AD 2011-05-09 Airworthiness Directives; B-N Group Ltd. Model BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-3, BN-2A-6, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-9, BN-2A-20, BN-2A-21, BN-2A-26, BN-2A-27, BN-2B-20, BN-2B-21, BN-2B-26, BN-2B-27, BN-2T, and BN-2T-4R Airplanes

Models named: BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-3, BN-2A-6, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-9, BN-2A-20, BN-2A-21, BN-2A-26. Read the applicability below — it usually turns on serial or part numbers too.

This AD applies to B-N Group Ltd. Models BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-3, BN-2A-6, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-9, BN-2A-20, BN-2A-21, BN-2A-26, BN-2A-27, BN-2B-20, BN-2B-21, BN-2B-26, BN-2B-27, BN-2T, and BN-2T-4R airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in any category.

Unless already done, do the following actions: (1) Before further flight after April 26, 2011 (the effective date of this AD), visually inspect for deformation of shape and signs of concavity the elevator tip assemblies (top and bottom surfaces) as instructed in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009. If no sign of deformity or concavity is found as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, no further action is required by this AD except for the requirements of paragraph (f)(3) of this AD. (2) If signs of deformation or concavity are found, before further flight, inspect for delamination the elevator tip as instructed in paragraph 9 of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009. (i) If delamination is found as a result of any inspection required by this AD, before further flight, replace the elevator tip with a serviceable elevator tip following Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2; or Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-0906, Issue 3, as applicable to airplane models. (ii) If no delamination is found as a result of any inspection required by this AD, at intervals not to exceed 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) and until accomplishment of paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this AD, inspect for delamination the elevator tip as instructed in paragraph 9 of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009. (iii) Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, unless already done as required by paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD, replace the elevator tip with a serviceable elevator tip following Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2; or Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-0906, Issue 3, as applicable to airplane models. (3) After April 26, 2011 (the effective date of this AD), do not install elevator tips on any airplane, unless they have already been inspected in accordance with Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009, and determined to be free from concavity and delamination. FAA AD Differences Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences. Other FAA AD Provisions (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, Standards 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: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4138; fax: (816) 329-4090. 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, a federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200. Related Information (h) Refer to MCAI EASA AD No.: 2009-0105R2, dated March 9, 2010; Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009, Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2; and Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-0906, Issue 3. For service information related to this AD, contact Airworthiness, Britten-Norman Aircraft Ltd., Bembridge Airport, Isle of Wight, PO35 5PR, United Kingdom; telephone: +44(0) 20 3371 4000; fax: +44(0) 20 3371 4001; e-mail: jim.roberts@bnaircraft.com. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148. Material Incorporated by Reference (i) You must use Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009, Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13, dated May 20, 2010; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2, dated October 9, 1996; and Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-0906, Issue 3, dated November 24, 2009, 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 Airworthiness, Britten-Norman Aircraft Ltd., Bembridge Airport, Isle of Wight, PO35 5PR, United Kingdom; telephone: +44(0) 20 3371 4000; fax: +44(0) 20 3371 4001; e-mail: jim.roberts@bnaircraft.com. (3) You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148. (4) You may also review copies of the service information incorporated by reference for this AD 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 March 4, 2011. Earl Lawrence, Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2011-5454 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Unless already done, do the following actions: (1) Before further flight after April 26, 2011 (the effective date of this AD), visually inspect for deformation of shape and signs of concavity the elevator tip assemblies (top and bottom surfaces) as instructed in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009. If no sign of deformity or concavity is found as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, no further action is required by this AD except for the requirements of paragraph (f)(3) of this AD. (2) If signs of deformation or concavity are found, before further flight, inspect for delamination the elevator tip as instructed in paragraph 9 of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009. (i) If delamination is found as a result of any inspection required by this AD, before further flight, replace the elevator tip with a serviceable elevator tip following Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2; or Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-0906, Issue 3, as applicable to airplane models. (ii) If no delamination is found as a result of any inspection required by this AD, at intervals not to exceed 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) and until accomplishment of paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this AD, inspect for delamination the elevator tip as instructed in paragraph 9 of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009. (iii) Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, unless already done as required by paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD, replace the elevator tip with a serviceable elevator tip following Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2; or Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-0906, Issue 3, as applicable to airplane models. (3) After April 26, 2011 (the effective date of this AD), do not install elevator tips on any airplane, unless they have already been inspected in accordance with Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009, and determined to be free from concavity and delamination. FAA AD Differences Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: No differences. Other FAA AD Provisions (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, Standards 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: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4138; fax: (816) 329-4090. 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, a federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200. Related Information (h) Refer to MCAI EASA AD No.: 2009-0105R2, dated March 9, 2010; Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009, Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2; and Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-0906, Issue 3. For service information related to this AD, contact Airworthiness, Britten-Norman Aircraft Ltd., Bembridge Airport, Isle of Wight, PO35 5PR, United Kingdom; telephone: +44(0) 20 3371 4000; fax: +44(0) 20 3371 4001; e-mail: jim.roberts@bnaircraft.com. You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148. Material Incorporated by Reference (i) You must use Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin Number BN-2/SB 313, Issue 3, dated February 24, 2009, Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-235, Issue 13, dated May 20, 2010; Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-873, Issue 2, dated October 9, 1996; and Britten-Norman Ltd. Drawing NB-31-0906, Issue 3, dated November 24, 2009, 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 Airworthiness, Britten-Norman Aircraft Ltd., Bembridge Airport, Isle of Wight, PO35 5PR, United Kingdom; telephone: +44(0) 20 3371 4000; fax: +44(0) 20 3371 4001; e-mail: jim.roberts@bnaircraft.com. (3) You may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 816-329-4148. (4) You may also review copies of the service information incorporated by reference for this AD 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 March 4, 2011. Earl Lawrence, Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2011-5454 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P