine, in-flight
shutdown, and loss of control of the aircraft.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Required Actions
Before accumulating 50 flight hours after the effective date of
this AD or at the next scheduled oil change after the effective date
of this AD, whichever occurs first, remove any F&M or Stratus oil
filter adapter fiber gasket from service and replace it with a
Stratus AN900-28 or AN900-29 oil filter adapter copper gasket in
accordance with the Compliance Instructions, paragraph 6., pages 7
through 10 (including all detailed instructions for Figure 5 through
Figure 16), of Stratus Tool Technologies Mandatory Service Bulletin
SB-001 Rev B, dated June 17, 2021.
(h) Installation Prohibition
After the effective date of this AD, do not install or reuse an
F&M or Stratus fiber gasket in any F&M or Stratus Tool Technologies
oil filter adapter.
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(i) Special Flight Permit
Special flight permits, as described in 14 CFR 21.197 and
21.199, are subject to the requirements of paragraph (i)(1) of this
AD:
(1) Operators may perform a one-time non-revenue ferry flight to
operate the airplane to a location where the maintenance action can
be performed.
(2) [Reserved]
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request
to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District
Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the
manager of the certification office, send it to the attention of the
person identified in paragraph (k)(1) of this AD.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.
(k) Related Information
(1) For more information about this AD, contact George Hanlin,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia
Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; phone: (404) 474-5584; fax: (404)
474-5605; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b1c1e14091c1e55131a151712153b1d1a1a551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84e3e1ebf6e3e1aaece5eae8edeac4e2e5e5aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
(2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Stratus Tool Technologies, LLC, 2208 Air Park Drive, Burlington, NC
27215; phone: (800) 822-3200; website: <a href="https://www.tempestplus.com">https://www.tempestplus.com</a>.
You may view this referenced service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 1200
District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call (781) 238-7759.
Issued on October 5, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-22095 Filed 10-8-21; 8:45 am]
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