Rule2022-18538
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes
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Published
August 29, 2022
Effective
September 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GV and GV-SP airplanes. As published, a revision level and a table number in certain document citations in the Credit for Previous Actions section of the regulatory text are incorrect. This document corrects those errors. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52663-52665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18538]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0958; Project Identifier 2019-CE-010-AD; Amendment
39-22133; AD 2022-16-04]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that
published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GV and GV-SP airplanes. As
published, a revision level and a table number in certain document
citations in the Credit for Previous Actions section of the regulatory
text are incorrect. This document corrects those errors. In all other
respects, the original document remains the same.
DATES: This correction is effective September 7, 2022. The effective
date of AD 2022-16-04 remains September 7, 2022.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of September 7,
2022 (87 FR 47337, August 3, 2022).
ADDRESSES:
AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0958; 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, any
comments received, and other information. The address for Docket
Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Material Incorporated by Reference:
<bullet> For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Publications Dept.,
P.O. Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402; phone: (800) 810-4853; fax: (912)
965-3520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#047471667744637168627770766165692a676b69"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b4b4e59487b5c4e575d484f495e5a5615585456">[email protected]</span></a>; website: <a href="http://gulfstream.com/en/customer-support/">gulfstream.com/en/customer-support/</a>.
<bullet> You may view this referenced service information at the
FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call (817) 222-5110. It is also available at
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0958.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Wissing, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
GA 30337; phone: (404) 474-5552; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#152c3854465a3854415954565a38545166557374743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecd5c1adbfa3c1adb8a0adafa3c1ada89fac8a8d8dc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AD 2022-16-04, Amendment 39-22133 (87 FR
47337, August 3, 2022) (AD 2022-16-04), requires inspecting the
horizontal stabilizer lower skin and associated bonded doublers and
bonded stringers, repairing any area with corrosion beyond allowable
damage limits, and incorporating revisions to the airworthiness
limitations section (ALS) in the existing aircraft maintenance manual
(AMM) or progressive maintenance program for all Gulfstream Model GV
and GV-SP airplanes.
Need for the Correction
As published, the regulatory text of AD 2022-16-04 includes the
following errors:
<bullet> The revision level of the Gulfstream V Aircraft
Maintenance Manual specified in paragraph (j)(1) of the regulatory text
is incorrectly identified as ``Revision 53.'' The correct revision for
February 28, 2020, is ``Revision 51''; and
<bullet> The number specified for the Horizontal Stabilizer
Inspection Table in the document citation in paragraph (j)(2) of the
regulatory text is incorrectly referenced as ``Table 11.'' The correct
reference is ``Table 12.''
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
The FAA reviewed Gulfstream G500-5000 Customer Bulletin No. 190,
Revision B; Gulfstream G550 Customer Bulletin No. 190, Revision B; and
Gulfstream GV Customer Bulletin No. 228, Revision B; all dated October
31, 2019. For the applicable marketing designation specified on each
document, the customer bulletins specify procedures for inspecting the
horizontal stabilizer lower bonded skin.
The FAA also reviewed Section F and Table 12: Horizontal Stabilizer
Inspection Table in Section 05-10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of
Chapter 05, Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream V
Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision 55, dated March 15, 2022; Section
F and Table 11: Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-
10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/
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Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream G500-5000 Aircraft Maintenance
Manual, Revision 36, dated March 15, 2022; and Section F and Table 11:
Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-10-10,
Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/Maintenance
Checks, of the Gulfstream G550 Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision
36, dated March 15, 2022. For the applicable marketing designation
specified on each document, the service information contains inspection
intervals for nondestructive testing of the lower horizontal stabilizer
skins and provides the specific reference for the inspection
procedures.
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.
Correction of Publication
This document corrects two typographical errors and correctly adds
the AD as an amendment to 14 CFR 39.13. Although no other part of the
preamble or regulatory information has been corrected, the FAA is
republishing the entire rule in the Federal Register.
The effective date of this AD remains September 7, 2022.
Since this action only corrects a revision level and table number
in document citations in the regulatory text, it has no adverse
economic impact and imposes no additional burden on any person.
Therefore, the FAA has determined that notice and public procedures are
unnecessary.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
Adoption of the Correction
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA corrects 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 [Corrected]
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2. The FAA corrects Sec. 39.13 by correcting the airworthiness
directive published at 87 FR 47337 (August 3, 2022) to read:
2022-16-04 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation: Amendment 39-22133;
Docket No. FAA-2021-0958; Project Identifier 2019-CE-010-AD.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective September 7,
2022.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and
GV-SP airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category.
Note 1 to paragraph (c): Model GV-SP airplanes are also referred
to by the marketing designations G500, G550, and G500-5000.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 5510, Horizontal
Stabilizer Structure.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD results from corrosion of the horizontal stabilizer
lower bonded skin assemblies. The FAA is issuing this AD to detect
and correct bond line corrosion, which if not addressed, could
result in compromise of the structural integrity of the horizontal
stabilizer and lead to loss of control of the airplane.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Incorporation of Airworthiness Limitations (ALS) Revisions
Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, incorporate
into your existing maintenance or inspection program the ALS
revision specified in paragraph (g)(1), (2), or (3) of this AD for
your applicable airplane designation.
(1) For Model GV airplanes: Section F and Table 12: Horizontal
Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-10-10, Airworthiness
Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the
Gulfstream V Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision 55, dated March
15, 2022.
(2) For Model GV-SP (G500 and G500-5000) airplanes: Section F
and Table 11: Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-
10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream G500-5000 Aircraft Maintenance
Manual, Revision 36, dated March 15, 2022.
(3) For Model GV-SP (G550) airplanes: Section F and Table 11:
Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-10-10,
Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/Maintenance
Checks, of the Gulfstream G550 Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision
36, dated March 15, 2022.
(h) Applicable Customer Bulletins
The customer bulletins specified in paragraphs (h)(1) through
(3) of this AD contain procedures for compliance with the actions
required by paragraph (i) of this AD for your applicable airplane
designation:
(1) Gulfstream GV Customer Bulletin No. 228, Revision B, dated
October 31, 2019;
(2) Gulfstream G500-5000 Customer Bulletin No. 190, Revision B,
dated October 31, 2019; or
(3) Gulfstream G550 Customer Bulletin No. 190, Revision B, dated
October 31, 2019.
(i) Inspection
For Model GV airplanes, all serial numbers, and Model GV-SP
airplanes, serial numbers 5001 through 5158: Within 12 months after
the effective date of this AD, perform the horizontal stabilizer
lower skin resonance C-Scan inspection (Part II inspection) for bond
line corrosion and apply corrosion inhibiting compound (CIC) by
following steps 6.2.a. through 6.2.e. and 6.3.a. of appendix A of
the applicable customer bulletin listed in paragraph (h) of this AD.
Note 2 to the introductory text of paragraph (i): Operators may
align the inspections listed in the applicable ALS revision in
paragraph (g) of this AD with the Part II inspection.
(1) Within 48 months after applying CIC, repair all bond line
corrosion.
(2) If there is bond line corrosion that exceeds the allowable
damage limits in Table 2 of appendix A of the applicable customer
bulletin listed in paragraph (h) of this AD, or other allowable
damage limits established by an appropriately authorized Gulfstream
Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) unit member, repair all
bond line corrosion before further flight using a repair approved by
the FAA or an appropriately authorized Gulfstream ODA unit member.
(i) For a repair method to be approved by the FAA, the FAA's
approval of the repair must specifically refer to this AD.
(ii) For a repair method to be approved by a Gulfstream ODA unit
member, the unit member must be authorized in writing by the Manager
of the Atlanta ACO Branch to approve repairs for this AD, and the
unit member's approval of the repair must specifically refer to this
AD.
(j) Credit for Previous Actions
You may take credit for the ALS revision required by paragraph
(g) of this AD if you revised the ALS before the effective date of
this AD using the service information specified in paragraph (j)(1),
(2), or (3) of this AD, as applicable to your airplane designation.
(1) For Model GV airplanes: Section F and Table 12: Horizontal
Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-10-10, Airworthiness
Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the
Gulfstream V Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision 51, dated
February 28, 2020.
(2) For Model GV-SP (G500 and G500-5000) airplanes: Section F
and Table 12: Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-
10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream G500-5000 Aircraft Maintenance
Manual, Revision 34, dated March 15, 2021.
(3) For Model GV-SP (G550) airplanes: Section F and Table 12:
Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in Section 05-10-10,
Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05, Time Limits/Maintenance
Checks, of the Gulfstream G550 Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision
34, dated March 15, 2021.
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(k) 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 (l)(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.
(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair, modification, or alteration required by this AD
if it is approved by a Gulfstream Engineering Authorized
Representative (EAR) of the Gulfstream ODA that has been authorized
by the Manager, Atlanta ACO Branch, to make those findings. To be
approved, the repair, modification deviation, or alteration
deviation must meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the
approval must specifically refer to this AD.
(4) For service information that contains steps that are labeled
as Required for Compliance (RC), the following provisions apply.
(i) The steps labeled as RC, including substeps under an RC step
and any figures identified in an RC step, that are required by
paragraph (i) of this AD must be done to comply with this AD. An
AMOC is required for any deviations to RC steps required by
paragraph (i) of this AD, including substeps and identified figures.
(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be deviated from using accepted
methods in accordance with the operator's maintenance or inspection
program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided the RC
steps, including substeps and identified figures, can still be done
as specified, and the airplane can be put back in an airworthy
condition.
(l) Related Information
(1) For more information about this AD, contact Ronald Wissing,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia
Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; phone: (404) 474-5552; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83baaec2d0ccaec2d7cfc2c0ccaec2c7f0c3e5e2e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="447d6905170b6905100805070b69050037042225256a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>.
(2) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (m)(4) and (5) of this AD.
(m) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
(2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
(3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
September 7, 2022 (87 FR 47337, August 3, 2022).
(i) Gulfstream G500-5000 Customer Bulletin No. 190, Revision B,
dated October 31, 2019.
(ii) Gulfstream G550 Customer Bulletin No. 190, Revision B,
dated October 31, 2019.
(iii) Gulfstream GV Customer Bulletin No. 228, Revision B, dated
October 31, 2019.
(iv) Section F and Table 11: Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection
Table in Section 05-10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05,
Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream G500-5000 Aircraft
Maintenance Manual, Revision 36, dated March 15, 2022.
(v) Section F and Table 11: Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection
Table in Section 05-10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05,
Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream G550 Aircraft
Maintenance Manual, Revision 36, dated March 15, 2022.
(vi) Section F and Table 12: Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection
Table in Section 05-10-10, Airworthiness Limitations, of Chapter 05,
Time Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the Gulfstream V Aircraft
Maintenance Manual, Revision 55, dated March 15, 2022.
(4) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Publications Dept., P.O.
Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402; phone: (800) 810-4853; fax: (912) 965-
3520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbabaeb9a89bbcaeb7bda8afa9bebab6f5b8b4b6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa8a8f9889ba9d8f969c898e889f9b97d4999597">[email protected]</span></a>; website: <a href="http://gulfstream.com/en/customer-support/">gulfstream.com/en/customer-support/</a>.
(5) You may view this service information at FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas
City, MO 64106. For information on the availability of this material
at the FAA, call (817) 222-5110.
(6) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5335217d3a3d20233630273a3c3d133d3221327d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbadb9e5a2a5b8bbaea8bfa2a4a58ba5aab9aae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>, or go to: <a href="http://archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html">archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html</a>.
Issued on August 24, 2022.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18538 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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