AD 2008-02-18 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172 and 182 Series Airplanes

Makes named: cessna. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.

This AD applies to the following airplane models, all serial numbers, certificated in any category, that are equipped with: (1) BRS-172 Parachute System installed via Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA01679CH, or (2) BRS-182 Parachute System installed via STC No. SA01999CH.   Cessna 172 models Cessna 182 models 172 182G 172A 182H 172B 182J 172C 182K 172D 182L 172E 182M 172F (USAF T-41A) 182N 172G 182P 172H (USAF T-41A) 182Q 172I 182R 172K 182S 172L 182T 172M T182 172N T182T 172P 172Q 172R 172S R172J R172K

To address this problem, you must do the following, unless already done: — Actions Compliance Procedures Remove and replace the pick-up collar support and two retaining screws Within the next 25 hours time-in-service after February 28, 2008 (the effective date of this AD) (i) For Cessna 172 series airplanes follow BRS SB 07-01, dated June 8, 2007. (ii) For Cessna 182 series airplanes, follow BRS SB 07-02, dated June 8, 2007. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) (f) The Manager, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, 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: Gregory Michalik, Senior Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60018; telephone: (847) 294-7135; fax: (847) 294-7834; e-mail: gregory.michalik@faa.gov. 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 Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 07-01, dated June 8, 2007, for Cessna 172 series airplanes; or Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 07-02, dated June 8, 2007, for Cessna 182 series airplanes; 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 Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., 300 Airport Road, South Saint Paul, MN 55075-3551; telephone: (651) 457-7491; fax: (651) 457-8651. (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 January 16, 2008. James E. Jackson, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E8-1130 Filed 1-23-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

This AD results from notification by Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (BRS) that the pick-up collar assembly may prematurely move off the launch tube and adversely affect rocket trajectory during deployment. We are issuing this AD to prevent premature separation of the collar. This condition could result in the parachute failing to successfully deploy.