AD 96-23-18

Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd. (Formerly Government Aircraft Factory) Models N22B, N24A, and N22S Airplanes; Correction

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Requires replacing the existing fuselage stub fin plate with one of improved design.

AD number: 96-23-18
Federal Register document: 96-31264
Citation: 61 FR 64985
Amendment: 39-9808
Docket: Docket No. 95-CE-103-AD
Action: Final rule; correction.
Published: 1996-12-10
Effective: 1996-12-23
Effective (as stated in the rule): December 23, 1996.
Issued by: Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
Regulation: 14 CFR 39
Applies to (in our index): GAF Nomad N22 / N24

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[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 10, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31264]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95-CE-103-AD; Amendment 39-9808; AD 96-23-18]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty 
Ltd. (Formerly Government Aircraft Factory) Models N22B, N24A, and N22S 
Airplanes; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This action makes a correction to an airworthiness directive 
(AD) that was published in the Federal Register on November 12, 1996 
(61 FR 57993), and concerns Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty 
Ltd. (ASTA) Models N22B, N24A, and N22S airplanes. The AD number for 
that action should be AD 96-23-18, but was referenced as AD 96-23-03. 
The AD currently requires replacing the existing fuselage stub fin 
plate with one of improved design. This action corrects the AD to 
reflect the correct AD number.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ron Atmur, Aerospace Engineer, 
FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 Paramount 
Boulevard., Lakewood, California 90712; telephone (310) 627-5224; 
facsimile (310) 627-5210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 28, 1996, the FAA issued an 
airworthiness directive (AD), Amendment 39-9808 (61 FR 57993, November 
12, 1996), to require replacing the existing fuselage stub fin plate 
with one of improved design on ASTA Models N22B, N24A, and N22S 
airplanes.

Need for the Correction

    The AD number for that action should be AD 96-23-18, but was 
referenced as AD 96-23-03. As written, operators of the ASTA Models 
N22B, N24A, and N22S airplanes would be referencing the wrong AD in 
their logbook, thus creating confusion as to whether the operator had 
complied with the AD.
    Action is taken herein to correct this reference in Amendment 39-
9808 and to add this AD correction to Sec. 39.13 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 39.13).
    The effective date remains December 23, 1996.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication of November 12, 1996 (61 FR 57993), of 
Amendment 39-9808; AD 96-23-03, which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-
28164, is corrected as follows:
    On page 57993, in the first column, in the fifth line of the 
heading of the document, replace AD 96-23-03 with AD 96-23-18.


Sec. 39.13  [Corrected]

    On page 57994, in the first column, Sec. 39.13, the first line of 
the AD, replace 96-23-03 with 96-23-18.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on December 2, 1996.
Michael Gallagher,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 96-31264 Filed 12-9-96; 8:45 am]
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Sources. Section 1 is written by AircraftDirectives from the record below and is a reading aid only. Section 2 is the United States Government's own text, reproduced without edit.

Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/10/96-31264/airworthiness-directives-aerospace-technologies-of-australia-pty-ltd-formerly-government-aircraft

Official PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-12-10/pdf/96-31264.pdf

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