Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
This amendment rescinds an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44 helicopters, which currently requires revisions to the R44 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). The RFM revisions limit operations in high winds and turbulence. The RFM revisions also provide information about main rotor stall and mast bumping with recommendations for avoiding these situations and additional emergency procedures for use in certain conditions. This amendment is prompted by the FAA's determination that the limitations and the procedures required by that AD are no longer necessary to correct an unsafe condition. The actions specified by this AD rescind all the requirements of AD 95-26-05, Amendment 39-9463, Docket 95-SW- 30-AD.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 95-SW-30-AD, Amendment 39-13704, AD 95-26-05 R1] RIN 2120-AA64 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Final rule; rescission. SUMMARY: This amendment rescinds an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44 helicopters, which currently requires revisions to the R44 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). The RFM revisions limit operations in high winds and turbulence. The RFM revisions also provide information about main rotor stall and mast bumping with recommendations for avoiding these situations and additional emergency procedures for use in certain conditions. This amendment is prompted by the FAA's determination that the limitations and the procedures required by that AD are no longer necessary to correct an unsafe condition. The actions specified by this AD rescind all the requirements of AD 95-26-05, Amendment 39-9463, Docket 95-SW-30-AD. DATES: Effective July 6, 2004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Acker, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, Flight Test Branch, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, California 90712-4137, telephone (562) 627-5374, fax (562) 627-5210. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposal to amend 14 CFR part 39 by rescinding AD 95-26-05, Amendment 39-9463, Docket 95-SW-30-AD ( 60 FR 66488 , December 22, 1995), for the Robinson Model R44 helicopters was published in the Federal Register on March 26, …
Citation: 69 FR 40541
