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Parts Installation 

(d) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install on any airplane, engine 

fire extinguisher bottle part number (P/N) 

33600057–1 or P/N 33600057–5, serial 

number (S/N) 26916D1 through 42300D1 

inclusive; and APU fire extinguisher bottles 

P/N 30100050–1 or P/N 30100050–5, S/N 

30209A1 through S/N 38950A1, inclusive; 

unless color-coded stickers are installed in 

accordance with paragraph (c) of this AD. 

Actions Accomplished Per Previous Issues of 

the Service Bulletin 

(e) Actions accomplished prior to the 

effective date of this AD in accordance with 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–26–0010, 

dated June 25, 2001; Change 01, dated 

January 3, 2002; or Change 02, dated June 5, 

2002; are considered acceptable for 

compliance with the corresponding actions 

specified in this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(f) In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, the 

Manager, International Branch, ANM–116, 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, is 

authorized to approve alternative methods of 

compliance for this AD. 

Incorporation by Reference 

(g) Unless otherwise specified in this AD, 

the actions shall be done in accordance with 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–26–0009, 

dated January 26, 2001, or EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin 145–26–0009, Change 01, dated June 

25, 2001; and EMBRAER Service Bulletin 

145–26–0010, Change 03, dated August 28, 

2002; as applicable. 

(1) The incorporation by reference of 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–26–0009, 

Change 01, dated June 25, 2001; and 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–26–0010, 

Change 03, dated August 28, 2002; is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 

and 1 CFR part 51. EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin 145–26–0010, Change 03, dated 

August 28, 2002, contains the following 

effective pages:

Page number Change level shown on page Date shown on page 

1–3, 8 ................................................................. 03 ...................................................................... August 28, 2002. 

4–7, 9–24, 39–41 .............................................. Original ............................................................. June 25, 2001. 

25–38 ................................................................. 01 ...................................................................... January 3, 2002. 

(2) The incorporation by reference of 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–26–0009, 

dated January 26, 2001, was approved 

previously by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of June 8, 2001 (66 FR 28646, May 

24, 2001). 

(3) Copies may be obtained from Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER), 

P.O. Box 343—CEP 12.225, Sao Jose dos 

Campos—SP, Brazil. Copies may be 

inspected at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington; or 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/

code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html.

Note 2: The subject of this AD is addressed 

in Brazilian airworthiness directive 2001–09–

01R1, dated June 26, 2002.

Effective Date 

(h) This amendment becomes effective on 

January 3, 2005.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 10, 2004. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–25788 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA–2004–18809; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–NM–91–AD; Amendment 39–

13873; AD 2004–23–18] 

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 

series airplanes. This AD requires 

revising the airplane flight manual 

(AFM) to prohibit operators from 

performing CAT 2 or CAT 3 automatic 

landings or roll-outs at certain airports. 

This AD also provides for an optional 

terminating action for the AFM revision. 

This AD is prompted by data showing 

that the magnetic variation table 

installed in the Honeywell inertial 

reference system (IRS) is obsolete at 

certain airports. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent the airplane from departing 

the runway during a CAT 2 or CAT 3 

automatic landing or roll-out, due to 

magnetic and IRS deviations.

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

January 3, 2005. 

The incorporation by reference of a 

certain publication listed in the AD is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus, 1 

Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 

Blagnac Cedex, France. 

You can examine this 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/

code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html.

You can examine the contents of this 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov, or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street 

SW., Room PL–401, on the plaza level 

of the Nassif Building, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical information: Tim Dulin, 

Aerospace Engineer, International 

Branch, ANM–116, FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–2141; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

Plain language information: Marcia 

Walters, marcia.walters@faa.gov.

Examining the Docket 

The AD docket contains the proposed 

AD, comments, and any final 

disposition. You can examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov, or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Management Facility office 

(telephone (800) 647–5227) is located on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building at 

the DOT street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 with 

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an AD for certain Airbus Model A319, 

A320, and A321 series airplanes. The 

proposed AD was published in the 

Federal Register on August 10, 2004 (69 

FR 48426), to require revising the 

airplane flight manual (AFM) to prohibit 

operators from performing CAT 2 or 

CAT 3 automatic landings or roll-outs at 

certain airports. The proposed AD also 

provided for an optional terminating 

action for the AFM revision. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the comments that have 

been submitted on the proposed AD. 

The commenters support the proposed 

AD. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data, including the comments 

that have been submitted, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

This AD will affect about 242 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The AFM 

revision will take about 1 work hour per 

airplane, at an average labor rate of $65 

per work hour. Based on these figures, 

the estimated cost of the required AFM 

revision for U.S. operators is $15,730, or 

$65 per airplane. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have 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 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 

(3) 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 a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD. See the ADDRESSES section for 

a location to examine the regulatory 

evaluation.

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:

2004–23–18 Airbus: Amendment 39–13873. 

Docket No. FAA–2004–18809; 

Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–91–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective January 3, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model A319, A320, 

and A321 series airplanes; certificated in any 

category; equipped with a Honeywell air data 

inertial reference unit (ADIRU) having any 

part number (P/N) listed in Table 1 of this 

AD; on which Airbus Modification 30652, 

30941, or 30942 has not been done.

TABLE 1.—HONEYWELL ADIRU P/N 

HG1150AC05. 

HG1150AC06. 

HG2030AC05. 

HG2030AC06. 

HG2030AC08. 

HG2030AC09. 

HG2030AD09. 

(d) This AD was prompted by data showing 

that the magnetic variation table installed in 

the Honeywell inertial reference system (IRS) 

is obsolete at certain airports. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent the airplane from 

departing the runway during a CAT 2 or CAT 

3 automatic landing or roll-out, due to 

magnetic and IRS deviations. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Revision 

(f) Within 14 days after the effective date 

of this AD: Revise the Limitations Section of 

the Airbus A318/319/320/321 AFM to 

prohibit operators from performing CAT 2 or 

CAT 3 automatic landings or roll-outs at 

certain airports by incorporating Airbus 

Temporary Revision (TR) 2.05.00/52, dated 

June 13, 2003, into the AFM, and operate the 

airplane in accordance with those 

limitations. 

(g) When the information in Airbus TR 

2.05.00/52, dated June 13, 2003, has been 

incorporated into the general revisions of the 

AFM, the general revisions may be inserted 

into the AFM, and the TR may be removed 

from the AFM.

Optional Terminating Action 

(h) Replacement of Honeywell ADIRUs 

having a P/N listed in Table 1 of this AD with 

new ADIRUs having new P/Ns, by doing all 

the actions using the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320–

34–1231, Revision 02, dated October 10, 2002 

(for Model A320 series airplanes); A320–34–

1240, Revision 01, dated October 10, 2001 

(for Model A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes); or A320–34–1249, dated June 25, 

2001 (for Model A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes); as applicable; terminates the AFM 

revision required by paragraph (f) of this AD. 

Following accomplishment of the 

replacement, the TR may be removed from 

the AFM. 

(i) Prior to or concurrently with 

accomplishment of the optional terminating 

action in paragraph (h) of this AD: Do the 

replacements using Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–34–1084, dated September 15, 1994 

(for Model A320 series airplanes); A320–34–

1129, Revision 01, dated July 22, 1997 (for 

Model A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes); or A320–34–1136, dated June 5, 

1997 (for Model A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes); as applicable. 

(j) Prior to or concurrently with 

accomplishment of Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–34–1084: Do the modification of 

certain ADIRU equipment using Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–34–1010, dated 

September 6, 1989 (for Model A320 series 

airplanes). 

(k) Honeywell Service Bulletins 

HG1150AC–34–0007, Revision 001, dated 

September 18, 2001; HG2030AC–34–0009, 

Revision 1, dated October 1, 2002; and 

HG2030AD–34–0007, Revision 1, dated June 

4, 2001; are referenced in the Airbus service 

bulletins specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD as additional sources of service 

information for accomplishment of the 

replacement of the ADIRUs. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(l) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(m) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

French airworthiness directive 2003–270(B), 

dated July 23, 2003. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(n) You must use Airbus Temporary 

Revision 2.05.00/52, dated June 13, 2003, to 

the Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Airplane 

Flight Manual, to perform the actions that are 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

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otherwise. (Only the first page of the 

temporary revision contains the document 

date; no other page of that document contains 

this information.) The Director of the Federal 

Register approves the incorporation by 

reference of this document in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. For 

copies of the service information, contact 

Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA), call (202) 

741–6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html. You may view the AD 

docket at the Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street SW., Room PL–401, Nassif 

Building, Washington, DC.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 10, 2004. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–25787 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 2000–NM–171–AD; Amendment 

39–13876; AD 2004–23–21] 

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell 

Douglas Model DC–9–81 (MD–81), DC–

9–82 (MD–82), DC–9–83 (MD–83), and 

DC–9–87 (MD–87) Airplanes; and 

Model MD–88 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a 

new airworthiness directive (AD), 

applicable to certain McDonnell 

Douglas Model DC–9–81 (MD–81), DC–

9–82 (MD–82), DC–9–83 (MD–83), and 

DC–9–87 (MD–87) airplanes; and Model 

MD–88 airplanes. This amendment 

requires a general visual inspection for 

chafing of the power feeder cables of the 

auxiliary power unit (APU), and repair 

if necessary. This amendment also 

requires replacement of a support 

bracket located on the left side of the 

lower cargo compartment with a new 

‘‘U’’ shaped bracket. This action is 

necessary to prevent chafing of the 

power feeder cables of the APU, which 

could result in electrical arcing to 

adjacent structure and consequent fire 

in the airplane. This action is intended 

to address the identified unsafe 

condition.

DATES: Effective January 3, 2005. 

The incorporation by reference of a 

certain publication listed in the 

regulations is approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register as of January 3, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: The service information 

referenced in this AD may be obtained 

from Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Long Beach Division, 3855 Lakewood 

Boulevard, Long Beach, California 

90846, Attention: Data and Service 

Management, Dept. C1–L5A (D800–

0024). This information may be 

examined at the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Rules Docket, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington; or at the FAA, Los Angeles 

Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 

Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, 

California; or 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/

code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elvin Wheeler, Aerospace Engineer; 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–

130L, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office, 3960 Paramount 

Boulevard, Lakewood, California 

90712–4137; telephone (562) 627–5344; 

fax (562) 627–5210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to 

include an airworthiness directive (AD) 

that is applicable to certain McDonnell 

Douglas Model DC–9–81 (MD–81), DC–

9–82 (MD–82), DC–9–83 (MD–83), and 

DC–9–87 (MD–87) airplanes; and Model 

MD–88 airplanes; was published in the 

Federal Register on June 18, 2003 (68 

FR 36523). That action proposed to 

require a general visual inspection for 

chafing of the power feeder cables of the 

auxiliary power unit (APU), and repair 

if necessary. That action also proposed 

to require replacement of a support 

bracket located on the left side of the 

lower cargo compartment with a new 

‘‘U’’ shaped bracket. 

Comments 

Interested persons have been afforded 

an opportunity to participate in the 

making of this amendment. Due 

consideration has been given to the 

comments received. 

Support for Proposed Rule 

One commenter supports the 

proposed rule. 

Request to Allow Alternative Method of 

Compliance (AMOC) Granted 

Previously 

The other commenter requests that an 

AMOC previously granted for AD 94–

09–02, amendment 39–8890 (59 FR 

18720, April 20, 1994), be allowed to 

satisfy the requirements of the proposed 

rule. The commenter notes that AD 94–

09–02 was previously issued to address 

a similar unsafe condition in the same 

area of the airplane, and that McDonnell 

Douglas MD–80 Service Bulletin 24–105 

was approved as an AMOC for that AD. 

The commenter states that some of its 

airplanes had doublers previously 

installed to support the seat track in the 

modification area per that AMOC. The 

bracket identified in Revision 02 of 

McDonnell Douglas Alert Service 

Bulletin MD80–24A105 (referenced in 

the proposed rule as the appropriate 

source of service information for 

accomplishing the specified actions) 

could not be used at these locations; 

therefore, the commenter retained the 

doubler-bracket in lieu of the new 

bracket specified in the service bulletin. 

The FAA does not agree to allow the 

specified AMOC granted for AD 94–09–

02 to satisfy the requirements of this 

AD. That AMOC was granted based on 

information contained in McDonnell 

Douglas MD–80 Service Bulletin 24–

105, dated August 15, 1989. However, 

since that AD was issued and that 

AMOC granted, McDonnell Douglas 

Alert Service Bulletin MD80–24A105, 

Revision 02, dated January 24, 2000, 

was released. That revision, which was 

also upgraded to alert status, 

specifically requires additional work for 

airplanes previously modified in 

accordance with previous issues of that 

service bulletin. Therefore, airplanes on 

which the described AMOC was 

approved are subject to the unsafe 

condition addressed by this AD, and 

operators must accomplish the actions 

required by this AD. No change to the 

final rule is made in this regard. 

Request To Revise the Work-Hour 

Estimate of the Cost Impact Section 

The same commenter points out that 

the proposed rule estimates 1 work hour 

to accomplish the proposed actions; 

however, McDonnell Douglas Alert 

Service Bulletin MD80–24A105, 

Revision 02, lists 3 work hours for those 

actions—a figure which the commenter 

asserts more closely reflects the time 

required for the specified tasks. 

From this comment, we infer that the 

commenter is requesting that we revise 

the work-hour estimate in the Cost 

Impact section of the proposed rule. We 

do not agree. As stated in the preamble