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Airworthiness FAA Concern Sheet March 27, 2008 Name: Cindy Lorenzen Make, Model, Series, Serial No.: All Maule Title: Program Manager models and serial numbers manufactured prior to Organization: Aircraft Certification Office December 7, 2007 Address: 1895 Phoenix Blvd., Reference: Maule Service Bulletin No. 30 dated Ste. 450 3/4/08 Atlanta, Georgia 30349 Telephone: (770)703-6078, tax -6097 Reason for Airworthiness Concern: Ensure E-mail: cindy.lorenzen@faa.gov correct rigging of elevator control system Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. has issued Service Bulletin No. 30 to color code the elevator cable connections to the forward and aft control horns. This will help ensure the cables do not become hooked up to the wrong end of the control horns resulting in reversed controls. The service bulletin can be found at www.mauleairinc.com/service_bulletins.htm.
The FAA is considering making Maule Service Bulletin No. 30 mandatory through a routine Airworthiness Directive. We would propose to require the actions in the service bulletin within 200 hours time in service after the effective date of the AD, or at the next annual inspection after the effective date of the AD, whichever comes first.
Request for Information:
The FAA would like persons familiar with Maule airplanes to send us a response to this concern sheet by 6/27/08 if you have a better alternative to the color coding requirement in Service Bulletin No. 30. Please be as specific as possible when sending suggestions.
Attachments: Risk Assessment [x] Notification: FAA* [X), AOPA* [X], EAA* •, Type Club D, TC* Holder [X], Other Response Requested by 6/27/2008 - Emergency (10 days) I, Alert (30 days) I, Information (90 days) IXI * Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA);
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA); Type Certificate (TC) This Airworthiness Concern Sheet (ACS) is intended as a means for FAA Aviation Safety Engineers to coordinate airworthiness concerns with aircraft owner/operators through associations and type clubs. At this time, the FAA has not made a determination on what type of corrective action (if any) should be taken. The resolution of this airworthiness concern could involve an AD action or an SAIB, or the FAA could determine that no action is needed at this time. The FAA's final determination will depend in part on the information received in response to this ACS.
The FAA endorses dissemination of this technical information to all manufacturers and requests association and type clubs comments.