Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 19 / Thursday, January 29, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 4767 

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 

January 8, 2015. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00991 Filed 1–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0876; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–032–AD; Amendment 

39–18076; AD 2015–02–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam srl Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam srl 

Model P2006T airplanes. 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 cracking found in the 

engine exhaust pipe. We are issuing this 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 5, 

2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of March 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0876; or in person at 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 service information identified in 

this AD, contact Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Airworthiness 

Office, Via Maiorise–81043 Capua (CE) 

Italy; telephone: +39 0823 997538; fax: 

+39 0823 622899; email: 

technical.support@tecnam.com; 

Internet: http://www.tecnam.com/

Customer-Care/Service-Bulletins.aspx. 

You may view this 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; email: 

albert.mercado@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to add an AD that would apply 

to Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam srl 

Model P2006T airplanes. The NPRM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on October 29, 2014 (79 FR 64347). The 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products and 

was based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

During a pre-flight inspection of a P2006T 

aeroplane, which included the opening of 

engine nacelle, a crack was found on the 

engine exhaust pipe Part Number (P/N) 26– 

7–1800–1. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to engine damage, 

possibly resulting in damage to the aeroplane 

and injury to the occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM issued 

Service Bulletin (SB) SB 170–CS–Ed 1 Rev1. 

For the reason described above, this AD 

requires a one-time inspection of the affected 

engine exhaust pipes and, depending on 

findings, replacement. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0876- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM or 

on the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 

64347, October 29, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Relative Service Information 

We reviewed Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche TECNAM Service Bulletin 

No. SB 170–CS-Ed 1, Rev 1, dated 

September 25, 2014. The service 

bulletin describes procedures for 

inspecting and replacing (as necessary) 

the engine exhaust pipes. You can find 

this service information on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0876. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

10 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about .5 

work-hour per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $425, or $42.50 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about .5 work-hour and require parts 

costing $343, for a cost of $385.50 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to 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 control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this AD is 2120–0056. The 

paperwork cost associated with this AD 

has been detailed in the Costs of 

Compliance section of this document 

and includes time for reviewing 

instructions, as well as completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Therefore, all reporting associated with 

this AD is 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. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES
4768 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 19 / Thursday, January 29, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

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 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0876; 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 adding 

the following new AD: 

2015–02–09 Costruzioni Aeronautiche 

Tecnam srl: Amendment 39–18076; 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0876; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–032–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective March 5, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam srl P2006T airplanes, 

all serial numbers, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 78: Engine Exhaust. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by 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 cracking 

found in the engine exhaust pipe. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct cracked 

engine exhaust pipes, which could lead to 

engine damage, possibly resulting in damage 

to the airplane and injury to the occupants. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) 

through (f)(3) of this AD: 

(1) Within 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after March 5, 2015 (the effective date of this 

AD) or within the next 30 days after March 

5, 2015 (the effective date of this AD), 

whichever occurs first, do a detailed 

inspection of all engine exhaust pipes 

following the inspection instructions in 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM Service 

Bulletin No. SB 170–CS–Ed 1, Rev 1, dated 

September 25, 2014. 

(2) If any deformation, cracks, or any other 

defects are detected during the inspection as 

required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before 

further flight, replace the affected pipe with 

an airworthy part or contact Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche TECNAM for FAA-approved 

repair instructions approved specifically for 

compliance with this AD and incorporate 

those instructions. Use the information in 

paragraph (i)(3) of this AD to contact 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM. 

(3) Within 30 days after the inspection 

required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD or 

within 30 days after March 5, 2015 (the 

effective date of this AD), whichever occurs 

later, report the results (including no 

findings) by using the occurrence report in 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM Service 

Bulletin No. SB 170–CS–Ed 1, Rev 1, dated 

September 25, 2014. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

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; email: albert.mercado@faa.gov. 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 FAA-approved 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No.: 2014–0220, dated September 

30, 2014, for related information. The MCAI 

can be found in the AD docket on the 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0876-0002. 

(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 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 19 / Thursday, January 29, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 4769 

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) Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM 

Service Bulletin No. SB 170–CS–Ed 1, Rev 1, 

dated September 25, 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Airworthiness Office, Via Maiorise–81043 

Capua (CE) Italy; telephone: +39 0823 

997538; fax: +39 0823 622899; email: 

technical.support@tecnam.com; Internet: 

http://www.tecnam.com/Customer-Care/

Service-Bulletins.aspx. 

(4) You may review this 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. In addition, you can access 

this service information on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–0876. 

(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 January 

14, 2015. 

Kelly A. Broadway, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00992 Filed 1–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0230; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–242–AD; Amendment 

39–18070; AD 2015–02–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A300 B4–601, B4–603, 

B4–605R, F4–605R, and C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by reports of cracking found 

in the pylon box, which was due to the 

stresses resulting from the pressure 

applied by the thrust reverser cowl 

bumpers. This AD requires repetitive 

high frequency eddy current (HFEC) 

inspections for cracking; and 

replacement of all fittings if necessary, 

which terminates the repetitive HFEC 

inspections for the modified side only. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct cracks of the pylon rib 5, which 

could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 5, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of March 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0230; 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 Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAW, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

425–227–2125; 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 certain Airbus Model A300 B4– 

601, B4–603, B4–605R, F4–605R, and 

C4–605R Variant F airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on April 14, 2014 (79 FR 

20837). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2013–0286R1, dated June 6, 

2014 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for certain Airbus 

Model A300 B4–601, B4–603, B4–605R, 

F4–605R, and C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Cracks were found on the lower side of rib 

5 in the pylon box on A300 aeroplanes 

powered with General Electric engines. 

Investigations revealed that these cracks 

were due to the stresses resulting from the 

pressure applied by the thrust reverser cowl 

bumpers. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could affect the structural integrity 

of the aeroplane. 

Airbus developed an inspection 

programme to detect the cracks and 

associated actions to correct them. 

For the reasons described above, EASA 

issued AD 2013–0286 [http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2013_0286_

R1.pdf/AD_2013-0286R1_2] to require 

repetitive [HFEC] inspections of the pylon rib 

5 on the left hand side (LH) and right hand 

(RH) side and, when cracks are detected, 

replacement of the affected structural part(s). 

[Replacement of all fittings terminates the 

repetitive HFEC inspections.] 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, it was 

found that the [EASA] AD has inadvertently 

been made applicable to all A300–600 

Models, which is incorrect. This [EASA] AD 

has been revised to reduce the Applicability 

to only the affected Models. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0230- 

0004. 

Revision to Applicability 

Since the NPRM (79 FR 20837, April 

14, 2014), was issued, we have 

determined that paragraph (c), 

‘‘Applicability,’’ of this AD should not 

include Airbus Model A300 B4–620, 

B4–622, B4–622R, and F4–622R 

airplanes. We have removed these 

airplanes from paragraph (c) of this AD, 

and have revised the SUMMARY section 

and Costs of Compliance section of this 

final rule accordingly. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM (79 FR 20837, 

April 14, 2014) and the FAA’s response 

to each comment. 

Request for Credit for Modification 

FedEx requested that we revise 

paragraph (i) of the NPRM (79 FR 20837, 

April 14, 2014) to indicate that prior 

incorporation of the modification 

specified in Airbus Service Bulletin 

A300–54–6031, dated May 30, 1996, 

provides credit as a terminating action 

for the repetitive HFEC inspections 

specified in the NPRM. 

We find that clarification is necessary. 

Paragraph (h) of this AD already 

specifies that accomplishment of the 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES