AD 2009-06-04 Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes

This AD applies to Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes, serial numbers 7003 through 7067, and 7069 through 7929, certificated in any category.

Unless already done: Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD, do the following actions. (1) For airplanes on which none of the Bombardier service bulletins identified in Table 1 of this AD have been incorporated as of the effective date of this AD: Modify the fuel tank bonding jumpers inside the wing and center fuel tanks in accordance with Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008. Table 1—Service Bulletins Bombardier service bulletin— Revision— Dated— 601R-28-055 Original May 4, 2004. 601R-28-055 A February 14, 2005. 601R-28-055 B September 14, 2005. 601R-28-055 C January 9, 2006. (2) For airplanes on which any Bombardier service bulletin identified in Table 1 of this AD has been incorporated as of the effective date of this AD: Do a general visual inspection of the inside of the wing and center fuel tanks to determine if the actions in Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, have been done on both sides of the airplane. If Part A of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, has not been done on either side of the airplane, before further flight, do the actions specified in Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008; for the side of the airplane on which Part A of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, has not been done. (3) Actions done before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision D, dated July 17, 2006; or Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision E, dated March 17, 2008; is acceptable for compliance with the corresponding requirements of this AD. FAA AD Differences Note 1: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: The MCAI specifies that the modification must be done on all airplanes in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision D, dated July 17, 2006, and that accomplishing Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, dated May 4, 2004; Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision A, dated February 14, 2005; or Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision B, dated September 14, 2005; does not satisfy the requirements of the MCAI. This AD requires doing the modification on airplanes on which any Bombardier service bulletin identified in Table 1 of this AD, has not been done. For airplanes on which any Bombardier service bulletin identified in Table 1 of this AD has been done, this AD requires inspecting to determine if the modification is done on both sides of the airplane and modifying the airplane if the modification was not done on both sides. Other FAA AD Provisions (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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: Mazdak Hobbi, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE-171, FAA, New York Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone (516) 228-7330; 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 (h) Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2007-34, dated December 21, 2007; and Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008; for related information. Material Incorporated by Reference (i) You must use Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, 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., 400 Côte-Vertu Road West, Dorval, Québec H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone 514-855-5000; fax 514-855-7401; e-mail thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com ; Internet http://www.bombardier.com . (3) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221 or 425-227-1152. (4) You may also review copies of the service information that is incorporated by reference 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 Renton, Washington, on February 27, 2009. Ali Bahrami, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E9-6569 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Unless already done: Within 5,000 flight hours after the effective date of this AD, do the following actions. (1) For airplanes on which none of the Bombardier service bulletins identified in Table 1 of this AD have been incorporated as of the effective date of this AD: Modify the fuel tank bonding jumpers inside the wing and center fuel tanks in accordance with Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008. Table 1—Service Bulletins Bombardier service bulletin— Revision— Dated— 601R-28-055 Original May 4, 2004. 601R-28-055 A February 14, 2005. 601R-28-055 B September 14, 2005. 601R-28-055 C January 9, 2006. (2) For airplanes on which any Bombardier service bulletin identified in Table 1 of this AD has been incorporated as of the effective date of this AD: Do a general visual inspection of the inside of the wing and center fuel tanks to determine if the actions in Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, have been done on both sides of the airplane. If Part A of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, has not been done on either side of the airplane, before further flight, do the actions specified in Part A of the Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008; for the side of the airplane on which Part A of Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, has not been done. (3) Actions done before the effective date of this AD in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision D, dated July 17, 2006; or Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision E, dated March 17, 2008; is acceptable for compliance with the corresponding requirements of this AD. FAA AD Differences Note 1: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: The MCAI specifies that the modification must be done on all airplanes in accordance with Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision D, dated July 17, 2006, and that accomplishing Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, dated May 4, 2004; Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision A, dated February 14, 2005; or Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision B, dated September 14, 2005; does not satisfy the requirements of the MCAI. This AD requires doing the modification on airplanes on which any Bombardier service bulletin identified in Table 1 of this AD, has not been done. For airplanes on which any Bombardier service bulletin identified in Table 1 of this AD has been done, this AD requires inspecting to determine if the modification is done on both sides of the airplane and modifying the airplane if the modification was not done on both sides. Other FAA AD Provisions (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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: Mazdak Hobbi, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE-171, FAA, New York Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone (516) 228-7330; 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 (h) Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2007-34, dated December 21, 2007; and Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008; for related information. Material Incorporated by Reference (i) You must use Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-055, Revision F, dated May 27, 2008, 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., 400 Côte-Vertu Road West, Dorval, Québec H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone 514-855-5000; fax 514-855-7401; e-mail thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com ; Internet http://www.bombardier.com . (3) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221 or 425-227-1152. (4) You may also review copies of the service information that is incorporated by reference 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 Renton, Washington, on February 27, 2009. Ali Bahrami, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E9-6569 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P