Docket No.: FAA-2001-9795 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit DBAI to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 07/09/2001, Exemption No. 7567
CESSNA AIRCRAFT sold four Caravan single-turboprop aircraft to operators in Russia. Cessna sold the aircraft, the first Caravans to be placed in Russia, through its authorized sales representative, Loyd's Investment Corp. Cessna received Russian certification for the Caravan in September 1998.
HONEYWELL ALF502 and LF507 series turbofan engines (Docket No. 99-NE-51-AD) - proposes to require removing from service certain gas producer turbine (GPT) components prior to reaching new, lower cyclic life limits using drawdown plans, and replacing with serviceable parts. This proposal is prompted by continuous analysis of field-returned hardware indicating smaller service life margins than originally expected.
Honeywell Aerospace, a $10 billion business in the wake of the abandoned Honeywell/General Electric merger, is expected to grow 30 to 40 percent in annual revenues over the next couple of years, largely through acquisitions, according to Bob Johnson, president and chief executive of the aerospace unit.
A FALCON 20C was damaged Aug. 28 when it made a wheels-up landing on Runway 33 at Detroit City Airport (DET) in Detroit, Mich. The domestic cargo flight was operating under Part 135 of the FARs. Officials said the aircraft had departed DET to fly to Greater Rockford Airport near Rockford, Ill., but the crew was returning for a landing at DET at the time of the accident. The aircraft, N617GA, is registered to Grand Aire Express, Inc. The two pilots were not injured.
BE A PILOT, which underwent a management reorganization late last year with the hiring of Drew Steketee as president and chief executive, has stepped up its media push as it continues to gather leads for participating flight departments. The industry learn-to-fly program earlier this year hired Philadelphia-based Barton, Gilanelli&Associates to begin a new public relations campaign that intensified with a Father's Day push, Steketee said.
THE NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION will have 1,050 exhibitors occupying a record 4,988 10-foot by 10-foot booth spaces at its 54th Annual Meeting&Convention in New Orleans this month. The number of exhibitors is up 14 percent from 964 exhibitors in 2000 and occupied space is up five percent from 4,750 in 2000. "There will be more than 130 aircraft on static display at Lakefront Airport, making this the largest NBAA Annual Meeting&Convention ever," said Kathleen Blouin, NBAA vice president, conventions and seminars.
Summary: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities.
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes (Docket No. 2001-CE-24-AD) - proposes to require inspection of the cargo doors to identify front and rear end frames with plain lightening holes and installation of reinforcing plates on any frame with the holes. The proposed AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by the airworthiness authority for Switzerland.
EUROCOPTER France Model EC120B helicopters (Docket No. 2001-SW-23-AD) - proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive for Eurocopter France Model EC120B helicopters. That AD currently requires adjusting the clearance of the cabin sliding door, if necessary. This action would require adding an end stop to the front rail and modifying the rear stop of the middle rail to increase its adjustment range for certain cabin sliding doors. This proposal is prompted by an in-flight loss of a cabin sliding door, which had been locked in the open position.
GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION received approval from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Agency to move ahead with a joint venture company with the Saudi royal family. The company, Obayya&Groen Brothers Saudi Co. (OGBA-SA), will serve as Groen Brothers Aviation's marketing, sales and service representative in the Middle East, North Africa and the Asian portions of the former Soviet Union. OGBA-SA also is expected to become an FAA-certified production facility for Groen's Hawk 4 gyroplane in the region.
Several general aviation organizations last week urged Illinois Gov. George Ryan (R) to help save Meigs Field from its scheduled closure early next year. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley plans to close Meigs in February under an agreement he struck with former Gov. Jim Edgar in 1997 (BA, Jan. 13, 1997/14). At a hearing in Tinley Park southwest of Chicago, association executives warned that closing Meigs Field would serve only to add to Chicago's congestion problems.
HONEYWELL LTS101 series turboshaft and LTP101 series turboprop engines (Docket No. 94-ANE-38-AD; Amendment 39-12406; AD 2001-17-15) - supersedes an existing airworthiness directive, AD 95-09-02, that applies to Honeywell LTS101 series turboshaft and LTP101 series turboprop engines. That AD superseded priority letter AD 94-19-01 and currently requires initial and repetitive inspections of the engine fuel pump internal drive splines for wear and replacement of engine fuel pumps that exhibit wear beyond specified limits.
BOMBARDIER Model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-348-AD) - proposes to require modifying the oxygen flow control valve. This action is necessary to ensure that proper oxygen flow will be available to passengers when needed. FAA estimates that this AD would affect 150 airplanes on the U.S. Registry at a cost of $9,000, or $60 per airplane. Send comments by Sept. 24 in triplicate to FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, ANM-114, Attention: Rules Docket No. 2000-NM-348-AD, 1601 Lind Ave. S.W., Renton, Wash.
AEROSPATIALE Model ATR 42-200, -300, -320, and -500 series airplanes; and Model ATR 72 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-379-AD; Amendment 39-12379; AD 2001-16-10) - requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual to modify procedures for calculating takeoff performance when Type II or IV de-icing or anti-icing fluids have been used. This amendment is prompted by reports that use of these de-icing or anti-icing fluids may result in an increase in the pitch forces necessary to rotate the airplane during takeoff.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE is sponsoring an Aerospace Products Literature Center at the Dubai 2001 International Aerospace Exhibition Nov. 4-8. Commerce said the center will support U.S. company marketing efforts by displaying sales literature, identifying and registering booth visitors that show interest in those companies, delivering literature to potential customers and advertising the companies in the center directory. Commerce is charging a $600 fee for participation. For more information, contact Karen Dubin at (202) 428-3786.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9140 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 119.3 Description of Relief Sought: To permit Ameriflight to operate certain Embraer Brasilia EMB-120ER airplanes in cargo-only service under 14 CFR Part 135 with a maximum payload of 8,500 pounds.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are attempting to determine why a Model 25 Learjet - taking off on a 6,600-foot runway at Tompkins County Airport (ITH) in Ithaca, N.Y. - was unable to get safely airborne, flying instead through a chain-link perimeter fence and beginning a debris trail that stretched nearly one-half mile beyond the departure end of the runway. Both airline transport-rated pilots were killed (BA, Aug. 27/98).
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9982 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(b) Description of Relief Sought: To permit Cessna to equip Cessna Model 608 Sovereign airplanes with multiple-occupancy side-facing couches that are not designed to include the general occupant protection requirements of Sec. 25.785(b).
VETERAN AVIATION MARKETER Steve Fushelberger joined United BizJet Holdings, Inc., United Airlines' new fractional business jet operation. Fushelberger formerly held posts with Rolls-Royce and Eurocopter.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S Aviation System Standards is conducting a market survey to identify qualified vendors interested in competing to provide flight inspection systems support. The vendor would provide management, systems engineering, design, development, integrated logistics, materials, hardware, software development, testing with data analysis and technical support services for flight inspection systems as needed by the FAA. The proposed contract, valued at an estimated $11.5 million, will be for a one-year base period and four one-year option periods.
SHORT BROTHERS Model SD3 series airplanes (Docket No. 2001-NM-113-AD) - proposes to require repetitive tests (checks) of the power lever movement of the fuel control unit (FCU) lever to ensure the lever is contacting the maximum stop, adjustment of the FCU rigging, if necessary; and an engine ground run for correct gas generator rotational speed. This proposal also would require a static reduced power check on each engine to ensure correct operation of the reserve takeoff power (RTOP) system; and follow-on actions, if necessary.
JET AVIATION opened a new business class passenger lounge in Terminal B at the Zurich Airport that is double the size of the previous lounge and offers amenities including telephone, fax, Internet and photocopy services.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9228 Section 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(2)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Bridger to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, April 26, 2001, Exemption No. 7519
