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Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
• 14 CFR Part 39
• [Docket No. FAA-2025-1362; Project Identifier MCAI-2025-00062-G]
• RIN 2120-AA64
AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION:
Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).
SUMMARY:
The FAA is revising a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have applied to certain Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH (Schempp-Hirth) Model CIRRUS gliders. This action revises the NPRM by changing references to the affected glider model from CIRRUS to STANDARD CIRRUS throughout the proposed airworthiness directive (AD). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. The FAA is requesting comments on this SNPRM.
DATES:
The FAA must receive comments on this SNPRM by January 12, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Go to
regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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Fax:
(202) 493-2251.
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Mail:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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Hand Delivery:
Deliver to Mail address above between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
AD Docket:
You may examine the AD docket at
regulations.gov
under Docket No. FAA-2025-1362; 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 SNPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
Material Incorporated by Reference:
• For SCHEMPP-HIRTH Flugzeugbau GmbH material identified in this proposed AD, contact Schempp-Hirth, Krebenstraße 25, 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany; phone: +49 7021 7298-0; email:info@schempp-hirth.com;
website:
schempp-hirth.com.
( printed page 54594)
• You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (817) 222-5110.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Schmitt, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (206) 231-3377; email:
peter.a.schmitt@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposal. Send your comments using a method listed under the
ADDRESSES
section. Include “Docket No. FAA-2025-1362; Project Identifier MCAI-2025-00062-G” at the beginning of your comments…
Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês.