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station (STAB) (STA) 235 and 260 for defects 

and damage, and do all applicable corrective 

actions that are labeled as ‘‘RC’’ (Required for 

Compliance), in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–27A2515, dated August 

23, 2013, except as required by paragraph 

(h)(2) of this AD. Doing the steps specified 

in Parts 1 and 2 of the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–27A2515, dated August 23, 2013, are 

required for compliance. Do all applicable 

corrective actions that are labeled as ‘‘RC’’ 

before further flight. 

(h) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–27A2515, dated August 23, 2013, 

specifies a compliance time ‘‘after the 

original issue date of this service bulletin,’’ 

this AD requires compliance within the 

specified compliance time after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(2) Although Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–27A2515, dated August 23, 2013, 

specifies to contact Boeing for repair 

instructions, and indicates that action is 

‘‘RC’’ (Required for Compliance), this AD 

requires repairing before further flight using 

a method approved in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this 

AD. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-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, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) Except as required by paragraph (h)(2) 

of this AD: If the service information contains 

steps that are labeled as ‘‘RC’’ (Required for 

Compliance), those steps must be done to 

comply with this AD; any steps that are not 

labeled as ‘‘RC’’ are recommended. Those 

steps that are not labeled as ‘‘RC’’ may be 

deviated from, done as part of other actions, 

or done using accepted methods different 

from those identified in the specified service 

information without obtaining approval of an 

AMOC, provided the steps labeled as ‘‘RC’’ 

can be done and the airplane can be put back 

in a serviceable condition. Any substitutions 

or changes to steps labeled as ‘‘RC’’ require 

approval of an AMOC. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Narinder Luthra, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; phone: (425) 917–6513; fax: 

(425) 917–6590; email: narinder.luthra@

faa.gov. 

(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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

27A2515, dated August 23, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & 

Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 

2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at 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 

September 30, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24812 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0500; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–SW–45–AD; Amendment 39– 

17624; AD 2013–20–18] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2009–05– 

09 for Bell Model 412, 412CF, and 

412EP helicopters. AD 2009–05–09 

required reidentifying each affected 

part-numbered main rotor yoke (yoke) 

on its data plate, reducing the 

retirement life of the reidentified yoke, 

and revising the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the maintenance 

manual or the Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) 

accordingly. This new AD retains the 

requirements of AD 2009–05–09 with 

the exception of the P/N marking 

location. This AD was prompted by 

fatigue analysis that shows the 

retirement life should be reduced on 

certain yokes. We are issuing this AD to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

helicopters. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

29, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, 

Fort Worth, TX 76101; telephone (817) 

280–3391; fax (817) 280–6466; or at 

http://www.bellcustomer.com/files/. 

You may review a copy of the 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth Texas 

76137. 

Examining the AD Docket: You may 

examine the AD docket on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov or in 

person at the Docket Operations Office 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this AD, the 

economic evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations Office, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Kohner, ASW–170, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Rotorcraft Certification Office, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5170, fax 

(817) 222–5783, email 7-avs-asw-170@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2009–05–09, 

Amendment 39–15833 (74 FR 11001, 

March 16, 2009). AD 2009–05–09 

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412EP helicopters. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 11, 2013 (78 FR 34958). The NPRM 

proposed to retain the requirements of 

AD 2009–05–09 to reidentify each 

affected part-numbered yoke based on 

whether it was ever installed on a 

Model 412CF helicopter or on a Model 

412 or 412EP helicopter with a slope 

landing kit, reduce the retirement life of 

each reidentified yoke, revise the 

Airworthiness Limitations section of the 

maintenance manual or ICAs 

accordingly, and record each 

reidentified yoke P/N and the reduced 

retirement life on the component history 

card or equivalent record. However, the 

NPRM proposed to change the 

requirement to reidentify the yoke by 

etching the new P/N on the side of the 

yoke instead of on the data plate. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 34958, June 11, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

FAA’s Determination 

We have reviewed the relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of 

these same type designs and that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD requirements as 

proposed except for minor editorial 

changes in paragraphs (f)(2) and (f)(3) to 

clarify the intent of paragraph (f)(2) and 

to remove an unnecessary reference. 

These minor editorial changes are 

consistent with the intent of the 

proposals in the NPRM (78 FR 34958, 

June 11, 2013) and will not increase the 

economic burden on any operator nor 

increase the scope of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

115 helicopters of U.S. Registry. We 

estimate that operators may incur the 

following costs in order to comply with 

this AD. It will take about 3 work hours 

to review and revise the records to 

reflect the new retirement life and 

reidentify the P/N at an average labor 

rate of $85 per work hour. Based on 

these estimates, the cost will be $255 

per helicopter and $29,325 for the U.S. 

operator fleet. Replacing a yoke will 

take about 20 work hours and $50,196 

for the required parts for a cost of 

$51,896 per helicopter. 

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 

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 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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. 

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: 

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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2009–05–09, Amendment 39–15833 (74 

FR 11001, March 16, 2009), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2013–20–18 Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.: 

Amendment 39–17624; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0500; Directorate Identifier 

2012–SW–45–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model 412 and 412EP 

helicopters with a main rotor yoke assembly 

(yoke), part number (P/N) 412–010–101–123, 

–127, –129, or –133, installed; and Model 

412CF helicopters with a yoke, P/N 412–010– 

101–127 or –129, installed; certificated in 

any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

fatigue cracking of a yoke, failure of the yoke, 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2009–05–09, 

Amendment 39–15833 (74 FR 11001, March 

16, 2009). 

(d) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective November 29, 

2013. 

(e) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time, unless it has been 

accomplished previously. 

(f) Required Actions 

Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS): 

(1) Review the helicopter records to 

determine all of the helicopter models on 

which an affected yoke has been installed 

since its production and the hours TIS of 

each affected yoke. 

(2) If an affected part-numbered yoke has 

ever been installed on a Model 412CF 

helicopter or on a Model 412 or 412EP 

helicopter with a slope landing kit, P/N 412– 

704–012–101, installed, do the following: 

(i) Reidentify the P/N on the side of the 

yoke by using a vibrating stylus and etching 

two lines through the last three digits of the 

existing P/N and etching ‘‘137FM’’ adjacent 

to where you etched through the last three 

digits of the original P/N. This converts each 

affected yoke P/N to a new yoke P/N 412– 

010–101–137FM. The serial number remains 

the same. 

Note 1 to paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD: 

The ‘‘FM’’ P/N suffix denotes a fieldmodified part. 

(ii) Treat the etched surface with chemical 

film, and apply primer and paint. 

(iii) Record the reidentified P/N on the 

applicable component history card or 

equivalent record. 

(3) If you cannot determine all the model 

helicopters on which an affected yoke has 

been installed since its production or 

whether it has ever been installed on a Model 

412 or 412EP helicopter with a slope landing 

kit, P/N 412–704–012–101, installed, perform 

the actions required by paragraphs (f)(2)(i) 

through (f)(2)(iii) of this AD. 

(4) For each reidentified yoke, P/N 412– 

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from 5,000 hours TIS to 4,500 hours TIS. 

Record the revised life limit on the 

applicable component history card or 

equivalent record. 

(5) Revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

section of the applicable maintenance 

manual or the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by reducing the retirement life 

from 5,000 hours TIS to 4,500 hours TIS for 

each reidentified yoke, P/N 412–010–101– 

137FM. 

(g) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits will not be issued. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Michael Kohner, 

ASW–170, Aviation Safety Engineer, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; 

telephone (817) 222–5170, fax (817) 222– 

5783; email 7-avs-asw-170@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under 14 CFR 

part 119 operating certificate or under 14 

CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you 

notify your principal inspector, or lacking a 

principal inspector, the manager of the local 

flight standards district office or certificate 

holding district office before operating any 

aircraft complying with this AD through an 

AMOC. 

(i) Additional Information 

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Alert Service 

Bulletins No. 412–08–128 and No. 412CF– 

08–35, both Revision A and both dated April 

14, 2009, which are not incorporated by 

reference, contain additional information 

about the subject of this AD. For service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, 

Fort Worth, TX 76101; telephone (817) 280– 

3391; fax (817) 280–6466; or at http://

www.bellcustomer.com/files/. You may 

review service information at the FAA, Office 

of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, 

Texas 76137. 

(j) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System/Component (JASC) 

Code: 6220 Main Rotor Head. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

27, 2013. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24961 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0817; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AWP–14] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D Airspace; 

Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, RMI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule, technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

Kwajalein Island Class D airspace 

description by amending the geographic 

coordinates for Bucholz Army Airfield 

(AAF), Kwajalein Island, Marshall 

Islands, RMI. The Bucholz AAF 

geographic coordinates information was 

updated in the Kwajalein Island Class E 

airspace descriptions in 2011, but was 

inadvertently overlooked in the 

Kwajalein Island Class D airspace 

description. This action ensures the 

safety of aircraft operating in the 

Kwajalein Island airspace area. This is 

an administrative action and does not 

affect the operating requirements of the 

airspace. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

December 12, 2013. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

In 2010, the FAA published a final 

rule, technical amendment in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 61993, October 

7, 2010) that removed reference to the 

decommissioned Kwajalein Tactical Air 

Navigation (TACAN) navigation aid 

from the Kwajalein Island Class E 

airspace area legal descriptions. 

Subsequent to that rule being published, 

it was determined that the Bucholz AAF 

geographic coordinates were in error. As 

a result, the FAA published a final rule, 

correction in the Federal Register (76 

FR 2572, January 14, 2011) to correcting 

the Bucholz AAF geographic 

coordinates information in the 

Kwajalein Island Class E airspace 

descriptions and to match the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. Unfortunately, 

consideration for correcting the Bucholz 

AAF geographic coordinates in the 

Kwajalein Island Class D airspace 

description was overlooked at that time 

and is now being corrected. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 71 by 

amending the geographic coordinates 

for Bucholz AAF in the Kwajalein 

Island, Marshall Islands, RMI, Class D 

airspace legal description to reflect 

current FAA aeronautical database 

information. The geographic coordinates 

for Bucholz AAF, are changed from (lat. 

08°43′00′′ N., long. 167°44′00′′ E) to (lat. 

08°43′12′′ N., long. 167°43′54′′ E.) This 

action more accurately depicts the 

center of the Kwajalein Island Class D 

airspace area with no other changes to 

the dimensions or altitudes of the Class 

D airspace area. Therefore, notice and 

public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 

are unnecessary. 

Class D airspace areas are published 

in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 

7400.9X dated August 7, 2013, and 

effective September 15, 2013, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D airspace area listed in 

this action will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 

40103. Under that section, the FAA is 


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