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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–4202; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–016–AD; Amendment 

39–18583; AD 2016–14–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–18– 

12 for certain Airbus Model A318, 

A319, and A320 series airplanes. AD 

2012–18–12 required modifying the offwing escape slide (OWS) enclosures on 

the left-hand (LH) side and right-hand 

(RH) side of the fuselage. This new AD 

retains the requirements of AD 2012– 

18–12 and expands the applicability to 

all Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 

series airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by reports that additional OWS part 

numbers have been affected. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent off-wing exits 

on the LH and RH sides of the fuselage 

from becoming inoperative. During an 

emergency, inoperative off-wing exits 

could impair the safe evacuation of 

occupants, possibly resulting in 

personal injuries. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

August 12, 2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of August 12, 2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of October 22, 2012 (77 FR 

57003, September 17, 2012). 

ADDRESSES: For Airbus service 

information identified in this final rule, 

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. 

For Air Cruisers service information 

identified in this final rule, contact Air 

Cruisers Company, Cage Code 70167, 

1747 State Route 34, Wall Township, NJ 

07727–3935; telephone 732–681–3527; 

fax 732–681–9163; Internet http://

www.zodiacaerospace.com/en/ouractivities/aerosafety/zodiac-evacuationsystems. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227– 

1221. It is also available on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–4202. 

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– 

4202; 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 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 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 to supersede AD 2012–18–12, 

Amendment 39–17189 (77 FR 57003, 

September 17, 2012) (‘‘AD 2012–18– 

12’’). AD 2012–18–12 applied to certain 

Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 

series airplanes. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on October 23, 

2015 (80 FR 64375) (‘‘the NPRM’’). The 

NPRM was prompted by reports that 

additional OWS part numbers have been 

affected. The NPRM proposed to retain 

the requirements of AD 2012–18–12, 

and to expand the applicability to all 

Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 

series airplanes. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent off-wing exits on the LH and 

RH sides of the fuselage from becoming 

inoperative. During an emergency, 

inoperative off-wing exits could impair 

the safe evacuation of occupants, 

possibly resulting in personal injuries. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2014–0025R1, dated May 26, 

2014 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

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

an unsafe condition on all Airbus Model 

A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

One operator reported a torn out aspirator 

during scheduled deployment (for on ground 

testing purposes) of the Left Hand (LH) offwing [escape] slide (OWS). Investigation 

results revealed that the aspirator of the OWS 

system interfered with the extrusion lip of 

the OWS enclosure during the initial stage of 

the deployment sequence. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to an off-wing exit, either LH or Right Hand 

(RH), becoming unserviceable, which, during 

an emergency situation, could impair the safe 

evacuation of occupants, possibly resulting 

in personal injuries. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Airbus issued Service Bulletin (SB) A320– 

25–1649 containing modification instructions 

for certain part number (P/N) OWS 

enclosures. Consequently, EASA issued 

[EASA] AD 2010–0210 [http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2010–0210, which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2012–18–12] to 

require modification of the affected OWS 

enclosures. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, several 

other OWS P/N[s] have been identified as 

potentially impacted. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2010–0210, which is superseded, 

expands the Applicability to all A318, A319 

and A320 aeroplanes, and expands the batch 

of affected P/N[s] prohibited to be installed 

on an aeroplane. 

For the reason described above, EASA 

issued AD 2014–0025, retaining the 

requirements of EASA AD 2010–0210, which 

was superseded, expanding the Applicability 

to all A318, A319 and A320 aeroplanes, and 

expanding the batch of affected P/N[s] 


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prohibited to be installed on an aeroplane. 

That [EASA] AD also retained the 

requirements of * * * [an AD, which was 

superseded], which required modification of 

the OWS and its aspirator. 

This [EASA] AD is revised to amend 

paragraphs (1) and (3) to restore the original 

applicability of [a Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de 

l’Aviation Civile] DGAC France AD and 

EASA AD 2010–0210, respectively, and to 

correct paragraph (2) to give credit for certain 

production modifications that were 

equivalent for the in-service actions 

previously required by [a] DGAC France AD. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

4202. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comment 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to the comment. 

Request To Change Parts Installation 

Prohibitions 

United Airlines (United) asked for 

clarification of the language in 

paragraph (k) of the proposed AD, 

which would prohibit the installation of 

OWS part numbers (P/Ns) including 

D31865–109, D31865–110, D31865–209, 

and D31865–210, as identified in 

paragraph (h)(2) of the proposed AD, but 

also specifies accomplishing the 

modification required by paragraph (g) 

of the proposed AD. United stated that 

the modification converts those part 

numbers into D31865–309, D31865–311, 

D31865–310, and D31865–312, 

respectively. Therefore, United 

suggested we remove any language 

allowing installation of P/Ns D31865– 

109, D31865–110, D31865–209, and 

D31865–210 from the proposed AD. 

We agree that clarification is 

necessary. We have moved the language 

in paragraph (h)(1) of the proposed AD 

into paragraph (h) of this AD and 

removed paragraph (h)(2) from this AD. 

We have also removed the language in 

paragraph (k) of the proposed AD which 

specified ‘‘except as required by 

paragraph (h)(2) of this AD for the OWS 

enclosures identified in paragraph (h) of 

this AD.’’ And where paragraph (l)(2) of 

the proposed AD referred to ‘‘paragraph 

(h)(2),’’ we have changed this reference 

to paragraph (h) of this AD. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment 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 for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued the following 

service information. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25– 

1156, Revision 03, dated December 5, 

2001. This service information describes 

procedures for modifying OWS 

enclosures having P/Ns D31865–101, 

D31865–102, D31865–103, D31865–104, 

D31865–105, D31865–106, D31865–107, 

or D31865–108 of certain Airbus Model 

A319 and A320 series airplanes. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25– 

1649, dated February 16, 2010. This 

service information describes 

procedures for modifying and installing 

OWS enclosures having P/Ns D31865– 

109, D31865–110, D31865–209, or 

D31865–210, on the LH and RH sides of 

the fuselage on certain Airbus Model 

A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes. 

Air Cruisers has issued Service 

Bulletin A320 004–25–84, Revision 4, 

dated November 9, 2012. This service 

information describes procedures for 

modifying the LH and RH OWS. 

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 851 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The actions required by AD 2012–18– 

12 and retained in this AD take about 

14 work-hours per product, at an 

average labor rate of $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost $0 per product. 

Based on these figures, the estimated 

cost of the actions that are required by 

AD 2012–18–12 is $1,190 per product. 

We also estimate that it takes about 48 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost $0 per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

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

$3,472,080, or $4,080 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 

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. 

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 Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2012–18–12, Amendment 39–17189 (77 

FR 57003, September 17, 2012), and 

adding the following new AD: 


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2016–14–02 Airbus: Amendment 39–18583. 

Docket No. FAA–2015–4202; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–016–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective August 12, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces (AD) 2012–18–12, 

Amendment 39–17189 (77 FR 57003, 

September 17, 2012) (‘‘AD 2012–18–12’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus airplanes 

identified in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and 

(c)(3) of this AD, certificated in any category, 

all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(1) Model A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes. 

(2) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, 

–115, –131, –132, and –133 airplanes. 

(3) Model 320–211, –212, –214, –231, –232, 

and –233 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports that 

additional OWS part numbers have been 

affected. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

off-wing exits on the left-hand (LH) and righthand (RH) sides of the fuselage from 

becoming inoperative. During an emergency, 

inoperative off-wing exits could impair the 

safe evacuation of occupants, possibly 

resulting in personal injuries. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Modification 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of AD 2012–18–12, with no 

changes. For airplanes equipped with OWS 

enclosures having part number (P/N) 

D31865–109, D31865–110, D31865–209, or 

D31865–210, except as provided by 

paragraph (i)(1) of this AD: Within 36 months 

after October 22, 2012 (the effective date of 

AD 2012–18–12), modify the OWS 

enclosures and install an OWS enclosure 

having P/N D31865–309, D31865–311, 

D31865–310, or D31865–312 on the LH side 

and RH side of the fuselage, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25–1649, 

dated February 16, 2010. 

(h) New Modification of Affected OWS 

Enclosures and Aspirators 

For airplanes equipped with an OWS 

enclosure having P/N D31865–101, D31865– 

102, D31865–103, D31865–104, D31865–105, 

D31865–106, D31865–107, or D31865–108, 

except as provided by paragraph (i)(2) of this 

AD: Within 36 months after the effective date 

of this AD, modify the OWS enclosures and 

their aspirators in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–25–1156, Revision 03, 

dated December 5, 2001. 

(i) Exceptions to the Requirements of 

Paragraphs (g) and (h) of This AD 

(1) Airplanes having Airbus Modification 

30088 embodied in production using an 

OWS enclosure having P/N D31865–111 or 

D31865–112 are not affected by the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD, 

unless a replacement OWS enclosure, having 

a part number listed in paragraphs (k)(9) 

through (k)(12) of this AD, has been installed 

on that airplane since first flight. 

(2) Airplanes on which Airbus 

Modifications 24850, 25844, and 27275 have 

been embodied in production, or on which 

modifications of the LH and RH OWS 

enclosures and their aspirators have been 

accomplished using Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–25–1156, Revision 01, dated February 

2, 1999; or Revision 02, dated October 26, 

1999; and Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25– 

1265, dated June 6, 2001, are compliant with 

the modification requirement of paragraph 

(h) of this AD. 

(j) Optional Method of Compliance for 

Paragraph (g) of This AD 

Installing both LH and RH OWS that have 

been modified in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Air Cruisers 

Service Bulletin A320 004–25–84, Revision 

4, dated November 9, 2012, is an acceptable 

method of compliance with the modification 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(k) Part Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, do not 

install on any airplane an OWS enclosure 

having a part number listed in paragraphs 

(k)(1) through (k)(12) of this AD. 

(1) D31865–101. 

(2) D31865–102. 

(3) D31865–103. 

(4) D31865–104. 

(5) D31865–105. 

(6) D31865–106. 

(7) D31865–107. 

(8) D31865–108. 

(9) D31865–109. 

(10) D31865–110. 

(11) D31865–209. 

(12) D31865–210. 

(l) Credit for Previous Actions 

(1) This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions specified in paragraph (h) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using the service 

information identified in paragraph (l)(1)(i) 

or (l)(1)(ii) of this AD, which is not 

incorporated by reference in this AD. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25–1156, 

Revision 01, dated February 2, 1999. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25–1156, 

Revision 02, dated October 26, 1999. 

(2) This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions specified in paragraph (h) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using Airbus Service 

Bulletin A320–25–1265, dated June 6, 2001, 

which is not incorporated by reference in this 

AD. 

(3) This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions specified in paragraph (j) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using the service 

information identified in paragraph (l)(3)(i), 

(l)(3)(ii), (l)(3)(iii), or (l)(3)(iv) of this AD, 

which is not incorporated by reference in this 

AD. 

(i) Air Cruisers Service Bulletin A320 004– 

25–84, dated February 5, 2010. 

(ii) Air Cruisers Service Bulletin A320 

004–25–84, Revision 1, dated April 9, 2010. 

(iii) Air Cruisers Service Bulletin A320 

004–25–84, Revision 2, dated February 11, 

2011. 

(iv) Air Cruisers Service Bulletin A320 

004–25–84, Revision 3, dated October 28, 

2011. 

(m) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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. 

(i) 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. 

(ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 

2012–18–12 are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of paragraph (g) of 

this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the 

effective date of this AD, 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. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–0025R1, dated 

May 26, 2014, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

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

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2015–4202. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (o)(5), (o)(6), and (o)(7) of this AD. 

(o) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 


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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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on August 12, 2016. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25–1156, 

Revision 03, dated December 5, 2001. 

(ii) Air Cruisers Service Bulletin A320 

004–25–84, Revision 4, dated November 9, 

2012. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on October 22, 2012 (77 FR 

57003, September 17, 2012). 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25–1649, 

dated February 16, 2010. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(5) For Airbus 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. 

(6) For Air Cruisers service information 

identified in this AD, contact Air Cruisers 

Company, Cage Code 70167, 1747 State 

Route 34, Wall Township, NJ 07727–3935; 

telephone 732–681–3527; fax 732–681–9163; 

Internet http://www.zodiacaerospace.com/

en/our-activities/aerosafety/zodiacevacuation-systems. 

(7) 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. 

(8) 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 June 23, 

2016. 

Dorr M. Anderson, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–15902 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–5578; Directorate 

Identifier 2016–CE–005–AD; Amendment 

39–18587; AD 2016–14–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2006–13– 

05 for certain Pacific Aerospace Limited 

Model 750XL (type certificate 

previously held by Pacific Aerospace 

Corporation Ltd.) 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 some critical rivets on the 

wing not being fully age-hardened and 

being installed in specific locations 

where reduction in rivet strength 

reduces wing strength. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 12, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of August 12, 2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of July 31, 2006 (71 FR 

35509, June 21, 2006). 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

5578; 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 Pacific Aerospace 

Limited, Airport Road, Hamilton, 

Private Bag 3027, Hamilton 3240, New 

Zealand; telephone: +64 7 843 6144; 

facsimile: +64 7 843 6134; email: 

pacific@aerospace.co.nz; Internet: 

www.aerospace.co.nz. 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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket No. FAA–2016–5578. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

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 Pacific Aerospace 

Limited Model 750XL (type certificate 

previously held by Pacific Aerospace 

Corporation Ltd.) airplanes. That NPRM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on April 12, 2016 (81 FR 21489), and 

proposed to supersede AD 2006–13–05, 

Amendment 39–14658 (71 FR 35509, 

June 21, 2006) (‘‘AD 2006–13–05’’). 

Since we issued AD 2006–13–05, 

additional airplanes have been 

identified that need to be added to the 

applicability of the AD. 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 

which is the aviation authority for New 

Zealand, has issued AD No. DCA/

750XL/7B, dated February 25, 2016 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

DCA/750XL/7B revised to introduce 

PACSB/XL/018 issue 4, dated 20 January 

2016, which reduces the applicability to S/ 

N 101 through to 131 with no change to the 

requirements. Aircraft with S/N 132 onwards 

have been modified in accordance with 

PACSB/XL/018 at manufacture, which is a 

terminating action for the requirements of 

this AD. 

This AD requires you to remove rivets 

that have not been fully age hardened 

and replace them with bolts, washers, 

and nuts in specific locations where 

reduction in rivet strength affects 

overall structural capability. The AD 

retains the airplane weight AFM 

limitations until the rivets are replaced 

with the bolts, washers, and nuts. You 

may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

at https://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2016-5578-002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (81 

FR 21489, April 12, 2016) 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 (81 FR 

21489, April 12, 2016) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (81 FR 21489, 

April 12, 2016). 


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