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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0862; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–040–AD; Amendment 

39–16518; AD 2010–23–28] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA 

Model TBM 700 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

the products listed above. This AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

During a SOCATA flight test, it was noted 

some difficulties for the pilot to release 

oxygen. After investigation it was found that, 

due to the design of the oxygen generator 

release pin, one of the mask’s lanyard linked 

to the pin could be jammed when it is pulled 

by a pilot or a passenger. 

This condition, if not corrected, would 

lead, in case of an emergency procedure due 

to decompression, to a risk of generator fault 

with subsequent lack of oxygen on crew and/ 

or passenger. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 29, 2010. 

On December 29, 2010, the Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov 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 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact SOCATA—Direction 

des services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, 

France; telephone: 33 (0) 62 41 73 00; 

fax: + 33 (0) 62 41 76 54; or for the 

U.S.A: SOCATA NORTH AMERICA, 

North Perry Airport, 7501 South Airport 

Rd., Pembroke Pines, Florida 33023; 

telephone: 1 (954) 893 1400; fax: 1 (954) 

964 4141; Internet: http:// 

mysocata.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on August 26, 2010 (75 FR 

52480), and proposed to supersede AD 

2009–23–12, Amendment 39–16086 (74 

FR 58539; November 13, 2009). That 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states that: 

During a SOCATA flight test, it was noted 

some difficulties for the pilot to release 

oxygen. After investigation it was found that, 

due to the design of the oxygen generator 

release pin, one of the mask’s lanyard linked 

to the pin could be jammed when it is pulled 

by a pilot or a passenger. 

This condition, if not corrected, would 

lead, in case of an emergency procedure due 

to decompression, to a risk of generator fault 

with subsequent lack of oxygen on crew and/ 

or passenger. 

For the reason described above, SOCATA 

released Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) 

Temporary Revision (TR) 03 which asks, in 

case of failure to release oxygen, to pull on 

the other mask lanyard in order to activate 

the oxygen generator. The Emergency AD 

2009–0096–E was issued to mandate the 

follow-up of these actions by the operators in 

case of failure. This EAD was subsequently 

revised into AD 2009–0096R1 in order to 

clarify the applicability. 

A SOCATA modification enabling to solve 

this issue has been developed. Consequently, 

this new AD, superseding EASA AD 2009– 

0096R1 retaining its requirements, requires 

implementing the modification which is a 

terminating action. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comment received. 

Retain Page 3.13.5 of TR No. 3 

Catherine He ́rau, Socata, to maintain 

consistency with the MCAI, requests 

that we retain Page 3.13.5 of TR No. 3, 

dated March 2009, inserted into the 

Emergency Procedures section and the 

Limitations section of DAHER-SOCATA 

TBM 700 A & B POH. We agree with the 

commenter there is a necessity to keep 

the associated page of the TR in the 

POH. 

We have deleted the requirement to 

remove Page 3.13.5 of TR No. 3 from the 

final rule AD action. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

with the changes described previously. 

We determined that these changes will 

not increase the economic burden on 

any operator or increase the scope of the 

AD. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are highlighted in 

a Note within the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

126 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 1 workhour 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 $66 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD to the U.S. operators 

to be $19,026 or $151 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 


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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 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 and placed it in the AD Docket. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; 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 the NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

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 

removing Amendment 39–16086 (74 FR 

58539; November 13, 2009) and adding 

the following new AD: 

2010–23–28 SOCATA: Amendment 39– 

16518; Docket No. FAA–2010–0862; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–CE–040–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective December 29, 2010. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2009–23–12, 

Amendment 39–16086. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to SOCATA Model 

TBM 700 airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 

204, 206 through 239, and 241 through 243, 

that are: 

(i) certificated in any category; and 

(ii) equipped with a chemical oxygen 

generation system. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 35: Oxygen. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

During a SOCATA flight test, it was noted 

some difficulties for the pilot to release 

oxygen. After investigation it was found that, 

due to the design of the oxygen generator 

release pin, one of the mask’s lanyard linked 

to the pin could be jammed when it is pulled 

by a pilot or a passenger. 

This condition, if not corrected, would 

lead, in case of an emergency procedure due 

to decompression, to a risk of generator fault 

with subsequent lack of oxygen on crew and/ 

or passenger. 

For the reason described above, SOCATA 

released Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) 

Temporary Revision (TR) 03 which asks, in 

case of failure to release oxygen, to pull on 

the other mask lanyard in order to activate 

the oxygen generator. The Emergency AD 

2009–0096–E was issued to mandate the 

follow-up of these actions by the operators in 

case of failure. This EAD was subsequently 

revised into AD 2009–0096R1 in order to 

clarify the applicability. 

A SOCATA modification enabling to solve 

this issue has been developed. Consequently, 

this new AD, superseding EASA AD 2009– 

0096R1 retaining its requirements, requires 

implementing the modification which is a 

terminating action. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) Before further flight after December 29, 

2010 (the effective date of this AD), insert 

Temporary Revision No. 3, dated March 

2009, into the Emergency Procedures section 

and the Limitations section of DAHERSOCATA TBM 700 A & B Pilot’s Operating 

Handbook (POH). 

(2) Within 7 months after December 29, 

2010 (the effective date of this AD) or 100 

hours time-in-service (TIS) after December 

29, 2010 (the effective date of this AD), 

whichever occurs first, replace the existing 

oxygen generator release pin, part number (P/ 

N) T700A3510038100, with an open pin, 

P/N T700A351004410000, using the 

accomplishment instructions of DAHERSOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–168, dated December 2009. 

(3) After December 29, 2010 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install in any affected 

airplane an oxygen generator release pin, 

P/N T700A3510038100. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 329– 

4090. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector 

(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District 

Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local 

FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer or other source, 

use these actions if they are FAA-approved. 

Corrective actions are considered FAAapproved if they are approved by the State 

of Design Authority (or their delegated 

agent). You are required to assure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD No. 2010–0090, 

dated May 18, 2010; DAHER-SOCATA TBM 

700 A & B Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), 

Temporary Revision No. 3, dated March 

2009; and DAHER-SOCATA TBM Aircraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70–168, dated 

December 2009, for related information. 


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Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use DAHER-SOCATA TBM 

700 A & B Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), 

Temporary Revision No. 3, dated March 

2009; and DAHER-SOCATA TBM Aircraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70–168, dated 

December 2009, to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact SOCATA—Direction des 

services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; 

telephone: 33 (0) 62 41 73 00; fax: + 33 (0) 

62 41 76 54; or for the U.S.A.: SOCATA 

NORTH AMERICA, North Perry Airport, 

7501 South Airport Rd., Pembroke Pines, 

Florida 33023; telephone: 1 (954) 893 1400; 

fax: 1 (954) 964 4141; Internet: http:// 

mysocata.com/. 

(3) 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. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information incorporated by reference 

for this AD 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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

November 4, 2010. 

James E. Jackson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28612 Filed 11–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1110; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–052–AD; Amendment 

39–16517; AD 2010–23–27] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A340–500 and A340–600 Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

An A340–642 operator reported [fault 

messages ‘‘Main Fuel Pump 4’’ and ‘‘Eng 4 

Stall/Surge’’] * * * and finally the engine 

had an auto shutdown [along] with [fault 

message ‘‘Engine 4 Fail’’] * * *. 

* * * * * 

Simultaneous loss of at least two Main 

Pumps along with other potential failures 

related to the in-service event may lead to a 

dual engine loss. 

* * * * * 

This AD requires actions that are 

intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 9, 2010. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of December 9, 2010. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by January 10, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–40, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, 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 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. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1138; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2010–0013, 

dated January 26, 2010 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

An A340–642 operator reported a Main 

Fuel Pump 4 fault that occurred during 

descent. Afterwards it was followed by a 2 

times Eng 4 Stall/Surge Message and finally 

the engine had an auto shutdown with 

Message Engine 4 Fail. 

Analysis of the A340–500/600 aircraft fuelpump electrical-circuit design has shown 

that when a main fuel pump becomes 

unserviceable and the fuel pressure 

indication system indicates abnormal High 

(HI) pressure, these unwanted conditions 

occur: 

—There is no Electronic Centralized Aircraft 

Monitor (ECAM) caution or fault light of 

the unserviceable fuel pump. 

—The crew cannot manually set the standby 

fuel pump to ‘ON’ because of the main 

pump pressure abnormal HI condition. 

Simultaneous loss of at least two Main 

Pumps along with other potential failures 

related to the in-service event may lead to 

a dual engine loss. 

This AD mandates the modification of the 

main and standby pump wiring logic which 

will let the related standby fuel pump be set 

‘ON’ irrespective of the status of the main 

fuel pump pressure switch in each of the 

conditions that follow: 

—After the main fuel pump becomes 

unserviceable; 

—When the push-button switch of the related 

main fuel pump is set to ‘OFF’, even if the 

fuel pump pressure indicates abnormally 

HI. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Mandatory Service 

Bulletin A340–28–5050, including 

Appendix 1, dated October 8, 2009. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This 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 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined the unsafe 


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