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December 3, 2007; as applicable; and has 

been removed and re-installed on any 

airplane after this inspection, that rudder 

must be re-inspected as required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD; and all applicable 

actions required by paragraphs (h) and (i) of 

this AD must be done. 

(k) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a rudder 

assembly having a part number starting with 

A55471500, unless it has been inspected as 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD, and all 

applicable actions required by paragraph (i) 

of this AD have been done. 

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, 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: 

Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2125; 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) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, use these actions if they are 

FAA approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or the Design Approval 

Holder with a State of Design Authority’s 

design organization approval, as applicable). 

You are required to ensure the product is 

airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0039, dated 

February 26, 2013; for related information, 

which can be found in the AD docket on the 

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

(2) 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

14, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04495 Filed 2–27–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0124; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–197–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A300 series airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by an 

analysis of the impacts of extended 

service goal activities on Airbus Model 

A300 series airplanes. This proposed 

AD would require revising the 

maintenance program. We are proposing 

this AD to prevent failure of flight 

critical systems. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 14, 2014. 

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 

W12–140, 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0124; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility office between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2125; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0124; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–197–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

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 2012–0233, 

dated November 7, 2012 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

The results of the Extended Service Goal 

(ESG) exercise for A300 series aeroplanes 

(75,000 flight hours (FH) or 48,000 flight 

cycles (FC), whichever occurs first) identified 

certain operational tests as Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (ALI), necessary to ensure 

the safety objectives for aeroplanes which 

have accumulated or exceeded 60,000 FH. 

These ALI are not fully new, since all nine 

tasks derive from existing Maintenance 

Planning Document (MPD) tasks. 

Consequently, the intervals of those nine 

tasks can no longer be escalated or retained 

at an interval higher than that specified in 

this [EASA] AD for each task. 

Failure to comply with these tasks within 

the established maximum intervals could be 

detrimental to the safety of the affected 

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For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires the implementation of 

nine specific operational ALI test for 

aeroplanes which have accumulated or 

exceeded 60,000 FH. 

In addition, Airbus performed an analysis 

of the impacts of ESG activities on A300 

series aeroplanes and, based on the results, 

this [EASA] AD publishes an operational life 

of 75,000 FH or 48,000 FC, whichever occurs 

first, applicable to A300 system installations. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0124. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed 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 proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 7 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost about $0 per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $595, or $85 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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 proposed regulation: 

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. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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. Amend § 39.13 by adding the 

following new AD: 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2014–0124; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–NM–197–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 14, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A300 B2– 

1A, B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203, B4–2C, B4–103, 

and B4–203 airplanes, certificated in any 

category, all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05 Periodic Inspections; Code 

22, Auto Flight; Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by an analysis of 

the impacts of extended service goal 

activities on Airbus Model A300 series 

airplanes. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

failure of flight critical systems. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Maintenance/Inspection Program 

Revision 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in Table 1 to paragraph 

(g) of this AD. The compliance time for doing 

the initial actions specified in Table 1 to 

paragraph (g) of this AD is before 60,000 total 

flight hours accumulated on the airplane, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (g) OF THIS AD: INTERVALS FOR NEW AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATION ITEMS

Maintenance Planning Document 

Task No. Task description 

Interval 

(not to exceed) 

(flight hours) 

Aircraft 

maintenance 

manual 

reference 

273311 0503 1 ................................ ARTIFICIAL FEEL–ELEVATOR—Operational test of pitch artificial feel 

by comparing qualitatively operating loads in high-speed and lowspeed configurations (with each individual hydraulic system).

2,500 273300/501. 

273313 0503 1 ................................ COMPUTER–ARTIFICIAL FEEL—Operational test of artificial feel 

‘‘pitch feel’’ and ‘‘rudder travel’’ monitoring circuits (warning light test 

and indicating system test).

3,500 272300/501 

and 

273300/501. 

222100 0503 1 ................................ YAW DAMPER—Operational test to verify correct operation of mechanical control between yaw damper system 2 and the rudder.80 222100/501. 


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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (g) OF THIS AD: INTERVALS FOR NEW AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATION ITEMS—Continued 

Maintenance Planning Document 

Task No. Task description 

Interval 

(not to exceed) 

(flight hours) 

Aircraft 

maintenance 

manual 

reference 

222600 0503 1 ................................ YAW DAMPER—Operational test to verify correct operation of mechanical control between yaw damper system 2 and the rudder.80 222600/501. 

272411 0503 1 ................................ SERVO CONTROL–RUDDER—Operational test of rudder servo controls (with individual hydraulic system) by moving right-hand (RH) 

rudder pedal full forward and visually observe that rudder moves to 

the right. Check that rudder travel is confirmed on the flight control 

position indicator. Release RH pedal. Repeat above test by moving 

left-hand rudder pedal..

250 271400/501. 

275400 0503 1 ................................ FLAP ASYMMETRY—Operational test of flap asymmetry monitoring 

circuit (include solenoid operation).

500 275400/501. 

275400 0503 2 ................................ FLAP PRESSURE–OFF BRAKE—Operational test of pressure-off 

brake.

1,000 275400/501. 

278300 0503 1 ................................ SLAT ASYMMETRY—Operational test of slat asymmetry monitoring 

circuit.

500 278300/501. 

278300 0503 2 ................................ SLAT PRESSURE–OFF BRAKE—Operational test of pressure-off 

brake.

1,000 278300/501. 

(h) Airplane Airworthiness Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, do not 

operate any airplane beyond 75,000 total 

flight hours or 48,000 total flight cycles, 

whichever occurs first. 

(i) No Alternative Actions and 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 in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(j) 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: 

Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2125; 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) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, use these actions if they are 

FAA-approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or the DAH with a State 

of Design Authority’s design organization 

approval). For a repair method to be 

approved, the repair approval must 

specifically refer to this AD. You are required 

to ensure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2012–0233, dated November 7, 

2012, 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 it in Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0124. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

14, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04496 Filed 2–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0595; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ACE–10] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Albion, NE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Albion, NE. 

Decommissioning of the Alaby nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) at 

Albion Municipal Airport has made 

airspace reconfiguration necessary for 

standard instrument approach 

procedures and for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be 

received on or before April 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2013– 

0595/Airspace Docket No. 13–ACE–10, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

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

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–321– 

7716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 


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