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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, 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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2012–18–16 The Cessna Aircraft Company: 

Amendment 39–17193; Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0644; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–011–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 24, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Cessna Aircraft 

Company Model 750 airplanes, certificated in 

any category, having serial numbers –0222, 

–0225 through –0306 inclusive, and –0308. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 24, Electrical power. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of direct 

current (DC) generator overvoltage events. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent DC 

generator overvoltage events, which could 

result in smoke in the cockpit and loss of 

avionics and electrical systems. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement 

Except as required by paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Within 6 months after the effective date 

of this AD, replace the auxiliary power unit 

generator control unit (GCU) having part 

number (P/N) 9914752–2 with one having P/ 

N 9914752–6, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Cessna 

Service Bulletin SB750–24–30, dated 

December 5, 2011. 

(h) Exceptions 

(1) Where the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Cessna Service Bulletin 

SB750–24–30, dated December 5, 2011, state 

that operators must return the GCU having P/ 

N 9914752–2 to the manufacturer, this AD 

does not require that action. 

(2) Where the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Cessna Service Bulletin 

SB750–24–30, dated December 5, 2011, state 

that the operator must record that the service 

bulletin has been completed, this AD does 

not require that action. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita 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 the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

(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. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Christine Abraham, Aerospace 

Engineer, Electrical Systems and Avionics 

Branch, ACE–119W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, 

Kansas 67209; telephone: 316–946–4165; fax: 

316–946–4107; email: 

christine.abraham@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) Cessna Service Bulletin SB750–24–30, 

dated December 5, 2011. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Cessna Aircraft Co., P.O. Box 

7706, Wichita, Kansas 67277; telephone 316– 

517–6215; fax 316–517–5802; email 

citationpubs@cessna.textron.com; Internet 

https://www.cessnasupport.com/ 

newlogin.html. 

(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 4, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22337 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0997; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–043–AD; Amendment 

39–16963; AD 2012–04–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

Correction 

In rule document 2012–4498 

appearing on pages 12989–12991 of the 

issue of Monday, March 5, 2012 make 

the following correction: 


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§ 39.13 [Corrected] 

■ On page 12990, in the second column, 

in paragraph (g), in the last line, ‘‘EASA 

(or its delegated’’ should read ‘‘EASA 

(or its delegated agent).’’ 

[FR Doc. C1–2012–4498 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1408; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–SW–10–AD; Amendment 39– 

17184; AD 2012–18–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model 

SA330F, SA330G, SA330J, AS332C, 

AS332L, AS332L1, and AS332L2 

helicopters to require cleaning, 

inspecting, and lubricating each 

tangential gearbox (gearbox) and 

adjusting, as necessary, the fuel shut-off 

control lever. This AD was prompted by 

the jamming of one of two fuel shut-off 

control levers because of solidified 

grease in the gearbox. A companion 

gearbox had extensive corrosion. In case 

of an emergency, pilots may need to use 

the control levers to shut off fuel going 

into the engine and to shut off the 

helicopter’s electrical power system. 

The jamming of the levers prevents the 

shut off of the engine fuel and prevents 

the parallel-mounted micro switches 

from switching off the electrical power 

system. These actions are intended to 

prevent the jamming of the control 

levers, which could prevent shut-off of 

the engine fuel and electrical power 

system during an emergency shutdown. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 24, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

certain documents as of October 24, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http:// 

www.eurocopter.com/techpub. 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, any 

incorporated-by-reference service 

information, 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: Eric 

Haight, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

eric.haight@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On December 28, 2011, at 76 FR 

81430, the Federal Register published 

our notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM), which proposed to amend 14 

CFR part 39 to include an AD that 

would apply to Eurocopter Model 

SA330F, SA330G, SA330J, AS332C, 

AS332L, AS332L1, and AS332L2 

helicopters. That NPRM proposed to 

require within 50 hours time-in-service 

(TIS) cleaning, inspecting and 

lubricating each gearbox, and adjusting, 

as necessary, the fuel shut-off control 

travel. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Emergency AD 

No. 2007–0082–E, dated March 27, 

2007, to correct an unsafe condition for 

the Eurocopter Model SA330F, SA330G, 

SA330J, AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, 

AS332L1, and AS332L2 helicopters. 

EASA advises that the emergency AD 

was issued following two reports of 

jamming of one of the fuel shut-off 

control levers discovered during 

maintenance. In both cases, this 

jamming originates from solidified 

grease in the gearboxes. EASA also 

found corrosion in a gearbox. Jamming 

of a fuel shut-off control lever 

constitutes an unsafe condition because 

it prevents the shut off of engine fuel 

and prevents the parallel-mounted 

electrical micro switches, normally 

activated by shutting off both of the fuel 

shut-off control levers, from switching 

off the electrical power system during 

an emergency shut down. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we did not receive any comments on the 

NPRM. 

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 helicopters of 

these same type designs and that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD requirements as 

proposed except we are replacing the 

word ‘‘travel’’ in the required actions 

paragraph with the more accurate word 

‘‘lever,’’ and other minor editorial 

changes. These changes are consistent 

with the intent of the proposals in the 

NPRM and will not increase the 

economic burden on any operator nor 

increase the scope of the AD. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

• We use the word ‘‘inspect’’ to 

describe the actions required by a 

mechanic rather than the word ‘‘check.’’ 

• We refer to the compliance time as 

‘‘hours TIS’’ rather than ‘‘flying hours.’’ 

• We use a different compliance time 

for inspecting and lubricating the 

gearboxes. 

• We are not including the military 

model helicopters or Model AS332C1 in 

the applicability because they are not 

type certificated in the United States. 

• We are not requiring measuring the 

operating loads of the fuel shut-off 

controls per paragraph 1.1 of the EASA 

AD (paragraph 2.B.1 of the Eurocopter 

Alert Service Bulletin). 

Related Service Information 

Eurocopter has issued an Alert 

Service Bulletin (ASB), Revision 1, 

dated March 22, 2007, with three 

numbers (Nos. 76.00.04, 76.00.03, and 

76.03). ASB No. 76.03 applies to the 

U.S. type-certificated Model SA330F, 

SA330G, and SA330J and also applies to 

the non-type-certificated military Model 

330 helicopters. ASB No. 76.00.04 

applies the U.S. type-certificated Model 

AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, and 

AS332L2 helicopters and also applies to 

the non-type-certificated AS332C1 and 

military Model 332 helicopters. ASB 

No. 76.00.03 applies to the non-typecertificated military Model 532 

helicopters. EASA classified this service 

information as mandatory and issued 

Emergency AD No. 2007–0082–E, dated 


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