2023-28877

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. FAA-2023-2005; Project Identifier AD-2022-01523-A; Amendment 39-22646; AD 2023-26-03] • RIN 2120-AA64 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation Model 2T-1A-2 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of multiple types of cracks at the leading edge former ribs and trailing edge former ribs in the upper wing center section. This AD requires installing maneuver restriction placards in the front and rear cockpits, inspecting the leading and trailing edge former ribs for cracking, replacing any cracked ribs, modifying the upper wing center section assembly, and removing the maneuver restriction placards after completing the modification. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: This AD is effective February 7, 2024. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of February 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2023-2005; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, any comments received, and other information. The address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Material Incorporated by Reference: • For service information identified in this final rule, contact WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation, 15955 South Airport Road, Battle Creek, MI 49015; phone: (269) 565-1000; email:hello@wacoaircraft.com.; website: wacoaircraft.com. • You may view this service information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO ( printed page 238) 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (817) 222-5110. It is also available at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2023-2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Eichor, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1801 S Airport Road, Wichita, KS 67209; phone: (847) 294-7141; email: tim.d.eichor@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation Model 2T-1A-2 airplanes. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2023 (88 FR 73780). The NPRM was prompted by reports of multiple types of cracks after low flight hours on WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation Model 2T-1A-2 airplanes. The cracks were approximately 1 to 1.5 inches long and located in the leading edge former ribs and trailing edge former ribs in the upper wing center section, along the top flange where the ribs…

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