NPRM FAA-2010-1055

Became AD 2010-23-09

Proposed airworthiness directive · Austro Engine

Published
June 9, 2011 · 76 FR 33660
Comments due
July 25, 2011
Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
Docket
FAA-2010-1055
Project
2010-NE-35-AD
FR document
2011-14235
Products
Aircraft

A proposal is not in force. If adopted, it becomes an AD, usually with changes. Only the Federal Register edition is official.

Summary

We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to the products listed above. The existing AD currently requires frequent inspections of the fuel pressure supply for excessive oscillations to determine if high-pressure fuel pumps have been exposed to damaging pressure oscillations. Pumps that have been exposed require replacement before further flight. Since we issued that AD, Austro Engine, the manufacturer of the pump, introduced a new part number (P/N) fuel pump as mandatory terminating action to the repetitive inspections. This proposed AD would require the initial and repetitive inspections of AD 2010-23-09, but would also require installing HP fuel pump P/N E4A-30-200-000, as mandatory terminating action to the repetitive inspections. We are proposing this AD to prevent engine power loss or in-flight shutdown, which could result in loss of control of the airplane.

The resulting AD

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