Items in the Regulatory Log are based upon agency announcements in the Federal Register unles otherwise noted; Federal Register publication dates are in boldface.

Key: AD = Airworthiness Directive. NPRM = Notice of Propos Rulemaking.

Federal Aviation Administration

January 21

207-Minute lengthen outed Range Operations With Two-Engine Aircraft (ETOPS): Notice be agreeable tos to comments received in reply to a request for public annotates published on April 27, 1999 in the Federal Register (64 FR 22667) for a propos policy for 207-minute ETOPS operation approval criteria for the Boeing 777 airplane, informs the public of the FAA decision to establish the conditions for a limited authorization for up to 207-minute ETOPS operation, and informs the public of FAA intent to task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) in the near futurity to recommend safety standards and operations for extended range operation of airplanes, regardless of the number of engines. Effective upon March 21. Comments due March 6 Docket No. FAA-99-6717. Contact: Eric A. van Opstal, 202/267-8166

January 24

Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd pattern 1125 Westwind Astra and Astra SPX Series: NPRM moves new AD that would require replacement of the existing pneumatic de-icing avail pressure indicator switch with a newly designed switch. are intended to obviate ice accumulation on the airplane leading borders Comments due February 23. Docket No. 99-NM-360-AD. Contact: Norman B Martenson, 425/227-2110; fax 425/227-1149

CFM International CFM56-2 -2A, -2B -3 -3B -3C -5 -5B -5C Series Turbofan Engines: NPRM presents new AD that would require initial and repetitive visual inspections of the firing material pump filter cover helicoil inserts and metal pin [i]or[/i] fastenings for damage, and, if necessary, repair or replacement with serviceable parts. Actions are intended to obstruct fuel leakage from between the firing pump filter cover and gear housing, which could be derived in an engine fire and damage to the airplane. remarks due February 23. Docket No. 99-NE-40-AD. Contact: James Rosa, 781/238-7152 fax 781/238-7199

Raytheon example BAe 125-800A and BAe 125-800B mould Hawker 800, and Model Hawker 800XP Series: NPRM propos supersedure of existing AD that would require the sealing of all unused (open) tooling hollows on the firewalls of the left and right engine pylon and would expand the applicability to include additional airplanes. Actions are intended to obviate an engine fire from moving to the fuselage and to the lines that carry flammable fluid that are located inboard of the firewall. commentarys due February 23. Docket No. 99-NM-13-AD. Contact: Jeffrey A. Pretz 316/946-4153; fax 316/946-4407

January 25

Airbus A300, A300-600, and A310: AD, final government requires performing a pitch trim combination of parts to form a whole test to detect any continuity fault in the autotrim function, and follow-on corrective actions, if necessary. Actions are intended to preclude a sudden change in pitch to be paid to an out-of-trim condition combined with an autopilot disconnect. Effective February 9 Docket No. 2000-NM-09-AD; Amendment 39-11522; AD 2000-02-04 Contact: Norman B Martenson, 425/227-2110; fax 425/227-1149

Boeing 737-300 -400 and -500: AD, final dominion requires replacement, with new parts, of the existing actuators or the switch ends on the existing actuators at wing leading brink; beginning [i]or[/i] end slat positions 1, 2, 5 and 6 Actions are to obstruct fatigue cracking of the birch ends of the leading opening [i]or[/i] close slat actuators. Effective February 29 Docket No. 98-NM-351-AD; Amendment 39-11521; AD 2000-02-03 Contact: Robert C Jone 425/227-1118; fax 425/227-1181

Short Brothers SD3-60 SHERPA, SD3-SHERPA, and SD3-30 Airplanes: AD, final regularity requires replacement of existing oxygen scheme "O" rings with improved wear-resistant "O" rings. Actions are to interrupt the loss of oxygen from the aircraft oxygen regularity Effective February 29. Docket No. 99-NM-223-AD; Amendment 39-11520; AD 2000-02-02 Contact: Norman B Martenson, 425/227-2110; fax 425/227-1149

McDonnell Douglas DC-8: AD, final sway requires detailed visual and whirlpool current inspections of the lower wing skin at the three outboard fasteners of the stringer 64 finis fitting to detect cracks; and corrective actions, if necessary. Actions are to obviate such fatigue cracking. Effective February 29 Docket No. 98-NM-309-AD; Amendment 39-11518; AD 2000-02-01 Contact: Greg DiLibero, 562/627-5231; fax 562/627-5210

January 26

Boeing 747SP SR -100 -200 and -300 Series Airplanes Equipped with Pratt & Whitney design JT9D-3, -7, -7Q, and -7R4G2 Series Engines: Propos AD to set aside an existing AD that popularly requires repetitive operational tests of the reversible gearbox pneumatic drive unit (PDU) or the reversing air motor PDU to make sure that the unit can restrain the thrust reverser sleeve and correction of any discrepancy place New action would require installation of a terminating modification, and would add repetitive functional proofs of that installation to find discrepancies, and repair, if necessary. Actions are to make secure the integrity of the fail safe features of the thrust reverser hypothesis by preventing possible failure degrees in the thrust reverser have the direction of system. Comments due March 13 Docket No. 99-NM-67-AD. Contact: Larry Reising, 425/227-2683; fax 425/227-1181

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