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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0807; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–191–AD; Amendment 

39–17888; AD 2014–13–12] 

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 reports of silicon particles 

inside the oxygen generator manifolds, 

which had chafed from the mask hoses 

during installation onto the generator 

outlets. This AD requires identifying the 

part number and serial number of each 

passenger oxygen container, replacing 

the oxygen generator manifold of any 

affected oxygen container with a 

serviceable manifold, and performing an 

operational check of the manual mask 

release, and corrective actions if 

necessary. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct non-serviceable 

oxygen generator manifolds, which 

could reduce or block the oxygen 

supply and result in injury to 

passengers when oxygen supply is 

needed. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

September 9, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of September 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA2012-0807; 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 supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to 

amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD 

that would apply to all Airbus Model 

A318 series airplanes and Model A319, 

A320, and A321 series airplanes. The 

SNPRM published in the Federal 

Register on February 10, 2014 (79 FR 

7603). We preceded the SNPRM with a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

that published in the Federal Register 

on August 16, 2012 (77 FR 49386). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0083, 

dated May 16, 2012 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, 

and A321 series airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

During production of passenger oxygen 

containers, the manufacturer B/E Aerospace 

detected some silicon particles inside the 

oxygen generator manifolds. Investigation 

revealed that those particles (chips) had 

chafed from the mask hoses during 

installation onto the generator outlets. It was 

discovered that a defective mask hose 

installation device had caused the chafing. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could reduce or block the oxygen 

supply, possibly resulting in injury to 

passengers when oxygen supply is needed. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

EASA issued AD 2011–0167 [(http://ad.easa.

europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2011_0167_

superseded.pdf/AD_2011_0167_1)] to require 

the identification [of the part number and 

serial number] and modification of the 

affected [non-serviceable] oxygen container 

assemblies. That AD also prohibited the 

installation of the affected containers on any 

aeroplane as replacement parts. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, it was 

established that the Models A318–121 and 

A318–122 were missing from the 

Applicability of the AD, and clarification was 

necessary regarding the affected containers, 

which are only those marked B/E Aerospace 

Systems on the equipment data plate. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2011–0167, which is superseded, 

expands the Applicability by adding two 

aeroplane models, and provides clarity by 

providing a list of affected passenger oxygen 

containers. 

Required actions also include replacing 

the oxygen generator manifold of the 

affected oxygen container with a 

serviceable manifold, doing an 

operational check of the manual mask 

release, and repairing the passenger 

oxygen container if necessary. You may 

examine the MCAI in the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations.

gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2012- 

0807-0006. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the SNPRM 

(79 FR 7603, February 10, 2014) or on 

the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

‘‘Contacting the Manufacturer’’ 

Paragraph in This AD 

Since late 2006, we have included a 

standard paragraph titled ‘‘Airworthy 

Product’’ in all MCAI ADs in which the 

FAA develops an AD based on a foreign 

authority’s AD. 

The MCAI or referenced service 

information in an FAA AD often directs 

the owner/operator to contact the 

manufacturer for corrective actions, 

such as a repair. Briefly, the Airworthy 

Product paragraph allowed owners/

operators to use corrective actions 

provided by the manufacturer if those 

actions were FAA-approved. In 

addition, the paragraph stated that any 

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actions approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent) are 

considered to be FAA-approved. 

In the SNPRM (79 FR 7603, February 

10, 2014), we proposed to prevent the 

use of repairs that were not specifically 

developed to correct the unsafe 

condition, by requiring that the repair 

approval provided by the State of 

Design Authority or its delegated agent 

specifically refer to this FAA AD. This 

change was intended to clarify the 

method of compliance and to provide 

operators with better visibility of repairs 

that are specifically developed and 

approved to correct the unsafe 

condition. In addition, we proposed to 

change the phrase ‘‘its delegated agent’’ 

to include a design approval holder 

(DAH) with State of Design Authority 

design organization approval (DOA), as 

applicable, to refer to a DAH authorized 

to approve required repairs for the 

SNPRM. 

No comments were provided to the 

SNPRM (79 FR 7603, February 10, 2014) 

about these proposed changes. However, 

a comment was provided for an NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013). The commenter stated the 

following: ‘‘The proposed wording, 

being specific to repairs, eliminates the 

interpretation that Airbus messages are 

acceptable for approving minor 

deviations (corrective actions) needed 

during accomplishment of an AD 

mandated Airbus service bulletin.’’ 

This comment has made the FAA 

aware that some operators have 

misunderstood or misinterpreted the 

Airworthy Product paragraph to allow 

the owner/operator to use messages 

provided by the manufacturer as 

approval of deviations during the 

accomplishment of an AD-mandated 

action. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph does not approve messages or 

other information provided by the 

manufacturer for deviations to the 

requirements of the AD-mandated 

actions. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph only addresses the 

requirement to contact the manufacturer 

for corrective actions for the identified 

unsafe condition and does not cover 

deviations from other AD requirements. 

However, deviations to AD-required 

actions are addressed in 14 CFR 39.17, 

and anyone may request the approval 

for an alternative method of compliance 

to the AD-required actions using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

To address this misunderstanding and 

misinterpretation of the Airworthy 

Product paragraph, we have changed 

that paragraph and retitled it 

‘‘Contacting the Manufacturer.’’ This 

paragraph now clarifies that for any 

requirement in this AD to obtain 

corrective actions from a manufacturer, 

the action must be accomplished using 

a method approved by the FAA, the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), or Airbus’s EASA DOA. 

The Contacting the Manufacturer 

paragraph also clarifies that, if approved 

by the DOA, the approval must include 

the DOA-authorized signature. The DOA 

signature indicates that the data and 

information contained in the document 

are EASA-approved, which is also FAAapproved. Messages and other 

information provided by the 

manufacturer that do not contain the 

DOA-authorized signature approval are 

not EASA-approved, unless EASA 

directly approves the manufacturer’s 

message or other information. 

This clarification does not remove 

flexibility previously afforded by the 

Airworthy Product paragraph. 

Consistent with long-standing FAA 

policy, such flexibility was never 

intended for required actions. This is 

also consistent with the 

recommendation of the Airworthiness 

Directive Implementation Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee to increase 

flexibility in complying with ADs by 

identifying those actions in 

manufacturers’ service instructions that 

are ‘‘Required for Compliance’’ with 

ADs. We continue to work with 

manufacturers to implement this 

recommendation. But once we 

determine that an action is required, any 

deviation from the requirement must be 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance. 

Other commenters to the NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013) pointed out that in many cases the 

foreign manufacturer’s service bulletin 

and the foreign authority’s MCAI might 

have been issued some time before the 

FAA AD. Therefore, the DOA might 

have provided U.S. operators with an 

approved repair, developed with full 

awareness of the unsafe condition, 

before the FAA AD is issued. Under 

these circumstances, to comply with the 

FAA AD, the operator would be 

required to go back to the 

manufacturer’s DOA and obtain a new 

approval document, adding time and 

expense to the compliance process with 

no safety benefit. 

Based on these comments, we 

removed the requirement that the DAHprovided repair specifically refer to this 

AD. Before adopting such a 

requirement, the FAA will coordinate 

with affected DAHs and verify they are 

prepared to implement means to ensure 

that their repair approvals consider the 

unsafe condition addressed in this AD. 

Any such requirements will be adopted 

through the normal AD rulemaking 

process, including notice-and-comment 

procedures, when appropriate. We also 

have decided not to include a generic 

reference to either the ‘‘delegated agent’’ 

or ‘‘DAH with State of Design Authority 

design organization approval,’’ but 

instead we have provided the specific 

delegation approval granted by the State 

of Design Authority for the DAH 

throughout this AD. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data 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 SNPRM (79 FR 

7603, February 10, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the SNPRM (79 FR 7603, 

February 10, 2014). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 22 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on 

U.S. operators 

Replacement (The average number of oxygen containers per airplane is 50.).3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ............. $0 $255 $5,610 

Operational check ........................................... 3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ............. 0 255 5,610 

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We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary repairs that would be 

required based on the results of the 

inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these repairs: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Repair (from operational check) ................................... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............................... $0 $85 

Repair (from part number check of the passenger oxygen container).1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............................... 0 85 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 

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-2012-0807; 

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): 

2014–13–12 Airbus: Amendment 39–17888. 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0807; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–191–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective September 9, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A318– 

111, –112, –121, and –122 airplanes; A319– 

111, –112, –113, –114, –115, –131, –132, and 

–133 airplanes; A320–111, –211, –212, –214, 

–231, –232, and –233 airplanes; A321–111, 

–112, –131, –211, –212, –213, –231, and –232 

airplanes; certificated in any category; all 

manufacturer serial numbers (MSN). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 35, Oxygen. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

silicon particles inside the oxygen generator 

manifolds, which had chafed from the mask 

hoses during installation onto the generator 

outlets. We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct non-serviceable oxygen generator 

manifolds, which could reduce or block the 

oxygen supply, and result in injury to 

passengers when oxygen supply is needed. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Part Number and Serial Number 

Identification 

Within 5,000 flight cycles, or 7,500 flight 

hours, or 24 months, whichever occurs first 

after the effective date of this AD, identify the 

part number and serial number of each 

passenger oxygen container. A review of 

airplane maintenance records is acceptable in 

lieu of this identification if the part number 

and serial number of the oxygen container 

can be conclusively determined from that 

review. 

(h) Replacement, Check, Repair 

If the part number of the passenger oxygen 

container is listed in paragraph (h)(1) of this 

AD and the serial number of the passenger 

oxygen container is listed in paragraph (h)(2) 

of this AD: Within the compliance time 

specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, do the 

actions specified in paragraphs (h)(3), (h)(4), 

and (h)(5) of this AD, except as provided by 

paragraphs (i)(1) through (i)(7) of this AD. 

(1) (Type I: 15 and 22 minutes) 

12C15Lxxxxx0100, 12C15Rxxxxx0100, 

13C15Lxxxxx0100, 13C15Rxxxxx0100, 

14C15Lxxxxx0100, 14C15Rxxxxx0100, 

12C22Lxxxxx0100, 12C22Rxxxxx0100, 

13C22Lxxxxx0100, 13C22Rxxxxx0100, 

14C22Lxxxxx0100, and 14C22Rxxxxx0100; 

and (Type II: 15 and 22 minutes) 

22C15Lxxxxx0100, 22C15Rxxxxx0100, 

22C22Lxxxxx0100, and 22C22Rxxxxx0100. 

Note 1 to paragraph (h)(1) of this AD: The 

passenger emergency oxygen container 

assemblies listed in paragraph (h)(1) of this 

AD are products having the mark ‘‘B/E 

AEROSPACE’’ on the identification plate. 

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(2) ARBA–0000 to ARBA–9999 inclusive, 

ARBB–0000 to ARBB–9999 inclusive, ARBC– 

0000 to ARBC–9999 inclusive, ARBD–0000 

to ARBD–9999 inclusive, ARBE–0000 to 

ARBE–9999 inclusive, BEBF–0000 to BEBF– 

9999 inclusive, BEBH–0000 to BEBH–9999 

inclusive, BEBK–0000 to BEBK–9999 

inclusive, BEBL–0000 to BEBL–9999 

inclusive, and BEBM–0000 to BEBM–9999 

inclusive. 

(3) Replace the oxygen generator manifold 

of any affected oxygen passenger container 

with a serviceable manifold, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–35A1047, 

dated March 29, 2011. 

(4) Do an operational check of the manual 

mask release, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–35A1047, dated 

March 29, 2011. If the operational check fails, 

before further flight, repair the manual mask 

release, 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 DOAauthorized signature. 

(5) Check if the part number of the 

passenger oxygen container is listed in B/E 

Aerospace Service Bulletin 1XCXX–0100– 

35–005, Revision 1, dated December 15, 

2012; or B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 

22CXX–0100–35–003, Revision 1, dated 

December 20, 2011, as applicable. If the part 

number is listed in B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 1XCXX–0100–35–005, Revision 1, 

dated December 15, 2012; or B/E Aerospace 

Service Bulletin 22CXX–0100–35–003, 

Revision 1, dated December 20, 2011: Within 

the compliance time specified in paragraph 

(g) of this AD, repair 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. 

(i) Exceptions 

(1) Oxygen containers that meet the 

conditions specified in paragraph (i)(1)(i) or 

(i)(1)(ii) of this AD are compliant with the 

requirements of paragraph (h) of this AD. 

(i) Oxygen containers Type I having a part 

number listed in paragraph (h)(1) of this AD 

and having a serial number listed in 

paragraph (h)(2) of this AD, that have been 

modified prior to the effective date of this 

AD, as specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 1XCXX–0100–35–005, Revision 1, 

dated December 15, 2012. 

(ii) Oxygen containers Type II having a part 

number listed in paragraph (h)(1) of this AD 

and having a serial number listed in 

paragraph (h)(2) of this AD, that have been 

modified prior to the effective date of this 

AD, as specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 22CXX–0100–35–003, Revision 1, 

dated December 20, 2011. 

(2) Airplanes on which Airbus 

Modification 150703 or Airbus Modification 

150704 has not been embodied in production 

do not have to comply with the requirements 

of paragraph (h) of this AD, unless an oxygen 

container having a part number listed in 

paragraph (h)(1) of this AD and having a 

serial number listed in paragraph (h)(2) of 

this AD has been replaced since the 

airplane’s first flight. 

(3) Airplanes on which Airbus 

Modification 150703 or Airbus Modification 

150704 has been embodied in production 

and which are not listed by model and MSN 

in Airbus Service Bulletin A320–35A1047, 

dated March 29, 2011, are not subject to the 

requirements of paragraphs (g) and (h) of this 

AD, unless an oxygen container having a part 

number listed in paragraph (h)(1) of this AD 

and having a serial number listed in 

paragraph (h)(2) of this AD has been replaced 

since the airplane’s first flight. 

(4) Model A319 airplanes that are equipped 

with a gaseous oxygen system for passengers, 

installed in production with Airbus 

Modification 33125, do not have the affected 

passenger oxygen containers installed. 

Unless these airplanes have been modified 

in-service (no approved Airbus modification 

exists), the requirements of paragraphs (g) 

and (h) of this AD do not apply to these 

airplanes. 

(5) Airplanes that have already been 

inspected prior to the effective date of this 

AD, in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

35A1047, dated March 29, 2011, must be 

inspected and, depending on the findings, 

corrected, within the compliance time 

defined in paragraph (g) of this AD, as 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD, as 

applicable, except as specified in paragraph 

(i)(6) of this AD. 

(6) Airplanes on which the passenger 

oxygen container has been replaced before 

the effective date of this AD, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–35A1047, 

dated March 29, 2011, are compliant with the 

requirements of the paragraph (h) of this AD 

for that passenger oxygen container. 

(7) The requirements of paragraphs (g) and 

(h) of this AD apply only to passenger oxygen 

containers that are Design A, as defined in 

figure 1 to paragraph (i)(7) of this AD. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–C 

Note 1 to figure 1 to paragraph (i)(7) of this 

AD: Figure 1 is a reproduction of material 

from EASA Airworthiness Directive 2012– 

0083, dated May 16, 2012. The words 

‘‘Appendix 1 of this AD’’ in this figure refer 

to Appendix 1 of the EASA AD. 

(j) Parts Installation Limitations 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install an oxygen container 

having a part number specified in paragraph 

(h)(1) of this AD and having a serial number 

specified in paragraph (h)(2) of this AD, on 

any airplane, unless the container has been 

modified in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of any of the 

service information specified in paragraph 

(j)(1), (j)(2), or (j)(3) of this AD, as applicable. 

(1) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–35A1047, 

dated March 29, 2011. 

(2) B/E AEROSPACE Service Bulletin 

1XCXX–0100–35–005, Revision 1, dated 

December 15, 2012. 


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Figure 1 to paragraph (i)(7) of this AD - Design A of the Passenger Oxygen Containers 

Affected by this AD 

View Z 

YYIYYYY : Month and Year or Inspection or Container 

X : ~ or MaSks 

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(3) B/E AEROSPACE Service Bulletin 

22CXX–0100–35–003, Revision 1, dated 

December 20, 2011. 

(k) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions required by paragraph (h) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using the service 

information specified in paragraph (k)(1) or 

(k)(2) of this AD, as applicable. 

(1) B/E AEROSPACE Service Bulletin 

1XCXX–0100–35–005, dated March 14, 2011, 

which is not incorporated by reference in this 

AD. 

(2) B/E AEROSPACE Service Bulletin 

22CXX–0100–35–003, dated March 17, 2011, 

which is not incorporated by reference in this 

AD. 

(l) 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. 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. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2012–0083, dated May 16, 2012, for 

related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2012-0807-0006. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be viewed at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (n)(3) and (n)(4) of this AD. 

(n) 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. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–35A1047, 

dated March 29, 2011. 

(ii) B/E AEROSPACE Service Bulletin 

1XCXX–0100–35–005, Revision 1, dated 

December 15, 2012. 

(iii) B/E AEROSPACE Service Bulletin 

22CXX–0100–35–003, Revision 1, dated 

December 20, 2011. 

(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/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 9, 

2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16706 Filed 8–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0514; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–SW–027–AD; Amendment 

39–17925; AD 2014–16–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; MD 

Helicopters, Inc., Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for MD 

Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), Model MD900 

helicopters. This AD requires an eddy 

current inspection of the main rotor 

upper hub assembly (upper hub) for a 

crack and replacing the upper hub with 

an airworthy upper hub before further 

flight if there is a crack. This AD is 

prompted by a report of cracks on an 

upper hub at the blade attach holes. The 

actions specified by this AD are 

intended to detect a crack in the upper 

hub to prevent failure of the upper hub 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

August 20, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of August 20, 2014. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by October 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address 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, any 

incorporated by reference service 

information, the economic 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 service information identified in 

this AD, contact MD Helicopters, Inc., 

Attn: Customer Support Division, 4555 

E. McDowell Rd., Mail Stop M615, 

Mesa, AZ 85215–9734; telephone 1– 

800–388–3378; fax 480–346–6813; or at 

http://www.mdhelicopters.com. You 

may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Schrieber, Aviation Safety Engineer, Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, 

California 90712; telephone (562) 627– 

5348; email eric.schrieber@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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