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Vol. 80, No. 13 

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0526; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–141–AD; Amendment 

39–18061; AD 2014–26–10] 

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 all 

Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and 

A321 series airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a determination that the 

maintenance actions for airplane 

systems susceptible to aging must be 

mandated. This AD requires revising the 

maintenance or inspection program to 

incorporate more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to mitigate the risks 

associated with aging effects of airplane 

systems. Such aging effects could 

change the characteristics leading to an 

increased potential for failure, which 

could result in failure of certain lifelimited parts, and could reduce the 

structural integrity or reduce 

controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

February 25, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 25, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0526; 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, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 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.airwortheas@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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1405; 

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 all Airbus Model A318, A319, 

A320, and A321 series airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 12, 2014 (79 FR 

47028). The NPRM was prompted by a 

determination that the maintenance 

actions for airplane systems susceptible 

to aging must be mandated. The NPRM 

proposed to require revising the 

maintenance or inspection program to 

incorporate more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to mitigate the risks 

associated with aging effects of airplane 

systems. Such aging effects could 

change the characteristics leading to an 

increased potential for failure, which 

could result in failure of certain lifelimited parts, and could reduce the 

structural integrity or reduce 

controllability of the airplane. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0146, 

dated July 16, 2013 (referred to after this 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

on all Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, 

and A321 series airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

The airworthiness limitations for Airbus 

aeroplanes are currently published in 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) 

documents. 

The airworthiness limitations applicable to 

the Ageing Systems Maintenance (ASM) are 

given in Airbus A318/A319/A320/A320/

A321 ALS Part 4, which is approved by 

[European Aviation Safety Agency] EASA. 

Revision 01 of AIRBUS A318/A319/A320/ 

A321 ALS Part 4 introduces more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations. Failure to comply 

with these instructions could result in an 

unsafe condition. 

* * * * * 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0526- 

0003. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comment received. 

United Airlines stated it has no 

comment on the NPRM (79 FR 47028, 

August 12, 2014). 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this 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 

47028, August 12, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 47028, 

August 12, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 851 

airplanes 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. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

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

$72,335, or $85 per product. 


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2814 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

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 

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 that 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/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0526; 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 street address for the 

Docket Operations office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. 

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): 

2014–26–10 Airbus: Amendment 39–18061. 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0526; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–141–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective February 25, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A318– 

111, –112, –121, and –122 airplanes; Model 

A319–111, –112, –113, –114, –115, –131, 

–132, and –133 airplanes; Model A320–111, 

–211, –212, –214, –231, –232, and –233 

airplanes; and Model A321–111, –112, –131, 

–211, –212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes; 

certificated in any category; all manufacturer 

serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that the maintenance actions for airplane 

systems susceptible to aging must be 

mandated. We are issuing this AD to mitigate 

the risks associated with the aging effects of 

airplane systems. Such aging effects could 

change the characteristics leading to an 

increased potential for failure, which could 

result in failure of certain life-limited parts, 

and could reduce the structural integrity of 

the airplane or reduce the controllability of 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD: Revise the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitations Section, ALS Part 

4, ‘‘Aging Systems Maintenance,’’ Revision 

01, dated June 15, 2012. The initial 

compliance time for doing the actions is at 

the applicable time specified in Airbus A318/ 

A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section, ALS Part 4, ‘‘Aging Systems 

Maintenance,’’ Revision 01, dated June 15, 

2012; or within 2 weeks after revising the 

maintenance or inspection program; 

whichever occurs later. 

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this 

AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0146, dated 

July 16, 2013, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0526-0003. 

(k) 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. 


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(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitations Section, ALS Part 

4, ‘‘Aging Systems Maintenance,’’ Revision 

01, dated June 15, 2012. The revision level 

of this document is identified on only the 

title page and in the Record of Revisions. The 

revision date is not identified on the title 

page of this document. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 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. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on 

December 19, 2014. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30916 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0626; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–017–AD; Amendment 

39–18058; AD 2014–26–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET 

FALCON and FAN JET FALCON 

SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes. This 

AD was prompted by our determination 

of the need for a revision to the airplane 

airworthiness limitations to introduce 

changes to the maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. This AD requires revising 

the maintenance or inspection program, 

as applicable, to incorporate a new 

airworthiness limitations section. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

February 25, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 25, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0626 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 Dassault Falcon Jet, 

P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 

07606; telephone 201–440–6700; 

Internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.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: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

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 all Dassault Aviation Model 

FAN JET FALCON and FAN JET 

FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on September 15, 2014 

(79 FR 54917). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–0021, 

dated January 20, 2014 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Dassault Aviation Model FAN 

JET FALCON and FAN JET FALCON 

SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes. The 

MCAI states: 

The airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance requirements for the Fan Jet 

Falcon type design are included in Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 20 (F20) Aircraft 

Maintenance Manual (AMM) chapter 5–40 

and are approved by the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA). EASA issued AD 

2008–0221 to require accomplishment of the 

maintenance tasks, and implementation of 

the airworthiness limitations, as specified in 

Dassault Aviation F20 AMM chapter 5–40 at 

revision 13. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, Dassault 

Aviation issued F20 AMM chapter 5–40 at 

revision 15, which introduces new or more 

restrictive maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations. 

Dassault Aviation AMM chapter 5–40 

revision 15 contains among other changes the 

following requirements: 

—Specific instructions applicable to 

F20GF (serial number 397); 

—Check of overpressure tightness on 

pressurization control regulating valves; 

—Check of overpressure relief valve 

vacuum supply lines. 

A new document reference number which 

comes with DGT 131028 revision 15 is 

replacing DMD11755. 

The maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in the F20 AMM 

chapter 5–40, have been identified as 

mandatory actions for continued 

airworthiness of the Fan Jet Falcon type 

design. Failure to comply with AMM chapter 

5–40 at revision 15 might constitute an 

unsafe condition. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires implementation of the 

maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in Dassault Aviation 

F20 AMM chapter 5–40 at revision 15. 

The unsafe condition is reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. You 

may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0626- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 54917, September 15, 2014) 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 this 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 

54917, September 15, 2014) for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 54917, 

September 15, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 168 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 


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