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(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, ASW–150 (c/o San Antonio 

MIDO), 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 650, San 

Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 308– 

3365; fax: (210) 308–3370; email: 

andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact M7 Aerospace LP, 10823 NE 

Entrance Road, San Antonio, Texas 78216; 

phone: (210) 824–9421; fax: (210) 804–7766; 

Internet: http://www.m7aerospace.com; 

email: none. You may view this referenced 

service information at the FAA, Small 

Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

816–329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

14, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01011 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0003; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–103–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream 

Aerospace LP (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Israel Aircraft 

Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013–03– 

23, for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP 

(Type Certificate previously held by 

Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model 

Gulfstream G150 airplanes. AD 2013– 

03–23 currently requires revising the 

airplane flight manual (AFM) to include 

procedures to advise the flightcrew of 

certain runway slope and anti-ice 

corrections and take-off distance values. 

Since we issued AD 2013–03–23, a 

revision to the AFM has been issued, 

which modifies runway slope and antiice corrections to both V1 and take-off 

distance values. This proposed AD 

would require revising the Performance 

section of the AFM, which includes the 

revised procedures. We are proposing 

this AD to prevent the use of published, 

non-conservative data, which could 

result in the inability to meet the 

required take-off performance, with a 

consequent hazard to safe operation 

during performance-limited take-off 

operations. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation, P.O. Box 2206, 

Mail Station D–25, Savannah, GA 

31402–2206; telephone 800–810–4853; 

fax 912–965–3520; email pubs@

gulfstream.com; Internet http://

www.gulfstream.com/product_support/

technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm. 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0003; 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 proposed 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. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Stafford, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: 425–227–1622; fax: 

425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0003; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–103–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

On February 7, 2013, we issued AD 

2013–03–23, Amendment 39–17357 (78 

FR 11567, February 19, 2013), for all 

Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type 

Certificate previously held by Israel 

Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model 

Gulfstream G150 airplanes. AD 2013– 

03–23 required revising the Performance 

section of the AFM to include 

procedures to advise the flightcrew of 

certain runway slope and anti-ice 

corrections and take-off distance values. 

Since we issued AD 2013–03–23, 

Amendment 39–17357 (78 FR 11567, 

February 19, 2013), Gulfstream G150 

Airplane Flight Manual G150–1001–1, 

Revision 17, dated April 17, 2013, has 

been published, which modifies runway 

slope and anti-ice corrections to V1 and 

take-off distance values. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel 

(CAAI), which is the aviation authority 

for Israel, has issued Israeli 

Airworthiness Directive 01–12–02– 

02R1, dated April 23, 2013 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

This AD mandates revised limitations in 

the G150 AFM, pertaining to the Performance 

Section. Each operator must incorporate Rev. 

17 to the G150 AFM and remove previous 

AFM TR 3 dated December 14, 2012. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0003. 

Relevant Service Information 

Gulfstream has issued Gulfstream 

G150 Airplane Flight Manual G150– 

1001–1, Revision 17, dated April 17, 

2013. The actions described in this 

service information are intended to 


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correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 67 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost about $85 per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $5,695, or $85 per 

product. 

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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 this proposed regulation: 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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) 

2013–03–23, Amendment 39–17357 (78 

FR 11567, February 19, 2013), and 

adding the following new AD: 

Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Israel Aircraft 

Industries, Ltd.): Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0003; Directorate Identifier 2013–NM– 

103–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 7, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2013–03–23, 

Amendment 39–17357 (78 FR 11567, 

February 19, 2013). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Gulfstream Aerospace 

LP (Type Certificate previously held by Israel 

Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model Gulfstream 

G150 airplanes; certificated in any category; 

all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 01, Operations information. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a review that 

determined the runway slope and anti-ice 

corrections to both V1 and take-off distance 

values presented in the G150 Airplane Flight 

Manual (AFM) were presented in a nonconservative manner. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent the use of published, nonconservative data, which could result in the 

inability to meet the required take-off 

performance, with a consequent hazard to 

safe operation during performance-limited 

take-off operations. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained AFM Revision 

This paragraph restates the actions 

required by paragraph (g) of AD 2013–03–23, 

Amendment 39–17357 (78 FR 11567, 

February 19, 2013). Within 60 days after 

March 26, 2013 (the effective date of AD 

2013–03–23, Amendment 39–17357 (78 FR 

11567, February 19, 2013), revise Section V, 

Performance, of the Gulfstream G150 AFM to 

include the information in Gulfstream G150 

Temporary Revision (TR) 3, dated December 

14, 2011. This TR introduces corrections for 

runway slope. Operate the airplane according 

to the procedures in this TR. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: The 

AFM revision required by paragraph (g) of 

this AD may be done by inserting copies of 

Gulfstream G150 TR 3, dated December 14, 

2011, into the AFM. When this TR has been 

included in general revisions of the AFM, the 

general revisions may be inserted in the 

AFM, provided the relevant information in 

the general revision is identical to that in 

Gulfstream G150 TR 3, dated December 14, 

2011; and the TR may be removed. 

(h) New Revision of the AFM 

Within 60 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the Gulfstream G150 Airplane 

Flight Manual (AFM) to incorporate the 

information in Section V, Performance, of the 

Gulfstream G150 AFM G150–1001–1, 

Revision 17, dated April 17, 2013. This 

revision contains revisions of runway slope 

and anti-ice corrections to the V1 and takeoff distance values. Before further flight, after 

accomplishing the revision, remove 

Gulfstream G150 TR 3, dated December 14, 

2011. Operate the airplane according to the 

procedures in Section V, Performance, of 

Gulfstream G150 AFM G150–1001–1, 

Revision 17, dated April 17, 2013. Revising 

the AFM to Gulfstream G150 AFM G150– 

1001–1, Revision 17, dated April 17, 2013, 

terminates the action 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, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Tom Stafford, Aerospace Engineer, 


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International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1622; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, use these actions if they are 

FAA approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or the Design Approval 

Holder with a State of Design Authority’s 

design organization approval, as applicable). 

For a repair method to be approved, the 

repair approval must specifically refer to this 

AD. You are required to ensure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(j) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits, as described in 

Section 21.197 and Section 21.199 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 

and 21.199), are not allowed. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Israel 

Airworthiness Directive 01–12–02–02–R1, 

dated April 23, 2013, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0003. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Gulfstream Aerospace 

Corporation, P.O. Box 2206, Mail Station D– 

25, Savannah, GA 31402–2206; telephone 

800–810–4853; fax 912–965–3520; email 

pubs@gulfstream.com; Internet http://

www.gulfstream.com/product_support/

technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm. 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

10, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01015 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1073; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–039–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airplanes 

Originally Manufactured by Lockheed 

for the Military as P–3A and P3A 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

airplanes, originally manufactured by 

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company 

for the military as P–3A or P3A 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a determination that the 

existing maintenance program must be 

revised to address fatigue cracking of 

the airplane. This proposed AD would 

require revising the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate certain limitations. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

fatigue cracking, which could result in 

reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Avenger 

Aircraft and Services, 103 N. Main 

Street, Suite 106, Greenville, SC 29601– 

4833; telephone: (864) 232–8073; fax: 

(864) 232–8074; email: AAS@

AvengerAircraft.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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1073; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2013–1073; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

NM–039–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We reviewed accident investigation 

reports involving other restricted 

category firefighting airplanes, 

specifically Model C–130 and P2V 

airplanes. Previous accident 

investigations for these other firefighting 

airplanes revealed that the existing 

maintenance programs for airplanes 

operating under restricted category type 

certificate data sheets (TCDS) are not 

adequate to maintain the aircraft for 

continued safe operation. Therefore, we 

have determined that it is necessary to 

incorporate an airworthiness limitation 

section based on damage tolerance into 

the Model P–3A airplane maintenance 


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