# AD 2016-07-19: Fuel feed pumps - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Technify Motors TAE 125-02-114 and TAE 125-02-99 - Effective: May 9, 2016 - Published: April 4, 2016, 81 FR 19024–19025 - Issued: March 25, 2016 - Issued as: Final rule - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Engine - Amendment: 39-18464 - Docket: FAA-2015-5193 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2015-5193) - Project: 2015-NE-35-AD - Registered aircraft: 76 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/5d/b5/5db500ad37ecaffdcc6b2488d202b9b5dc06fc880b3e5969c62b9c964ec4079b (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-04/pdf/2016-07376.pdf) - Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/04/04/2016-07376/airworthiness-directives-technify-motors-gmbh-reciprocating-engines - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/D41BCF6E9348020286257F8B004B9336.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-07-19 ## Summary We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Technify Motors GmbH (type certificate previously held by Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH) TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-02-114 reciprocating engines. This AD requires removal of affected fuel feed pumps. This AD was prompted by reports of in-flight shutdowns on TAE 125-02 engines. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the fuel feed pump, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane. ## The airworthiness directive 1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD): 2016-07-19 Technify Motors GmbH (Type Certificate previously held by Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH): Amendment 39-18464; Docket No. FAA-2015-5193; Directorate Identifier 2015-NE-35-AD. ### (a) Effective Date This AD becomes effective May 9, 2016. ### (b) Affected ADs None. ### (c) Applicability This AD applies to all Technify Motors GmbH TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-02-114 reciprocating engines with a fuel feed pump, part number (P/N) 05-7312-K0073xx, or P/N 05-7312-K0133xx, where “xx” can be any number, installed. ### (d) Reason This AD was prompted by reports of in-flight shutdowns on TAE 125-02 engines. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the fuel feed pump, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane. ### (e) Actions and Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. Remove from service each affected fuel feed pump before it exceeds 600 operating hours (OH) time in service (TIS) or within 110 OH after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later. ### (f) Installation Prohibition After the effective date of this AD, do not install onto any engine, any fuel feed pump, P/N 05-7312-K0073xx or P/N 05-7312-K0133xx, where “xx” can be any number, if the fuel feed pump has 600 hours or more TIS. If TIS of a fuel feed pump is unknown or has exceeded 600 hours TIS, then the fuel feed pump is not eligible for installation. Rebuilt, overhauled, or repaired fuel feed pumps or fuel feed pumps that lack a serial number, are not eligible for installation. ### (g) Related Information (1) For more information about this AD, Philip Haberlen, Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7770; fax: 781-238-7199; email: philip.haberlen@faa.gov. (2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2015-0189, dated September 21, 2015, for more information. You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2015-5193. (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact Technify Motors GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14, D-09356 Sankt Egidien, Germany; phone: +49-37204-696-0; fax: +49-37204-696-2912; email: support@continentaldiesel.de. (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 781-238-7125. ### (h) Material Incorporated by Reference None. ## Rule preamble ### Dates This AD becomes effective May 9, 2016. ### Addresses For service information identified in this AD, contact Technify Motors GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14, D-09356 Sankt Egidien, Germany; phone: +49-37204-696-0; fax: +49-37204-696-2912; email: support@continentaldiesel.de. You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 781-238-7125. It is also available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-5193. ### For further information contact Philip Haberlen, Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7770; fax: 781-238-7199; email: philip.haberlen@faa.gov. ### Discussion We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to the specified products. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2016 (81 FR 27). The NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The MCAI states: In-flight shut down occurrences have been reported on aeroplanes equipped with TAE 125-02 engines. The initial results of the investigations showed that a defective fuel feed pump was the probable cause of the engine failure. You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-5193. ### Comments We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM (81 FR 27, January 4, 2016). ### Conclusion We reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting this AD as proposed. ### Related Service Information Technify Motors GmbH has issued Operation & Maintenance Manual, CD-135/CD-155, OM-02-02, Issue 4, Revision No. 5, dated September 18, 2015. The service information describes procedures for removing and replacing the fuel feed pump. ### Costs of Compliance We estimate that this AD affects 190 engines installed on airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 0.5 hours per engine to comply with this AD. The average labor rate is $85 per hour. Pro-rated cost of the life limit reduction is about $160 per part. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be $38,475. ### Authority for This Rulemaking Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. “Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,” describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority. We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in “Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.” Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action. ### Regulatory Findings We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. For the reasons discussed above, I certify this AD: (1) Is not a “significant regulatory action” under Executive Order 12866, (2) Is not a “significant rule” under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, and (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. ### Adoption of the Amendment Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows: ## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS E00069EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00069EN): Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH; names 2 of 4 models: TAE 125-02-99, TAE 125-02-114 ## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs) Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - Aircraft: 76 (0 by airframe model, 76 by engine model) - Makers: Diamond Aircraft Ind 46, Piper 27, Cessna 1, Elwood Enterprises 1, Glasair Aviation USA 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Thielert TAE-125-02-99](https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae-125-02-99): 43 aircraft (engine model) - [Technify TAE125-02-114](https://openairdocs.org/engine/technify-tae125-02-114): 30 aircraft (engine model) - [Thielert TAE125-02-114](https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae125-02-114): 2 aircraft (engine model) - [Technify TAE125-02-99](https://openairdocs.org/engine/technify-tae125-02-99): 1 aircraft (engine model) All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-07-19/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-07-19/aircraft.md ## Related documents - [Proposed rule FAA-2015-5193](https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2015-5193): Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), published Jan 4, 2016 Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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