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approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or the DAH with a State 

of Design Authority’s design organization 

approval, as applicable). You are required to 

ensure the product is airworthy before it is 

returned to service. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kathrine Rask, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2180; fax 425–227–1320. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be viewed at the addresses specified in 

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

(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) EMBRAER Service Bulletin 170–36– 

0019, dated August 23, 2011. 

(ii) Subject 20–62–00, ‘‘Requirements for 

EWIS Components Inspections and Checks— 

Maintenance Practices’’ of Chapter 20, 

‘‘Standard Practices-Airframe,’’ of EMBRAER 

170/175/190/195 Standard Wiring Practices 

Manual SWPM–1590, Revision 25, dated 

June 3, 2013. (Page 1 of Subject 20–62–00 is 

dated February 18, 2013; page 2 is dated June 

2, 2011; and page 3/4 is dated October 6, 

2011. The page date shown on the List of 

Effective Pages for page 4 of Subject 20–62– 

00 is March 12, 2009; the correct date for 

page 4 (page ‘‘3/4’’) of this subject is October 

6, 2011.) 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Embraer S.A., Technical 

Publications Section (PC 060), Av. Brigadeiro 

Faria Lima, 2170—Putim—12227–901 Sa ̃o 

Jose dos Campos—SP—BRASIL; telephone 

+55 12 3927–5852 or +55 12 3309–0732; fax 

+55 12 3927–7546; email 

distrib@embraer.com.br; Internet http:// 

www.flyembraer.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 July 14, 

2014. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18674 Filed 8–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0145; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–183–AD; Amendment 

39–17945; AD 2014–16–21] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports that the pintle pins installed on 

a certain number of airplanes may be 

incorrectly protected against corrosion. 

This AD requires replacing certain 

pintle pins on the left- and right-hand 

main landing gear (MLG) with a 

serviceable part. We are issuing this AD 

to detect and correct pintle pins that 

have been incorrectly corrosionprotected, which could cause the pintle 

pins to shear under normal load and 

lead to the collapse of the MLG during 

take-off or landing. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 2, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0145 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 Dassault Falcon Jet, 

P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 

07606; telephone 201–440–6700; 

Internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.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: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM 116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

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 all Dassault Aviation Model 

FALCON 7X airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 25, 2014 (79 FR 16239). The 

NPRM was prompted by reports that the 

pintle pins installed on a certain 

number of airplanes may be incorrectly 

protected against corrosion. The NPRM 

proposed to require replacing certain 

pintle pins on the left- and right-hand 

main landing gear (MLG) with a 

serviceable part. We are issuing this AD 

to detect and correct pintle pins that 

have been incorrectly corrosionprotected, which could cause the pintle 

pins to shear under normal load and 

lead to the collapse of the MLG during 

take-off or landing. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0162, 

dated July 24, 2013 (referred to after this 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

all Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 

7X airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, the manufacturer 

of the landing gears of the Falcon 7X 

aeroplanes, has advised that pintle pins Part 

Number (P/N) 55–2355007–01 being installed 

on a certain number of aeroplanes may be 

incorrectly protected against corrosion. These 

pins are designed to shear in case of 

excessive loads on the main landing gears so 

that structural damage would be contained 

after a landing gear collapse. The cadmiumcoating inside the bore of suspect pins may 

not be compliant to the original thickness 

specifications. Inspection of a few removed 

parts in service revealed that traces of limited 

corrosion can be found on an unstressed area 

of the pins. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty identified 

a list of potentially affected pintle pins and 

subsequently, Dassault Aviation identified on 

which aeroplanes those pintle pins were 

installed. 

This condition, if not corrected, may lead 

to corrosion of the pins and ultimately cause 

them to shear under normal load. This could 

result in landing gear collapse during take-off 

or landing. 

To address this condition, Dassault 

Aviation, with the support of MessierBugatti-Dowty, developed Service Bulletin 

(SB) F7X–182 to provide instructions for 

removal of potentially affected pintle pins 

and replacement with serviceable parts. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires replacement of pintle 

pins on affected airplanes. This [EASA] AD 

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also prohibits installation of a potentially 

affected part on an aeroplane. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0145- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 16239, March 25, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

‘‘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. 

The MCAI or referenced service 

information in an FAA AD often directs 

the owner/operator to contact the 

manufacturer for corrective actions, 

such as a repair. Briefly, the Airworthy 

Product paragraph allowed owners/

operators to use corrective actions 

provided by the manufacturer if those 

actions were FAA-approved. In 

addition, the paragraph stated that any 

actions approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent) are 

considered to be FAA-approved. 

In the NPRM (79 FR 16239, March 25, 

2014), we proposed to prevent the use 

of repairs that were not specifically 

developed to correct the unsafe 

condition, by requiring that the repair 

approval provided by the State of 

Design Authority or its delegated agent 

specifically refer to this FAA AD. This 

change was intended to clarify the 

method of compliance and to provide 

operators with better visibility of repairs 

that are specifically developed and 

approved to correct the unsafe 

condition. In addition, we proposed to 

change the phrase ‘‘its delegated agent’’ 

to include a design approval holder 

(DAH) with State of Design Authority 

design organization approval (DOA), as 

applicable, to refer to a DAH authorized 

to approve required repairs for the 

proposed AD. 

No comments were provided to the 

NPRM (79 FR 16239, March 25, 2014) 

about these proposed changes. However, 

a comment was provided for an NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013). The commenter stated the 

following: ‘‘The proposed wording, 

being specific to repairs, eliminates the 

interpretation that Airbus messages are 

acceptable for approving minor 

deviations (corrective actions) needed 

during accomplishment of an AD 

mandated Airbus service bulletin.’’ 

This comment has made the FAA 

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 AD-mandated 

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, the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA), or Dassault 

Aviation’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). 

The Contacting the Manufacturer 

paragraph also clarifies that, if approved 

by the DOA, the approval must include 

the DOA-authorized signature. The DOA 

signature indicates that the data and 

information contained in the document 

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

information provided by the 

manufacturer that do not contain the 

DOA-authorized signature approval are 

not EASA-approved, unless EASA 

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. 

Other commenters to the NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013) pointed out that in many cases the 

foreign manufacturer’s service bulletin 

and the foreign authority’s MCAI might 

have been issued some time before the 

FAA AD. Therefore, the DOA might 

have provided U.S. operators with an 

approved repair, developed with full 

awareness of the unsafe condition, 

before the FAA AD is issued. Under 

these circumstances, to comply with the 

FAA AD, the operator would be 

required to go back to the 

manufacturer’s DOA and obtain a new 

approval document, adding time and 

expense to the compliance process with 

no safety benefit. 

Based on these comments, we 

removed the requirement that the DAHprovided repair specifically refer to this 

AD. Before adopting such a 

requirement, the FAA will coordinate 

with affected DAHs and verify they are 

prepared to implement means to ensure 

that their repair approvals consider the 

unsafe condition addressed in this AD. 

Any such requirements will be adopted 

through the normal AD rulemaking 

process, including notice-and-comment 

procedures, when appropriate. 

We also have decided not to include 

a generic reference to either the 

‘‘delegated agent’’ or ‘‘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 throughout this 

AD. 

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 

16239, March 25, 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 16239, 

March 25, 2014). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

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Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 42 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it will take 

about 20 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this AD. The average labor rate is $85 

per work-hour. Required parts will cost 

about $17,000 per product. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD on U.S. operators to be 

$785,400, or $18,700 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 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-2014-0145; 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: 

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): 

2014–16–21 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–17945. Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0145; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–183–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective October 2, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 32, Main Landing Gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports that the 

pintle pins installed on a certain number of 

airplanes may be incorrectly protected 

against corrosion. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct pintle pins that have been 

incorrectly corrosion-protected, which could 

cause the pintle pins to shear under normal 

load and lead to the collapse of the MLG 

during take-off or landing. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement 

For airplanes having serial numbers 4 

through 6 inclusive; 9, 12, 19, 21 through 25 

inclusive; 29, 32, 33, 37, 39 through 42 

inclusive; 45, 49 through 53 inclusive; 55, 56, 

62, 63, 65, 67 through 69 inclusive; and 81, 

82, 84, and 120: Within 2 months after the 

effective date of this AD, replace the pintle 

pins having part number (P/N) 55–2355007– 

01 on the left- and right-hand MLG with a 

serviceable part, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Dassault 

Aviation Service Bulletin 7X–182, Revision 

4, also referred to as 182–R4, dated July 18, 

2013. 

(h) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install a pintle pin having P/N 

55–2355007–01, with the following serial 

numbers, on any airplane: EXC–0001, EXC– 

0003, EXC–0008, EXC–0009, EXC–0010, 

EXC–0015, EXC–0017, EXC–0018, EXC– 

0019, EXC–0020, EXC–0022, EXC–0023, 

EXC–0024, EXC–0025, EXC–0026, EXC– 

0027, EXC–0029, EXC–0030, EXC–0031, 

EXC–0033, EXC–0037, EXC–0038, EXC– 

0040, EXC–0041, EXC–0043, EXC–0044, 

EXC–0045, EXC–0046, EXC–0047, EXC– 

0050, EXC–0051, EXC–0052, EXC–0053, 

EXC–0054, EXC–0057, EXC–0059, EXC– 

0060, EXC–0061, EXC–0062, EXC–0063, 

EXC–0064, EXC–0065, EXC–0067, EXC– 

0069, EXC–0072, EXC–0074, EXC–0075, 

EXC–0076, EXC–0077, EXC–0078, EXC– 

0084, EXC–0091, EXC–0092, EXC–0093, 

EXC–0096, EXC–0098, EXC–0099, EXC– 

0101, EXC–0102, EXC–0103, EXC–0106, 

EXC–0107, EXC–0108, EXC–0109, EXC– 

0110, EXC–0111, EXC–0114, EXC–0115, 

EXC–0117, EXC–0119, EXC–0120, EXC– 

0121, EXC–0122, EXC–0123, EXC–0124, 

EXC–0125, EXC–0126, EXC–0127, EXC– 

0128, EXC–0129, EXC–0130, EXC–0131, 

EXC–0132, EXC–0133, EXC–0134, EXC– 

0135, EXC–0136, EXC–0137, EXC–0138, 

EXC–0139, EXC–0143, EXC–0144, EXC– 

0147, EXC–0148, EXC–0149, EXC–0150, 

EXC–0152, EXC–0153, EXC–0154, EXC– 

0155, EXC–0158, EXC–0162, EXC–0163, 

EXC–0164, EXC–0167, EXC–0168, EXC– 

0170, EXC–0172, EXC–0173, EXC–0175, 

EXC–0177, EXC–0178, EXC–0183, EXC– 

0184, EXC–0190, EXC–0192, EXC–0193, 

EXC–0194, EXC–0197, or EXC–0198. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using the following service 

information. This service information is not 

incorporated by reference in this AD. 

(1) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, also referred to as 182, dated December 

17, 2010. 

(2) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 1, also referred to as 182–R1, 

dated December 7, 2011. 

(3) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 2, also referred to as 182–R2, 

dated June 1, 2012. 

(4) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 3, also referred to as 182–R3, 

dated February 26, 2013. 

(j) 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 

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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 Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1137; 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) 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, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0162, dated 

July 24, 2013, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0145-0002. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

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

(l) 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) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 4, also referred to as 182–R4, 

dated July 18, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.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 August 

4, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19547 Filed 8–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1026; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–173–AD; Amendment 

39–17942; AD 2014–16–18] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Model 

BAe 146 series airplanes and Model 

Avro 146–RJ series airplanes. This AD 

was prompted by reports of cracking of 

the main fitting of the nose landing gear 

(NLG). This AD requires revising the 

maintenance program by incorporating a 

new safe-life limitation for the NLG 

main fitting. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent collapse of the NLG, which 

could lead to degradation of direction 

control on the ground or an uncommanded turn to the left, and a 

consequent loss of control of the 

airplane on the ground, possibly 

resulting in damage to the airplane and 

injury to occupants. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 2, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of October 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-1026; 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 BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited, Customer 

Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 

2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone +44 1292 675207; fax +44 

1292 675704; email RApublications@

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1175; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

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 all BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Model BAe 146 series airplanes 

and Model Avro 146–RJ series airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on December 11, 2013 (78 FR 

75289). The NPRM was prompted by 

reports of cracking of the main fitting of 

the nose landing gear (NLG). The NPRM 

proposed to require revising the 

maintenance program by incorporating a 

new safe-life limitation for the NLG 

main fitting. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent collapse of the NLG, which 

could lead to degradation of direction 

control on the ground or an uncommanded turn to the left, and a 

consequent loss of control of the 

airplane on the ground, possibly 

resulting in damage to the airplane and 

injury to occupants. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0191R1, 

dated November 6, 2012 (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: 

Several occurrences of the aeroplane’s 

Nose Landing Gear (NLG) Main Fitting 

cracking have been reported. Subsequently in 

different cases, NLG Main Fitting crack lead 

to collapsed NLG, locked NLG steering and 

an aeroplane’s un-commanded steering to the 

left. 

Cracks in the NLG Bell Housing are not 

detectable with the NLG fitted to the 

aeroplane and are difficult to detect during 

overhaul without substantial disassembly of 

the gear. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to degradation of directional control on the 

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