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be emailed to: 9-ANM-LAACO-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Los Angeles 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and 14 

CFR 25.571, Amendment 45, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact George Garrido, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120L, FAA, Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 

Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712– 

4137; phone: 562–627–5357; fax: 562–627– 

5210; email: george.garrido@faa.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (m)(3) and (m)(4) of this AD. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD80– 

55A070, Revision 1, dated December 17, 

2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & 

Services Management, 3855 Lakewood 

Boulevard, MC D800–0019, Long Beach, CA 

90846–0001; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 2; fax 206–766–5683; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

13, 2014. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25019 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0287; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–247–AD; Amendment 

39–18000; AD 2014–21–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2C10 

(Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) 

airplanes, Model CL–600–2D24 

(Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes, and 

Model CL–600–2E25 (Regional Jet Series 

1000) airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by a report that certain parts of the aft 

baggage door did not conform to the 

design specifications and were of 

degraded strength. This AD requires 

repetitive inspections for cracking and 

deformations of certain stop fittings and 

striker plates of the aft baggage bay door; 

and replacement, which would 

terminate the repetitive inspections. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent cracking 

and deformations of certain stop fittings 

and striker plates, which could result in 

the opening of the aft baggage bay door 

and rapid decompression or reduced 

controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 2, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of December 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0287; or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 

Coˆte-Vertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec 

H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone 514–855– 

5000; fax 514–855–7401; email thd.crj@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet http://

www.bombardier.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ricardo Garcia, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516–228–7331; fax 

516–794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Bombardier, Inc. Model 

CL–600–2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 

701, & 702) airplanes, Model CL–600– 

2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes, 

and Model CL–600–2E25 (Regional Jet 

Series 1000) airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 29, 2014 (79 FR 30751). 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2013–37, 

dated November 28, 2013 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

on certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL– 

600–2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, 

& 702) airplanes, Model CL–600–2D24 

(Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes, and 

Model CL–600–2E25 (Regional Jet Series 

1000) airplanes. The MCAI states: 

During the manufacturing process, it was 

found that certain aft baggage bay door stop 

fittings and striker plates did not conform to 

the design specifications due to a quality 

control problem. This quality escape could 

degrade the strength of the affected aft 

baggage bay door stop fittings and striker 

plates. Failure of the aft baggage bay door 

stop fittings or striker plates may result in the 

opening of the aft baggage bay door and 

consequent rapid decompression of the 

aeroplane during flight. 

This [Canadian] AD mandates the initial 

and repetitive inspections of each aft baggage 

bay door stop fitting and striker plate until 

the terminating action [stop fitting/striker 

plate replacement] is accomplished. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0287- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 30751, May 29, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 


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‘‘Contacting the Manufacturer’’ 

Paragraph in This AD 

Since late 2006, we have included a 

standard paragraph titled ‘‘Airworthy 

Product’’ in all MCAI ADs in which the 

FAA develops an AD based on a foreign 

authority’s AD. 

We have become aware that some 

operators have misunderstood or 

misinterpreted the Airworthy Product 

paragraph to allow the owner/operator 

to use messages provided by the 

manufacturer as approval of deviations 

during the accomplishment of an ADmandated action. The Airworthy 

Product paragraph does not approve 

messages or other information provided 

by the manufacturer for deviations to 

the requirements of the AD-mandated 

actions. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph only addresses the 

requirement to contact the manufacturer 

for corrective actions for the identified 

unsafe condition and does not cover 

deviations from other AD requirements. 

However, deviations to AD-required 

actions are addressed in 14 CFR 39.17, 

and anyone may request the approval 

for an alternative method of compliance 

to the AD-required actions using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

To address this misunderstanding and 

misinterpretation of the Airworthy 

Product paragraph, we have changed the 

paragraph and retitled it ‘‘Contacting the 

Manufacturer.’’ This paragraph now 

clarifies that for any requirement in this 

AD to obtain corrective actions from a 

manufacturer, the actions must be 

accomplished using a method approved 

by the FAA, TCCA, or Bombardier, 

Inc.’s TCCA Design Approval 

Organization (DAO). 

The Contacting the Manufacturer 

paragraph also clarifies that, if approved 

by the DAO, the approval must include 

the DAO-authorized signature. The DAO 

signature indicates that the data and 

information contained in the document 

are TCCA-approved, which is also FAAapproved. Messages and other 

information provided by the 

manufacturer that do not contain the 

DAO-authorized signature approval are 

not TCCA-approved, unless TCCA 

directly approves the manufacturer’s 

message or other information. 

This clarification does not remove 

flexibility previously afforded by the 

Airworthy Product paragraph. 

Consistent with long-standing FAA 

policy, such flexibility was never 

intended for required actions. This is 

also consistent with the 

recommendation of the Airworthiness 

Directive Implementation Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee to increase 

flexibility in complying with ADs by 

identifying those actions in 

manufacturers’ service instructions that 

are ‘‘Required for Compliance’’ with 

ADs. We continue to work with 

manufacturers to implement this 

recommendation. But once we 

determine that an action is required, any 

deviation from the requirement must be 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance. 

We also have decided not to include 

a generic reference to either the 

‘‘delegated agent’’ or ‘‘design approval 

holder (DAH) with State of Design 

Authority design organization 

approval,’’ but instead we have 

provided the specific delegation 

approval granted by the State of Design 

Authority for the DAH. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the changes described previously 

and minor editorial changes. We have 

determined that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 

30751, May 29, 2014) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 30751, 

May 29, 2014). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 73 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it will take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this AD. The average labor rate is $85 

per work-hour. Required parts will cost 

$0 per product. Based on these figures, 

we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. 

operators to be $6,205, or $85 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions will take 

about 22 work-hours and require parts 

costing $0, for a cost of $1,870 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need this action. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska; and 

4. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0287; or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

AD, the regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 


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PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2014–21–07 Bombardier, Inc.: Amendment 

39–18000. Docket No. FAA–2014–0287; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–NM–247–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective December 2, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Bombardier, Inc. 

airplanes specified in paragraphs (c)(1), 

(c)(2), and (c)(3) of this AD, certificated in 

any category. 

(1) Model CL–600–2C10 (Regional Jet 

Series 700, 701, & 702) airplanes, serial 

numbers 10303 through 10333 inclusive. 

(2) Model CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet 

Series 900) airplanes, serial numbers 15257 

through 15284 inclusive. 

(3) Model CL–600–2E25 (Regional Jet 

Series 1000) airplanes, serial numbers 19011 

through 19024 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 52, Doors. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report that 

certain parts of the aft baggage door did not 

conform to the design specifications and 

were of degraded strength. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent cracking and deformations 

of stop fittings and striker plates, which 

could result in the opening of the aft baggage 

bay door and rapid decompression or 

reduced controllability of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspections of the Aft Baggage Bay Door 

Stop Fittings and Striker Plates 

Within 600 flight hours or 6 months after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Do a detailed visual inspection 

for cracking and deformations of the stop 

fittings and striker plates of the aft baggage 

bay door, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier 

Service Bulletin 670BA–52–037, Revision B, 

dated September 16, 2013. Repeat the 

inspection thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 2,000 flight hours or 12 months, 

whichever occurs first, until the terminating 

action specified in paragraph (h) of this AD 

has been accomplished. If a crack or 

deformation is found on a stop fitting or 

striker plate, before further flight, replace the 

affected fittings and striker plates, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 

670BA–52–037, Revision B, dated September 

16, 2013. 

(h) Terminating Action—Replacement of the 

Aft Baggage Bay Door Stop Fittings and 

Striker Plates 

Within 6,000 flight hours or 36 months, 

whichever occurs first, after the effective date 

of this AD: Replace the affected stop fittings 

and striker plates, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier 

Service Bulletin 670BA–52–037, Revision B, 

dated September 16, 2013. Replacement of 

the affected stop fittings and striker plates of 

the aft baggage bay door constitutes 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, FAA, 

has the authority to approve AMOCs for this 

AD, if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 

39.19, send your request to your principal 

inspector or local Flight Standards District 

Office, as appropriate. If sending information 

directly to the ACO, send it to ATTN: 

Program Manager, Continuing Operational 

Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, New York ACO, ANE–170, 

Engine and Propeller Directorate, FAA; or 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); or 

Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design Approval 

Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO, 

the approval must include the DAOauthorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2013–37, dated 

November 28, 2013, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0287-0002. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–52– 

037, Revision B, dated September 16, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 CoˆteVertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, 

Canada; telephone 514–855–5000; fax 514– 

855–7401; email thd.crj@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet http://

www.bombardier.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

13, 2014. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25022 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0581; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–167–AD; Amendment 

39–17999; AD 2014–17–51] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2B16 

airplanes. This emergency AD was sent 

previously to all known U.S. owners 

and operators of these airplanes. This 

AD requires inspecting the inboard flap 

fasteners of the hinge-box forward 

fitting at Wing Station (WS) 76.50 and 

WS 127.25 to determine the orientation 

and condition of the fasteners, as 

applicable, and replacement or 

repetitive inspections of the fasteners if 

necessary. This AD also provides for 

optional terminating action for the 

requirements of the AD. This AD was 

prompted by reports of fractured 

fastener heads on the inboard flap 

hinge-box forward fitting at WS 76.50 

due to incorrect installation. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 


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