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responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the 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) 

2012–02–18, Amendment 39–16941 (77 

FR 12175, February 29, 2012), and 

adding the following new AD: 

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2018– 

1010; Product Identifier 2018–NM–148– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

AD action by February 11, 2019. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD removes AD 2012–02–18, 

Amendment 39–16941 (77 FR 12175, 

February 29, 2012). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model MYSTERE-FALCON 50 airplanes, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3226. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

December 7, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27430 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–1009; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–147–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to remove 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007–22– 

05 and AD 2013–13–13 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the affected ADs’’), which apply 

to Airbus SAS Model A300–600 and 

A310 series airplanes. The affected ADs 

require certain actions to address 

various unsafe conditions. The affected 

ADs are no longer necessary because we 

have since issued other ADs that 

address these unsafe conditions. 

Accordingly, we propose to remove the 

affected ADs. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 11, 2019. 

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. 

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–2018– 

1009; or in person at Docket Operations 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this proposal, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations (phone: 800–647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3225. 

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– 

2018–1009; Product Identifier 2018– 

NM–147–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 

Since we issued the affected ADs, we 

have issued other ADs to address the 

various unsafe conditions. Therefore the 

affected ADs are no longer necessary. 


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FAA’s Conclusions 

We have determined that the affected 

ADs are no longer necessary. 

Accordingly, this proposed AD would 

remove the affected ADs. Removal of the 

affected ADs would not preclude the 

FAA from issuing other related actions 

or commit the FAA to any course of 

action in the future. 

Costs of Compliance 

This proposed AD would add no cost. 

This proposed AD would remove the 

affected ADs from 14 CFR part 39; 

therefore, operators would no longer be 

required to show compliance with the 

affected ADs. 

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. 

This proposed AD is issued in 

accordance with authority delegated by 

the Executive Director, Aircraft 

Certification Service, as authorized by 

FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance 

with that order, issuance of ADs is 

normally a function of the Compliance 

and Airworthiness Division, but during 

this transition period, the Executive 

Director has delegated the authority to 

issue ADs applicable to transport 

category airplanes and associated 

appliances to the Director of the System 

Oversight Division. 

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 AD 2007–22–05, Amendment 

39–15241 (72 FR 60236, October 24, 

2007) and AD 2013–13–13, Amendment 

39–17501 (79 FR 48957, August 19, 

2014); and adding the following new 

AD: 

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2018–1009; 

Product Identifier 2018–NM–147–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by February 

11, 2019. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD removes AD 2007–22–05, 

Amendment 39–15241 (72 FR 60236, October 

24, 2007) and AD 2013–13–13, Amendment 

39–17501 (79 FR 48957, August 19, 2014) 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model A300–600 and 

A310 series airplanes. 

(d) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3225. 


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Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

December 7, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27428 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–1063; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–160–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus SAS Model A330–223, A330– 

223F, A330–321, A330–322, and A330– 

323 airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report of fatigue cracking 

in the latch beam gussets on a certain 

thrust reverser (T/R). This proposed AD 

would require a one-time special 

detailed inspection of certain latch 

beam gussets of certain T/Rs for cracks, 

and modifying the latch beam gussets of 

the T/Rs, if necessary. We are proposing 

this AD to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 11, 2019. 

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 the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) material described in the ‘‘Related 

IBR material under 1 CFR part 51’’ 

section in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 

contact European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 

3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone 

+49 221 89990 1000; email ADs@

easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

IBR material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may 

view this IBR material at the FAA, 

Transport Standards Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket on 

the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

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–2018– 

1063; or in person at Docket Operations 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3229. 

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– 

2018–1063; Product Identifier 2018– 

NM–160–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM based 

on 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 NPRM. 

Discussion 

The EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, has issued EASA AD 

2018–0227, dated October 22, 2018 

(‘‘EASA AD 2018–0227’’) (also referred 

to as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Airbus SAS Model A330–223, 

A330–223F, A330–321, A330–322, 

A330–323 airplanes. The MCAI states: 

A report was received of an in-service 

occurrence where an operator found a crack 

in the latch beam gussets of an affected TR 

[thrust reverser], between the forward (L2) 

and middle (L3) latches, adjacent to the aft 

cascade frame attachment bracket in the 6 

o’clock beam. Subsequent investigation 

revealed that the crack surface of the latch 

beam gusset showed indication of high 

fatigue cycle, leading to development of a 

design modification, reinforcing the latch 

beam gussets. This was introduced through 

Airbus production mod 48539 (improvement 

of 6 o’clock latch beam) and Airbus issued 

the modification SB [Airbus Service Bulletin 

A330–78–3014, dated May 9, 2001] as a 

recommendation for in-service aeroplanes. 

Since these measures were introduced, a new 

case was reported of finding a crack beyond 

prediction at the latch beam gusset of an 

affected TR, on which the recommended 

modification SB had not been accomplished. 

This condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could lead to crack propagation until part 

failure and potentially departure of TR 

cascade during TR operation, which could 

create runway hazards for other aeroplanes 

[which could result in damage to the airplane 

and hazards to persons or property on the 

ground]. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Airbus issued the inspection SB [Airbus 

Service Bulletin A330–78–3024, dated June 

28, 2018] to provide instructions for special 

detailed inspection (SDI) of the latch beam 

gussets. 

For the reasons described above, this [EASA] 

AD requires a one-time SDI of the latch beam 

gussets between the forward and middle 

latches of the affected TR [for cracks] and, 

depending on findings, replacement with 

improved (reinforced, modified) TR latch 

beam gussets. 

Related IBR Material Under 1 CFR Part 

51 

EASA AD 2018–0227 describes 

procedures for a one-time special 

detailed inspection of the latch beam 

gussets between the forward and middle 

latches of the affected T/R for cracks 

and modifying the latch beam gussets. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section and it is 

publicly available through the EASA 

website. 

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 


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