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and outboard midspar fittings of the nacelle 

struts. 

(2) An open hole HFEC inspection for 

cracks in the drag fitting and front spar 

support. 

(3) A surface HFEC inspection for cracks in 

the front spar support. 

(i) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing 707 Alert Service 

Bulletin A3183, Revision 6, dated February 7, 

2014, specifies a compliance time ‘‘after the 

Revision 6 date of this service bulletin,’’ this 

AD requires compliance within the specified 

compliance time after the effective date of 

this AD. 

(2) Where Boeing 707 Alert Service 

Bulletin A3183, Revision 6, dated February 7, 

2014, specifies to contact Boeing for 

appropriate action: Do corrective actions 

before further flight using a method approved 

in accordance with the procedures specified 

in paragraph (k) of this AD. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

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) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office, 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 (l)(1) of this AD. Information may 

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 the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Chandra Ramdoss, Aerospace 

Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM–120L, 

FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), 3960 Paramount Boulevard, 

Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; phone: 562–627– 

5239; fax: 562–627–5210; email: 

chandraduth.ramdoss@faa.gov. 

(2) For 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. 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 

November 5, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26837 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0903; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–043–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

(Previously Eurocopter Deutschland 

GmbH) (Airbus Helicopters) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus 

Helicopters Model EC135P1, EC135P2, 

EC135P2+, EC135T1, EC135T2, and 

EC135T2+ helicopters. This proposed 

AD would require reducing the life limit 

of certain parts and removing each part 

that has reached its life limit. The 

proposed actions are intended to reduce 

the life limits of certain critical parts to 

prevent failure of a part and subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 12, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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 proposed AD, the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, the economic 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: Matt 

Fuller, Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone 

(817) 222–5110; email matthew.fuller@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 

consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, issued EASA AD No. 2013–0178, 

dated August 7, 2013, to correct an 

unsafe condition for the Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH (ECD) (now Airbus 

Helicopters) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, 

EC135P2+, EC135T1, EC135T2, 

EC135T2+, EC635T1, EC635P2+, and 

EC635T2+ helicopters. EASA advises 

that ECD has revised the airworthiness 

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type design as published in the Master 

Servicing Manual (MSM) EC135 Chapter 

04—Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) documents. Revision 14 of the 

MSM contains these new airworthiness 

limitations. EASA states that failure to 

comply with these limitations could 

result in an unsafe condition. For these 

reasons, EASA AD No. 2013–0178 

requires revising the ALS to include the 

new life limits and replacing each part 

that has reached its life limit. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Germany 

and are approved for operation in the 

United States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Germany, the EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in its 

AD. We are proposing this AD because 

we evaluated all known relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information 

The airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance procedures for certain 

parts are contained in the Airworthiness 

Limitations section, Chapter 4, of 

Eurocopter’s MSM EC135, dated 

December 1, 2001. Revision 14 of the 

MSM, dated July 1, 2012, establishes a 

life limit for certain part-numbered 

main rotor blades and reduces the life 

limits for swashplate and mixing lever 

gear unit parts. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require, 

before further flight, revising the ALS of 

the applicable maintenance manual and 

the component history card or 

equivalent record by reducing the life 

limit for various parts and removing 

from service any part that has reached 

its life limit. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

This proposed AD does not apply to 

Airbus Helicopters Model EC635T1, 

P2+, or EC635T2+ helicopters because 

those helicopters are not type 

certificated in the U.S. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 267 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry. 

We estimate that operators may incur 

the following costs in order to comply 

with this AD. Labor costs are estimated 

at $85 per hour. We estimate 2 work 

hours to update the maintenance 

manual for a total cost of $170 for each 

helicopter and $45,390 for the U.S. fleet. 

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, 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 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

(Previously Eurocopter Deutschland 

GmbH): Docket No. FAA–2014–0903; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–SW–043–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model EC135P1, 

EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135T1, EC135T2, 

and EC135T2+ helicopters, certificated in 

any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

failure of a critical part, which could result 

in loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by January 12, 

2015. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Before further flight: 

(1) Revise the life limit of each part listed 

in paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (ii) in the 

Airworthiness Limitations Section of the 

applicable maintenance manual and record 

the revised life limit on the component 

history card or equivalent record as follows: 

(i) For swashplate parts: 

(A) Ring (bearing ring), part number (P/N) 

L623M2001214, reduce the life limit from 

8,300 hours time-in-service (TIS) to 8,000 

hours TIS. 

(B) Ring (control ring), P/N 

L623M2001213, reduce the life limit from 

8,300 hours TIS to 8,000 hours TIS. 

(C) Cardan ring (two-part), P/N 

L623M2005205, reduce the life limit from 

14,400 hours TIS to 12,900 hours TIS. 

(D) Bolt (control ring), P/N L671M7001215, 

reduce the life limit from 14,400 hours TIS 

to 12,900 hours TIS. 

(E) Bolt (sliding sleeve), P/N 

L623M2006206 and P/N L623M2006213, 

reduce the life limit from 14,400 hours TIS 

to 12,900 hours TIS. 

(ii) For mixing lever gear unit parts: 

(A) Forked lever assembly, P/N 

L671M3012102, reduce the life limit from 

9,000 hours TIS to 8,700 hours TIS. 

(B) Hinged support, P/N L671M7003210, 

reduce the life limit from 8,700 hours TIS to 

8,400 hours TIS. 

(C) Bolt, P/N L671M7001220, reduce the 

life limit from 8,700 hours TIS to 8,400 hours 

TIS. 

(2) Remove from service any part listed in 

paragraph (e)(1) of this AD that has reached 

or exceeded its newly revised life limit. 


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(f) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits are limited to a onetime flight to a maintenance facility to 

replace a part that has reached its life limit. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Matt Fuller, 

Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety 

Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, 

Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; 

email matthew.fuller@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 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. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

2013–0178, dated August 7, 2013. You may 

view the EASA AD on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0903. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6300, 2700 Swashplate Ring, Cardan 

Ring, Bolt, Mixing Lever Gear Unit (flight 

controls). 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 28, 

2014. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26836 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Part 1251 

[Document Number NASA–2014–0011] 

RIN 2700–AD85 

Discrimination on the Basis of 

Disability in Federally Assisted 

Programs and Activities 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) is 

proposing to amend its rules 

implementing Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504), 

which prohibits discrimination on the 

basis of disability in programs, services, 

and activities by recipients of Federal 

financial assistance from NASA as well 

as those programs, services, and 

activities conducted by NASA. The 

revisions to this rule are part of NASA’s 

retrospective plan under EO 13563 

completed in August 2011. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 15, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

identified with RIN 2700–AD85 and 

may be sent to NASA via the Federal ERulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Please note that NASA will post all 

comments on the internet with changes, 

including any personal information 

provided. NASA’s full plan can be accessed at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/open/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Cosgrove, (202) 358–0446. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In this rulemaking, NASA is 

proposing to amend its section 504 

regulations to incorporate changes to the 

definition of disability required by the 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

Amendments Act of 2008, include an 

affirmative statement of the 

longstanding requirement for reasonable 

accommodations in programs, services, 

and activities, include a definition of 

direct threat and a provision describing 

the parameters of the existing direct 

threat defense to a claim of 

discrimination, clarify the existing 

obligation to provide auxiliary aids and 

services to qualified individuals with 

disabilities, update the methods of 

communication that recipients may use 

to inform program beneficiaries of their 

obligation to comply with section 504 to 

reflect changes in technology, adopt 

updated accessibility standards 

applicable to the design, construction, 

and alteration of buildings and facilities, 

establish time periods for compliance 

with these updated accessibility 

standards, provide NASA with access to 

recipient data and records to determine 

compliance with section 504, and make 

administrative updates to correct titles. NASA is also proposing to amend its 

regulation to incorporate changes 

required by the Rehabilitation Act 

Amendments of 1992 (1992 

Amendments) by revising current 

sections 1251.2—Employment Practices 

(Federally Assisted Programs) and 

1251.540—Employment (Federally 

Conducted Programs) and instead 

referencing the EEOC’s ADA title I 

regulation. The proposed rule also 

updates outdated terminology and 

references that currently exist in Part 

1251 and changes the word 

‘‘handicapped’’ and similar variations of 

that word that appear throughout Part 

1251, replacing it with ‘‘people first’’ 

language (e.g., ‘‘individuals with 

disabilities’’) consistent with the 1992 

Amendments. 

Section 504 

NASA implements the requirements 

of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973 (section 504), which prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of disability 

in Federally conducted and assisted 

programs or activities, through its 

regulation in Part 1251. NASA’s section 

504 regulation applies to recipients to 

whom the Agency extends Federal 

financial assistance, such as research, 

education and training grants, and 

cooperative agreements, as well as 

programs, services, and activities 

conducted by NASA. NASA’s section 

504 regulation at § 1251.103 prohibits 

denial of the benefits of, exclusion from 

participation in, or other discrimination 

against qualified individuals with 

disabilities in programs or activities 

because a recipient’s facilities are 

inaccessible to or unusable by persons 

with disabilities. Many of the entities 

that receive financial assistance from 

NASA are also covered by Title II of the 

ADA (title II), which prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of disability 

by public entities (i.e., state and local 

governments and their agencies) or Title 

III of the ADA (title III), which prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of disability 

by: (1) Public accommodations (i.e., 

private entities that own, operate, lease, 

or lease to places of public 

accommodation); (2) newly constructed 

and altered commercial facilities; and 

(3) private entities that offer certain 

examinations and courses related to 

educational and occupational 

certification. 

Definition of Disability—ADA 

Amendments Act of 2008 

The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 

(the ADA Amendments Act) was signed 

into law in September 2008 and became 

effective on January 1, 2009. Congress 

enacted the ADA Amendments Act to 

revise the ADA definition of disability 

in order to ensure that this definition is 

broadly construed and applied without 

extensive analysis and to supersede 

Supreme Court decisions that had too 

narrowly interpreted the ADA’s 

definition of a disability. The ADA 

Amendments Act not only amended the 

definition of disability applicable to the 

ADA but also amended the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to conform 

the section 504 definition of disability at 

29 U.S.C. 705(20)(B) to the revised ADA 

definition. In this rulemaking, NASA is 

proposing to amend its section 504 


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