AD 2007-14-03 Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Models SR20 and SR22 Airplanes

Makes named: cirrus. Models named: SR20, SR22. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.

This AD applies to Model SR20 airplanes, serial numbers (SN) 1005 through 1798, and Model SR22 airplanes, SN 0002 through 2437, that: (1) Are certificated in any category; and (2) have not incorporated the actions in their entirety of Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 10, 2007.

To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done:   Actions Compliance Procedures Replace the pick-up collar support of the CAPS with the new design pick-up collar support and the two nylon collar support screws with new custom aluminum tension screws. One of the following must do the replacement: Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) after August 16, 2007 (the effective date of this AD) or within 60 days after August 16, 2007 (the effective date of this AD), whichever occurs first Follow Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R2, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007. (1) A CDC trained and authorized parachute system technician who also holds an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic certificate; or (2) A CDC trained and authorized parachute system technician who is supervised by an A&P mechanic. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (f) The Manager, Chicago 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: Wess Rouse, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 107, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018; telephone: (847) 294-8113; fax: (847) 297-7834. 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. Material Incorporated by Reference (g) You must use Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R2, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 24, 2007, or Cirrus Alert Service Bulletin No. SB A2X-95-10 R1, Issued April 2, 2007, Revised: April 10, 2007, 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 this service information under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Cirrus Design Corporation, 4515 Taylor Circle, Duluth, Minnesota 55811; telephone: (218) 727-2737; Internet address: www.cirrusdesign.com. (3) 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 June 29, 2007. Kim Smith, Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E7-13248 Filed 7-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

This AD results from a Cirrus Design Corporation (CDC) report of an in-flight Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) activation where the parachute failed to successfully deploy. We are issuing this AD to correct pick-up collar support fasteners of the CAPS, which could result in the premature separation of the collar. This condition, if not corrected, could result in the parachute failing to successfully deploy (CAPS failure).