AD 2022-16-04 Corrects An Airworthiness Directive (AD) That Published In The Federal Register

The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GV and GV-SP airplanes.

As published, a revision level and a table number in certain document citations in the Credit for Previous Actions section of the regulatory text are incorrect. This document corrects those errors. In all other respects, the original document remains the same. This correction is effective September 7, 2022. The effective date of AD 2022-16-04 remains September 7, 2022.

Supplementary Information: AD 2022-16-04, Amendment 39-22133 (87 FR 47337, August 3, 2022) (AD 2022-16-04), requires inspecting the horizontal stabilizer lower skin and associated bonded doublers and bonded stringers, repairing any area with corrosion beyond allowable damage limits, and incorporating revisions to the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) in the existing aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) or progressive maintenance program for all Gulfstream Model GV and GV-SP airplanes.

Need for the Correction -- As published, the regulatory text of AD 2022-16-04 includes the following errors:

• The revision level of the Gulfstream V Aircraft Maintenance Manual specified in paragraph (j)(1) of the regulatory text is incorrectly identified as “Revision 53.”
• The correct revision for February 28, 2020, is “Revision 51”; and
• The number specified for the Horizontal Stabilizer Inspection Table in the document citation in paragraph (j)(2) of the regulatory text is incorrectly referenced as “Table 11.” The correct reference is “Table 12.”

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