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(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 25: Equipment/Furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report from 

the manufacturer indicating that the lowered 

ceiling support structure of Section 41, in 

airplanes incorporating the overhead space 

utilization (OSU) option, were found to be 

under-strength when subjected to a 9.0 g 

forward load. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent the forward lowered ceiling panels 

and support structure from becoming 

dislodged during a 9.0 g forward load and 

consequent injury to personnel or 

interference with an emergency evacuation. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Installation of Lowered Ceiling Support 

Structure 

Within 60 months after the effective date 

of this AD, install new structural members 

and new tie rod(s) and attach fittings on the 

left and right sides of the lowered ceiling 

support structure, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 777–25– 

0482, Revision 1, dated February 21, 2012. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–25–0482, 

dated February 24, 2011. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization ODA that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Ana Martinez Hueto, Aerospace 

Engineer, Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6592; fax: 425–917–6591; 

email: ana.m.hueto@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) of the 

following service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51: 

(i) Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 777–25–0482, Revision 1, dated 

February 21, 2012. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; email me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

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 June 11, 

2012. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15100 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0265; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–216–AD; Amendment 

39–17098; AD 2012–12–18] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain Dassault Aviation Model 

FALCON 7X airplanes. That AD 

currently requires revising the 

Abnormal Procedures and Limitations 

sections of the Dassault F7X Airplane 

Flight Manual. This new AD requires a 

test of the power distribution control 

units (PDCU) cards and generator 

control units (GCU) cards to detect 

faulty components, and if any faulty 

components are found, replacing any 

affected PDCU or GCU card. This AD 

was prompted by a determination that 

additional actions are necessary to 

address the identified unsafe condition. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct a leakage failure mode of 

transient voltage suppression (TVS) 

diodes used on PDCU cards or GCU 

cards in the primary power distribution 

boxes (PPDB), which, in combination 

with other system failures, could lead to 

loss of controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective July 

30, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of July 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 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 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on March 15, 2012 (77 FR 

15293), and proposed to supersede AD 

AD 2010–18–03, Amendment 39–16416 

(75 FR 51931, August 24, 2010). 

On August 11, 2010, we issued AD 

2010–18–03, Amendment 39–16416 (75 

FR 51931, August 24, 2010). That AD 

required actions intended to address an 

unsafe condition on certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FALCON 7X airplanes. 

The preamble of AD 2010–18–03 

explains that we consider the 

requirements of that AD ‘‘interim 

action’’ and are considering further 

rulemaking to mandate inspection 

(testing) of the PDCU and GCU cards 

and replacement of faulty cards, as 

required by European Aviation Safety 

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2010. The planned compliance time for 

those actions would allow enough time 

for prior public comment on the merits 

of those actions. This proposed AD 

follows from that determination. 

The unsafe condition is a leakage 

failure mode of TVS diodes used on 

PDCU or GCU cards in the PPDB, 

which, in combination with other 

system failures, could lead to loss of 

controllability of the airplane. You may 

obtain further information by examining 

the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 15293, March 15, 2012) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

about 9 products of U.S. registry. 

The actions that are required by AD 

2010–18–03, Amendment 39–16416 (75 

FR 51931, August 24, 2010), and 

retained in this AD take about 4 workhours per product, at an average labor 

rate of $85 per work hour. Based on 

these figures, the estimated cost of the 

currently required actions is $340 per 

product. 

We estimate that it would take about 

4 work-hours per product to comply 

with the new basic requirements of this 

proposed 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 $3,060, or $340 

per product. 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the on-condition actions 

specified in this AD. We have no way 

of determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

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 the NPRM (75 FR 51931, 

August 24, 2010), 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. 

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 AD 2010–18– 

03, Amendment 39–16416 (75 FR 

51931, August 24, 2010), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2012–12–18 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–17098. Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0265; Directorate Identifier 

2010–NM–216–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective July 30, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2010–18–03, 

Amendment 39–16416 (75 FR 51931, August 

24, 2010). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in 

any category, all serial numbers except those 

on which Dassault Aviation Modification 

M724 is embodied. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 24: Electrical Power. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that additional actions are necessary to 

address the identified unsafe condition. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct a 

leakage failure mode of transient voltage 

suppression (TVS) diodes used on power 

distribution control units (PDCU) cards or 

generator control units (GCU) cards in the 

primary power distribution boxes, which, in 

combination with other system failures, 

could lead to loss of controllability of the 

airplane. 

(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) Retained Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

Revision 

This AFM revision is retained from AD 

2010–18–03, Amendment 39–16416 (75 FR 

51931, August 24, 2010): Within 30 days after 

September 8, 2010 (the effective date of AD 

2010–18–03, revise the Abnormal Procedures 

and Limitations sections of the Dassault F7X 

AFM to include the following statement. This 

may be done by inserting copies of this AD 

into the AFM Limitations section and 

Abnormal Procedures section. 

Upon display of ELEC:BUS MISCONFIG 

TIED in Crew Alerting System (Abnormal 

procedure 3–190–20), land atnearest 

suitable airport 

Upon display of ELEC:LH ESS PWR LO or 

ELEC:LH ESS NO PWR (Abnormal 

procedure 3–190–40), land at nearest 

suitable airport 

Upon display of ELEC:RH ESS PWR LO and 

ELEC:RH ESS NO PWR (Abnormal 

procedure 3–190–45), land at nearest 

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Upon display of HYD:BACKUP PUMP HI 

TEMP (Abnormal procedure 3–250–15), set 

off the pump and if the backup pump is 

still rotating (green) in hydraulic synoptic, 

descend to a safe altitude or below 15,000 

ft 

Caution: These temporary amendments take 

precedence over the same procedures 

displayed through the Electronic Check 

List (ECL) in the aeroplane. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: When 

a statement identical to that in paragraph (g) 

of this AD has been included in the 

Limitations section and Abnormal 

Procedures section in the general revisions of 

the AFM, the general revisions may be 

inserted into the AFM, and the copy of this 

AD may be removed. 

(h) New Requirements of This AD: Test the 

PDCU and GCU Cards 

For airplanes identified in Dassault 

Mandatory Service Bulletin 7X–133, dated 

December 4, 2009: Within 9 months after the 

effective date of this AD, perform a test of the 

PDCU and GCU cards to detect faulty 

components, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Dassault 

Mandatory Service Bulletin 7X–133, dated 

December 4, 2009. If any faulty components 

are found, before further flight, replace any 

affected PDCU or GCU card, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin 7X–133, 

dated December 4, 2009. 

(i) Optional Method of Compliance 

For airplanes identified in Dassault 

Mandatory Service Bulletin 7X–133, dated 

December 4, 2009: Accomplishing the actions 

specified in paragraph (h) of this AD, within 

9 months after the effective date of this AD, 

in accordance with the service information 

specified in paragraphs (i)(1), (i)(2), and (i)(3) 

of this AD, is acceptable for compliance with 

the actions specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD. 

(1) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232190– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(2) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232191– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(3) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232192– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(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, 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: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1137; 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 or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency Airworthiness Directive 2010–0073, 

dated April 15, 2010, and the service 

bulletins specified in paragraphs (k)(1) 

through (k)(4) of this AD, for related 

information. 

(1) Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin 

7X–133, dated December 4, 2009. 

(2) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232190– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(3) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232191– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(4) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232192– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the following service information 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin 

7X–133, dated December 4, 2009. 

(3) If you accomplish the optional actions 

specified by this AD, you must use the 

following service information to perform 

those actions, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. 

(i) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232190– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(ii) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232191– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(iii) Goodrich Service Bulletin 80232192– 

24–01, dated August 13, 2009. 

(4) For Dassault service information 

identified in this AD, contact Dassault Falcon 

Jet, P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, New 

Jersey 07606; telephone 201–440–6700; 

Internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. For 

Goodrich service information identified in 

this AD, contact Goodrich Corporation, 

Power Systems, 1555 Corporate Woods 

Parkway, Uniontown, Ohio 44685–8799; 

telephone 330–487–2007; fax 330–487–1902; 

email twinsburg.techpubs@goodrich.com; 

Internet http://www.goodrich.com/TechPubs. 

(5) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(6) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 11, 

2012. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15066 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0152; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–059–AD; Amendment 

39–17092; AD 2012–12–12] 

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 A330–200 series 

airplanes; Airbus Model A330–200 

Freighter series airplanes; Airbus Model 

A330–300 series airplanes; Airbus 

Model A340–200 series airplanes; and 

Airbus Model A340–300 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports of sheared fasteners located on 

the outside skin of the forward cargo 

door and cracks on the frame fork ends, 

as well as cracks of the aft cargo door 

frame 64A. This AD requires performing 

a detailed inspection of the outer skin 

rivets at the frame fork ends of the 

forward and aft cargo door for sheared, 

loose, and missing rivets; repairing the 

outer skin rivets, if necessary; and 

performing repetitive inspections. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

sheared, loose, or missing fasteners on 

the forward and aft cargo door frame, 

which could result in the loss of 

structural integrity of the forward and 

aft cargo door. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective July 

30, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of July 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 


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