AD 2008-13-07 Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 Series Airplanes

Models named: DHC-8-400, DHC-8-401, DHC-8-402. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.

This AD applies to Bombardier Model DHC-8-400, DHC-8-401, and DHC-8-402 airplanes; certificated in any category; having serial numbers 4003 and subsequent.

For airplanes having serial numbers 4003, 4004, 4006, and 4008 through 4159: unless already done, do the following actions. (1) Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD: Visually inspect both left and right elevator overload bungees, part number (P/N) FE289000000, to determine if they are correctly installed, in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007. If any bungee is found installed incorrectly, remove the bungee and re-install it correctly before the next flight in accordance with the service bulletin. (2) Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD: Attach label, P/N FE289006200, to both left and right elevator overload bungees to show the correct orientation of the outboard end in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007. (3) Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD: Re-identify the P/N to read “FE289000001” on the identification plate of both the left and right elevator overload bungees in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007. (4) Actions accomplished before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-27, dated May 24, 2005, are acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions specified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(3) of this AD. (5) Actions accomplished before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, dated February 8, 2007; Revision `A,' dated March 2, 2007; or Revision `B,' dated May 3, 2007; are acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions specified in this AD. Note 1: Paragraphs (f)(2) and (f)(3) of this AD constitute Modsum 4-113537. (g) For all airplanes: As of the effective date of this AD, no replacement/spare elevator overload bungees, P/N FE289000000, are permitted to be installed on any airplane. Only elevator overload bungees identified with new P/N “FE289000001” on the identification plate are permitted to be installed. FAA AD Differences Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences. Other FAA AD Provisions (h) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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: Fabio Buttitta, Aerospace Engineer, Systems and Flight Test Branch, ANE-172, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone (516) 228-7303; fax (516) 794-5531. 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. (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority (or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product is airworthy before it is returned to service. (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0056. Related Information (i) Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2007-30, dated November 28, 2007; and Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007; for related information. Material Incorporated by Reference (j) You must use Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 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 Bombardier, Inc., Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division, 123 Garratt Boulevard, Downsview, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada. (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html . Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 7, 2008. Michael Kaszycki, Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E8-13921 Filed 6-24-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

For airplanes having serial numbers 4003, 4004, 4006, and 4008 through 4159: unless already done, do the following actions. (1) Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD: Visually inspect both left and right elevator overload bungees, part number (P/N) FE289000000, to determine if they are correctly installed, in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007. If any bungee is found installed incorrectly, remove the bungee and re-install it correctly before the next flight in accordance with the service bulletin. (2) Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD: Attach label, P/N FE289006200, to both left and right elevator overload bungees to show the correct orientation of the outboard end in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007. (3) Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD: Re-identify the P/N to read “FE289000001” on the identification plate of both the left and right elevator overload bungees in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007. (4) Actions accomplished before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-27, dated May 24, 2005, are acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions specified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(3) of this AD. (5) Actions accomplished before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, dated February 8, 2007; Revision `A,' dated March 2, 2007; or Revision `B,' dated May 3, 2007; are acceptable for compliance with the corresponding actions specified in this AD. Note 1: Paragraphs (f)(2) and (f)(3) of this AD constitute Modsum 4-113537. (g) For all airplanes: As of the effective date of this AD, no replacement/spare elevator overload bungees, P/N FE289000000, are permitted to be installed on any airplane. Only elevator overload bungees identified with new P/N “FE289000001” on the identification plate are permitted to be installed. FAA AD Differences Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences. Other FAA AD Provisions (h) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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: Fabio Buttitta, Aerospace Engineer, Systems and Flight Test Branch, ANE-172, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone (516) 228-7303; fax (516) 794-5531. 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. (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority (or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product is airworthy before it is returned to service. (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements and has assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0056. Related Information (i) Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2007-30, dated November 28, 2007; and Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 2007; for related information. Material Incorporated by Reference (j) You must use Bombardier Service Bulletin 84-27-30, Revision `C,' dated October 31, 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 Bombardier, Inc., Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division, 123 Garratt Boulevard, Downsview, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada. (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; 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/cfr/ibr-locations.html . Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 7, 2008. Michael Kaszycki, Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E8-13921 Filed 6-24-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P