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(h) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Besian Luga, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–238– 

7750; fax: 781–238–7199; email: 

besian.luga@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI Transport Canada AD 

CF–2015–23, dated July 23, 2015, for more 

information. 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–2015–3732. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-3732-0002. 

(i) 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) Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) Service 

Bulletin (S.B.) No. PT6A–72–14389, Revision 

No. 4, dated February 3, 2016 (P&WC S.B. 

No. 14389R4). 

(ii) P&WC S.B. No. PT6A–72–13473, 

Revision No. 1, dated May 26, 2015 (P&WC 

S.B. No. 13473R1). 

(3) For P&WC service information 

identified in this AD, contact Pratt & Whitney 

Corp., 1000 Marie-Victorin, Longueuil, 

Quebec, Canada, J4G 1A1; phone: 800–268– 

8000; fax: 450–647–2888; Internet: 

www.pwc.ca. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(5) You may view this service information 

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 Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

March 2, 2016. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06124 Filed 3–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–5318; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–035–AD; Amendment 

39–18437; AD 2016–06–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Quest 

Aircraft Design, LLC Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Quest Aircraft Design, LLC Model 

KODIAK 100 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a report of limited control 

yoke movement of the elevator control 

system due to cushion edging jammed 

in the elevator control anti-rotation 

guide slot. This AD requires repetitively 

inspecting the elevator control system 

cushion edging for proper condition; 

replacing the cushion edging; and at a 

specified time terminating the repetitive 

inspections by installing wear pads on 

the elevator bearing assemblies. We are 

issuing this AD to correct the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 22, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of April 22, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Quest 

Aircraft Design, LLC, 1200 Turbine 

Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864; 

telephone: (208) 263–1111; toll free: 

(866) 263–1112; email: 

CustomerService@QuestAircraft.com; 

Internet: www.questaircraft.com. You 

may review copies of the 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. It is also available on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for Docket No. FAA–2015– 

5318. 

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–2015– 

5318; 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 address for the 

Docket Office (telephone: 800–647– 

5527) is Document 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 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Herron, Aerospace Engineer, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057; phone: (425) 917– 

6469; fax: (425) 917–6591; email: 

david.herron@faa.gov. 

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 certain Quest Aircraft Design, 

LLC Model KODIAK 100 airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on November 5, 2015 (80 FR 

68477). The NPRM was prompted by a 

report of limited control yoke movement 

of the elevator control system due to 

cushion edging jammed in the elevator 

control anti-rotation guide slot. The 

NPRM proposed to require repetitively 

inspecting the elevator control system 

cushion edging for proper condition; 

replacing the cushion edging; and at a 

specified time terminating the repetitive 

inspections by installing wear pads on 

the elevator bearing assemblies. We are 

issuing this AD to correct the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM (80 FR 68477, 

November 5, 2015) and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Include Revised Service 

Bulletin 

Quest Aircraft Design revised one of 

the related service bulletins and 

requested that Quest Aircraft Company 

KODIAK 100 Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB14–07, Revision 01, dated 

November 23, 2015, be incorporated 

into the final rule AD action. 

We agree. We revised this AD as 

requested. 

Request To Reference Only the Field 

Service Instructions 

Quest Aircraft Design stated that the 

instructions for doing the actions 

required in the AD are actually 

contained in the Field Service 

Instructions (FSIs) issued by Quest 


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Aircraft and that there is no need to 

include reference to the related service 

bulletins since they are basically cover 

letters that point to the FSIs for the 

instructions. The commenter requested 

to have the related service bulletins 

removed from the AD to make the AD 

clearer to the reader and to eliminate 

any confusion. 

We agree that the FSIs contain the 

instructions for completing the actions 

required in this AD; however, the 

service bulletins contain additional 

pertinent information, such as company 

contact information and FAA approval 

status that is not included in the 

associated FSI. 

We do not agree that the service 

bulletins should be removed from the 

AD. We did not revise this AD as 

requested. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, 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 (80 FR 

68477, November 5, 2015) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 68477, 

November 5, 2015). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Related Service Information Under 

1 CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Quest Aircraft Company 

KODIAK 100 Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB14–07, Revision 01, dated 

November 23, 2015; Quest Aircraft 

KODIAK Mandatory Service Bulletin 

SB14–07, dated August 26, 2014; Quest 

Aircraft Company Field Service 

Instruction, Elevator Control System— 

Cushion Edging Inspection, Report No. 

FSI–105, Revision 00, not dated; Quest 

Aircraft KODIAK 100 Recommended 

Service Bulletin SB15–01, dated March 

26, 2015; and Quest Aircraft Field 

Service Instruction, Yoke Anti-Rotation 

Guide Wear Pad Upgrade, Report No. 

FSI–108, Revision 00, not dated. The 

service information describes 

procedures for repetitively inspecting 

the cushion edging installed on the 

elevator control anti-rotation guide for 

proper condition, wear, and security, 

and replacing if necessary; and 

removing the cushion edging and 

installing wear pads on the pilot and copilot arms of the elevator bearing 

assemblies as a terminating action to the 

repetitive inspections of the cushion 

edging. This service information 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 60 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. operators 

Inspect the cushion edging on each 

side of the elevator control anti-rotation guide slot.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$42.50 per inspection.

Not applicable ..... $42.50 per inspection.$2,550 per inspection. 

Required terminating action for repetitive inspections—replace cushion 

edging with wear pads.

3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 $200 .................... $455 .................... $27,300. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that will be 

required based on the results of the 

inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need this replacement: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replace cushion edging ................. 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ......................................................... $20 $105 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 

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 

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), 


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(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): 

2016–06–06 Quest Aircraft Design, LLC: 

Amendment 39–18437; Docket No. 

FAA–2015–5318; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–035–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective April 22, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Quest Aircraft Design, 

LLC Model KODIAK 100 airplanes, all serial 

numbers 100–0001 through 100–0149, that 

are certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 2730; Elevator Control System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

limited control yoke movement due to 

cushion edging jammed in the elevator 

control anti-rotation guide slot. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

elevator control system, which could result 

in loss of control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspect Cushion Edging 

Before further flight April 22, 2016 (after 

the effective date of this AD) and repetitively 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 50 hours 

time-in-service until the terminating action 

specified in paragraph (i) of this AD is done, 

inspect the cushion edging, part number (P/ 

N) M22529/2–3R–25, located on each side of 

the elevator control anti-rotation guide slot, 

P/N 100–619–0008, for the pilot and co-pilot 

control yoke assemblies, following section 

5.1 Cushion Edging Inspection of Quest 

Aircraft Company Field Service Instruction, 

Elevator Control System—Cushion Edging 

Inspection, Report No. FSI–105, Revision 00, 

not dated, as specified in Quest Aircraft 

KODIAK Mandatory Service Bulletin SB14– 

07, dated August 26, 2014; and Quest Aircraft 

Company KODIAK 100 Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB14–07, Revision 01, dated 

November 23, 2015. 

(h) Replace Cushion Edging 

If damage or wear is found during any 

inspection required in paragraph (g) of this 

AD, before further flight, replace the cushion 

edging following section 5.3 of Quest Aircraft 

Company Field Service Instruction, Elevator 

Control System—Cushion Edging Inspection, 

Report No. FSI–105, Revision 00, not dated, 

as specified in Quest Aircraft KODIAK 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB14–07, dated 

August 26, 2014; and Quest Aircraft 

Company KODIAK 100 Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB14–07, Revision 01, dated 

November 23, 2015. 

(i) Install Wear Pads (Terminating Action for 

the Repetitive Inspections) 

Within 1 year after April 22, 2016 (the 

effective date of this AD), remove the cushion 

edging, P/N M22529/2–3R–25, installed on 

the elevator control anti-rotation guide, and 

install wear pads, P/N 100–619–0037, on the 

elevator bearing assembly link arm following 

section 5. Instructions, including all 

subsections, of Quest Aircraft Field Service 

Instruction, Yoke Anti-Rotation Guide Wear 

Pad Upgrade, Report No. FSI–108, Revision 

00, not dated, as specified in Quest Aircraft 

KODIAK 100 Recommended Service Bulletin 

SB15–01, dated March 26, 2015. Installing all 

four wear pads on the pilot and co-pilot arms 

of the elevator bearing assemblies terminates 

the repetitive inspections required in 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle 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 

paragraph (k) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-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. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact David Herron, Aerospace Engineer, 

Seattle ACO, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057; phone: (425) 

917–6469; fax: (425) 917–6591; email: 

david.herron@faa.gov. 

(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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Quest Aircraft Company KODIAK 100 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB14–07, 

Revision 01, dated November 23, 2015. 

(ii) Quest Aircraft KODIAK Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB14–07, dated August 26, 

2014. 

(iii) Quest Aircraft Company Field Service 

Instruction, Elevator Control System— 

Cushion Edging Inspection, Report No. FSI– 

105, Revision 00, not dated. 

(iv) Quest Aircraft KODIAK 100 

Recommended Service Bulletin SB15–01, 

dated March 26, 2015. 

(v) Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction, 

Yoke Anti-Rotation Guide Wear Pad 

Upgrade, Report No. FSI–108, Revision 00, 

not dated. 

(3) For Quest Aircraft Design, LLC service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Quest Aircraft Design, LLC, 1200 Turbine 

Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864; telephone: 

(208) 263–1111; toll free: (866) 263–1112; 

email: CustomerService@QuestAircraft.com; 

Internet: www.questaircraft.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at 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. In 

addition, you can access this service 

information on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2015–5318. 

(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 Kansas City, Missouri, on March 

10, 2016. 

Pat Mullen, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–05898 Filed 3–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–4227; Directorate 

Identifier 2016–NM–025–AD; Amendment 

39–18439; AD 2016–06–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 


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