AD 2007-12-06 Airworthiness Directives; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate (TC) No. 3A20 and TC No. A24CE Formerly Held by Raytheon Aircraft Corporation and Beech) Models C90A, B200, B200C, B300, and B300C Airplanes

Makes named: beech, raytheon, hawker beechcraft. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.

This AD applies to the following airplane models and serial numbers that are certificated in any category: (1) Group 1 Airplanes (maintains the actions from AD 2006-23-02):   Model Serial No. (i) C90A LJ-1697 through LJ-1726, LJ-1728, LJ-1729, and LJ-1731 through LJ-1739. (ii) B200 BB-1827 through BB-1912. (iii) B200C BL-148 and BL-149. (iv) B300 FL-379 through FL-423, FL-426, FL-428 through FL-450, and FL-452. (v) B300C FM-11. (2) Group 2 Airplanes: Model C90A, serial numbers LJ-1741 through LJ-1743.

To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done:   Actions Compliance Procedures (1) Inspect the entire flight control system for improper assembly and any damage (i) For Group 1 Airplanes: At whichever of the following occurs first: (A) Within the next 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) after December 13, 2006 (the effective date of AD 2006-23-02); or (B) At the next annual inspection that occurs at least 30 days after December 13, 2006 (the effective date of AD 2006-23-02) (ii) For Group 2 Airplanes: At whichever of the following occurs first: (A) Within the next 100 hours TIS after July 16, 2007 (the effective date of this AD); or (B) At the next annual inspection that occurs at least 30 days after July 16, 2007 (the effective date of this AD). Follow Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Issued: February 2006; or Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Rev. 1, Dated December 2006. (2) If you find any improperly assembled or damaged flight controls as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, take corrective action as specified in the service information Before further flight after the inspection required by paragraph (e)(1) of this AD Follow Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Issued: February 2006; or Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Rev. 1, Dated December 2006. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (f) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Chris B. Morgan, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946-4154; fax: (316) 946-4107. Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. (g) AMOCs approved for AD 2006-23-02 are approved for this AD. Related Information (h) To get copies of the service information referenced in this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; telephone: (800) 429-5372 or (316) 676-3140. 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, or on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. The docket number is Docket No. FAA-2007-27071; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-004-AD. Material Incorporated by Reference (i) You must use Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Issued: February 2006; or Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Rev. 1, Dated December 2006, to do the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Rev. 1, Dated December 2006, under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) On December 13, 2006 (71 FR 65390 Nov. 8, 2006), the Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of Raytheon Aircraft Company Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 27-3761, Issued: February 2006. (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, P.O. Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201-0085; telephone: (800) 429-5372 or (316) 676-3140. (4) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html . Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 29, 2007. David R. Showers, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E7-10758 Filed 6-8-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

This AD results from our determination to add airplane serial numbers that were not previously included in the applicability. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct improperly assembled or damaged flight controls, which could result in an unsafe condition by reducing capabilities of the flight controls and lead to loss of control.