[Federal Register: July 19, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 139)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Advisory Circular: Advisory Circular (AC) 23.143-1, Ice 
Contaminated Tailplane Stall

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed advisory circular (AC) and 
request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and request for 
comments on a proposed AC, which provides information and guidance 
concerning ice contaminated tailplane stall.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the proposed AC to: Preferred e-mail 
address: bill.marshall@faa.gov> or Federal Aviation Administration, 
Attention: Mr. Bill Marshall, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service, Standards Office (ACE-110), DOT Building, 901 
Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bill Marshall, 
bill.marshall@faa.gov>, Standards Office (ACE-110), Small Airplane 
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration; telephone number (816) 329-4124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may obtain a copy of this proposed AC by 
contacting the person named above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Comments Invited: We invite you to submit comments on the proposed 
AC. You must identify AC 23.143-1 and submit comments to the (e-mail 
preferred) address specified above. The FAA will consider all 
communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
before issuing the final AC. You may inspect the proposed AC and 
comments received at the Standards Office (ACE-110), Room 301, DOT 
Building, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri, between the hours of 7:30 
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays, except Federal holidays.

Background

    This proposed advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable way, 
but not the only way, of demonstrating compliance with the pitch axis 
flight characteristics with ice contamination requirements in Title 14 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23. Accordingly, the 
FAA is proposing and requesting comments on AC 23.143-1, which will 
provide more detailed and uniform guidance in showing compliance with 
the existing regulation.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on July 5, 2000.
Marvin Nuss,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 00-18243 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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