irective 14 CFR, Part 39, (3) determination of need, (4) applicability to multiple aircraft, (5) federalism assessment, (6) bypassing established procedures with respect to the effective date of the Amendment, (7) bypassing established procedures with respect to assessment of the Amendment, (8) compliance time, and compliance procedure.
Authority for the Administrator of the FAA to issue directives of compliance related to air transportation safety is provided by Secs. 601 and 603, 72 Stat. 775, 776; 49 U.S.C. 1421, 1423. An FAA review of the reported problem found that air transportation safety would be compromised in the absence of corrective action related to the identified problem.
It is clear that the FAA possessed the authority to act in this situation. To have not acted would have constituted a breech of responsibility on the part of the Administrator of the FAA. In the context of authority, the FAA acted properly in this matter.
Section 39.1, 14 CRF, Part 39 states that airworthiness directives are applicable to aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances. Within the context of this provision, the FAA determined that the aural and master systems of the fire d
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