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Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

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identifier: "/us/fr/2013-30859"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2013-30859"
section_name: "Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts"
positive_law: false
currency: "2013-12-31"
last_updated: "2013-12-31"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Transportation Department"
document_number: "2013-30859"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2013-12-31"
agencies:
  - "Transportation Department"
  - "Federal Aviation Administration"
cfr_references:
  - "14 CFR Part 39"
rin: "2120-AA64"
fr_citation: "78 FR 79599"
fr_volume: 78
docket_ids:
  - "Docket No. FAA-2013-0023"
  - "Directorate Identifier 96-CE-072-AD"
  - "Amendment 39-17688"
  - "AD 99-01-05 R1"
effective_date: "2014-01-14"
fr_action: "Final rule; correction."
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#  [Corrected]

**AGENCY:**

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION:**

Final rule; correction.

**SUMMARY:**

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the *Federal Register* . That AD applies to certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. The list of affected airplanes in the Applicability section is incorrect. Several Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-18 airplanes were inadvertently omitted from the final rule; however, those models were included in the notice of proposed rulemaking. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.

**DATES:**

This final rule is effective January 14, 2014.

**ADDRESSES:**

You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at *http://www.regulations.gov* by searching for and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2013-00023; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The address for the Docket Office (phone: 800-647-5527) is Document Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

For Piper Aircraft, Inc. airplanes, contact: Gregory “Keith” Noles, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; phone: (404) 474-5551; fax: (404) 474-5606; email: *[email protected]* .

For FS 2000 Corp, FS 2001 Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, and FS 2003 Corporation airplanes, contact: Jeff Morfitt, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057; phone: (425) 917-6405; fax: (245) 917-6590; email: *[email protected]* .

For LAVIA ARGENTINA S.A. (LAVIASA) airplanes, contact: S.M. Nagarajan, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329-4145; fax: (816) 329-4090; email: *[email protected]* .

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

Airworthiness Directive 99-01-05 R1, Amendment 39-17688 (78 FR 73997, December 10, 2013), will require repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts for corrosion; repetitively inspecting the wing lift strut forks for cracks; replacing any corroded wing lift strut; replacing any cracked wing lift strut fork; repetitively replacing the wing lift strut forks at a specified time for certain airplanes; and incorporating a “NO STEP” placard on the wing lift strut.

As published, table 1 of paragraph (c) in the Applicability section is incorrect. Several Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-18 airplanes were inadvertently omitted from the final rule; however, those models were included in the notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the *Federal Register* on January 16, 2013 (78 FR 3356).

No other part of the preamble or regulatory information has been changed; therefore, only the changed portion of the final rule is being published in the *Federal Register* .

The effective date of this AD remains January 14, 2013.

**Correction of Regulatory Text**

§ 39.13

In the *Federal Register* of December 10, 2013, on page 73999, in Table 1 to Paragraph (c) of this AD—Applicability, paragraph (c) of AD 99-01-05 R1; Amendment 39-17688 is corrected as follows:

| Type certificate holder | Aircraft model | Serial numbers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FS 2000 Corp | L-14 | All. |
| FS 2001 Corp | J5A (Army L-4F), J5A-80, J5B (Army L-4G), J5C, AE-1, and HE-1 | All. |
| FS 2002 Corporation | PA-14 | 14-1 through 14-523. |
| FS 2003 Corporation | PA-12 and PA-12S | 12-1 through 12-4036. |
| LAVIA ARGENTINA S.A. (LAVIASA) | PA-25, PA-25-235, and PA-25-260 | 25-1 through 25-8156024. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | TG-8 (Army TG-8, Navy XLNP-1) | All. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | E-2 and F-2 | All. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | J3C-40, J3C-50, J3C-50S, (Army L-4, L-4B,L-4H, and L-4J), J3C-65 (Navy NE-1 and NE-2), J3C-65S, J3F-50, J3F-50S, J3F-60, J3F-60S, J3F-65 (Army L-4D), J3F-65S, J3L, J3L-S, J3L-65 (Army L-4C), and J3L-65S | All. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | J4, J4A, J4A-S, and J4E (Army L-4E) | 4-401 through 4-1649. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-11 and PA-11S | 11-1 through 11-1678. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-15 | 15-1 through 15-388. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-16 and PA-16S | 16-1 through 16-736. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-17 | 17-1 through 17-215. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-18, PA-18S, PA-18 “105” (Special), PA-18S “105” (Special), PA-18A, PA-18 “125” (Army L-21A), PA-18S “125”, PA-18AS “125”, PA-18 “135” (Army L-21B), PA-18A “135”, PA-18S “135”, PA-18AS “135”, PA-18 “150”, PA-18A “150”, PA-18S “150”, PA-18AS “150”, PA-18A (Restricted), PA-18A “135” (Restricted), and PA-18A “150” (Restricted) | 18-1 through 18-8309025, 18900 through 1809032, and 1809034 through 1809040. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-19 (Army L-18C), and PA-19S | 19-1, 19-2, and 19-3. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-20, PA-20S, PA-20 “115”, PA-20S “115”, PA-20 “135”, and PA-20S “135” | 20-1 through 20-1121. |
| Piper Aircraft, Inc. | PA-22, PA-22-108, PA-22-135, PA-22S-135, PA-22-150, PA-22S-150, PA-22-160, and PA-22S-160 | 22-1 through 22-9848. |

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 18, 2013.

Earl Lawrence,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.