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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. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Where 

Airbus Service Bulletin A330–78–3021, 

Revision 03, dated October 15, 2014, contains 

procedures or tests that are identified as RC, 

those procedures and tests must be done to 

comply with this AD; any procedures and 

tests that are not identified as RC are 

recommended. Those procedures and tests 

that are not identified as RC may be deviated 

from using accepted methods in accordance 

with the operators’ maintenance or 

inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the 

procedures and tests identified as RC can be 

done and the airplane can be put back in a 

serviceable condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2014–0062, dated March 11, 2014, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2015-0085-0002. 

(2) Airbus service information identified in 

this AD that is not incorporated by reference 

is available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (n)(3) and (n)(5) of this AD. 

(3) Rolls-Royce service information 

identified in this AD that is not incorporated 

by reference is available at Rolls-Royce plc, 

P.O. Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, England; 

phone: 011–44–1332–242424; fax: 011–244– 

1332–249936; email: http://www.rollsroyce.com/contact/civil_team.jsp; Internet: 

https://www.aeromanager.com. 

(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 A330–78–3021, 

Revision 03, dated October 15, 2014. 

(ii) Aircelle Service Bulletin 78–AG924, 

dated September 26, 2012. 

(3) For Airbus service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point 

Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, 

France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 

5 61 93 45 80; email airworthiness.A330– 

A340@airbus.com; Internet http://

www.airbus.com. 

(4) For Aircelle service information 

identified in this AD, contact Aircelle 

Customer support Center, BP 50042, 50, rue 

Pierre Curie, 78371 Plaisir Cedex, France: 

telephone +33 (0)1 64 14 80 33; fax +33 (0)1 

64 14 84 10. 

(5) 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. 

(6) 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 August 

21, 2015. 

Kevin Hull, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21475 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0680; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–165–AD; Amendment 

39–18236; AD 2015–17–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400, 

–401, and –402 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a report of a main landing 

gear (MLG) parking brake becoming 

dislodged from its mounting bracket due 

to an improperly installed quick release 

pin of the hand pump lever. This AD 

requires removing the hand pump lever 

of the parking brake from the right-hand 

side nacelle. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent an unsecured lever from 

migrating from its stowed position, 

fouling against the MLG, and 

subsequently puncturing the nacelle 

structure, which could adversely affect 

the safe landing of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 7, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 7, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0680 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 Bombardier, Inc., QSeries Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt 

Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, 

Canada; telephone 416–375–4000; fax 

416–375–4539; email thd.qseries@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet http://

www.bombardier.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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

0680. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516–228–7318; fax 

516–794–5531. 

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 Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, -401, and -402 airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on April 1, 2015 (80 FR 17366). 

The Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–18, 

dated June 19, 2014 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, –401, and –402 airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

There has been one (1) reported in-service 

incident where the main landing gear (MLG) 

parking brake hand pump lever was not 

properly secured in the right-hand (RH) side 

nacelle and became dislodged from its 

mounting bracket. During extension of the 

MLG, the unsecured lever shifted causing a 

fouling condition with the nacelle and 

subsequently puncturing the nacelle 

structure. 


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An investigation revealed that the safety 

restraint pin used to securely stow the lever 

is susceptible to mishandling. An unsecured 

parking brake hand pump lever could 

migrate from its stowed position and foul 

against the MLG, adversely affecting the safe 

landing of the aeroplane. 

This [Canadian] AD mandates the removal 

of the MLG parking brake hand pump lever 

from the RH side nacelle. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0680- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (80 

FR 17366, April 1, 2015) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 

17366, April 1, 2015) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 17366, 

April 1, 2015). 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Bombardier has issued the following 

service bulletins. 

• Service Bulletin 84–32–99, Revision 

A, dated October 2, 2012. This service 

information describes procedures for 

incorporating ModSum 4–113723 by relocating the hand pump lever of the 

parking brake from the right-hand side 

nacelle to the right-hand side equipment 

bay. 

• Service Bulletin 84–32–118, dated 

April 8, 2014. This service information 

describes procedures for incorporating 

Bombardier ModSum 4–113803 by 

removing the hand pump lever of the 

parking brake from the right-hand side 

nacelle. 

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 of 

this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 82 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it will take 

about 3 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 $20,910, or $255 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0680; 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): 

2015–17–03 Bombardier, Inc.: Amendment 

39–18236. Docket No. FAA–2015–0680; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–NM–165–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective October 7, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, –401, and –402 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, serial numbers 

(S/N) 4001 through 4419 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 32, Landing Gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

main landing gear (MLG) parking brake 

becoming dislodged from its mounting 

bracket due to an improperly installed quick 

release pin of the hand pump lever. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent an unsecured lever 

from migrating from its stowed position, 

fouling against the MLG, and subsequently 

puncturing the nacelle structure, which 

could adversely affect the safe landing of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Incorporation of Modification Summary 

(ModSum) 4–113803 

Within 3,000 flight hours or 18 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Incorporate Bombardier 

ModSum 4–113803 by removing the hand 

pump lever of the parking brake from the 

right-hand side nacelle, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 


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Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–118, 

dated April 8, 2014. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: Reinstalling the hand pump lever of the parking 

brake to the right-hand side equipment bay 

(Bombardier ModSum 4–113804) may be 

done at the operator’s discretion. 

(h) Optional Installation 

Incorporation of ModSum 4–113723 by relocating the hand pump lever of the parking 

brake from the right-hand side nacelle to the 

right-hand side equipment bay, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 

84–32–99, Revision A, dated October 2, 2012, 

is acceptable for compliance with the 

modification specified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD, provided the incorporation of 

ModSum 4–113723 is done within the 

compliance time specified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

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

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 84–32–99, dated January 26, 2012, 

which is not incorporated by reference in this 

AD. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, 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 ACO, send it to ATTN: 

Program Manager, Continuing Operational 

Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. 

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, New York ACO, ANE–170, 

FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA); or Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design 

Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–18, dated 

June 19, 2014, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0680-0002. 

(l) 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) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–99, 

Revision A, dated October 2, 2012. 

(ii) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32– 

118, dated April 8, 2014. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone 416–375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; 

email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

10, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20583 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0777; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–088–AD; Amendment 

39–18257; AD 2015–17–24] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 787–8 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

numerous reports of failures of the 

proximity sensor within the slat skew 

detection mechanism assembly (DMA) 

leading to slats up landing events. This 

AD requires replacing the slat skew 

DMAs with new slat skew DMAs, and 

marking the existing identification 

plates on the slat with the new part 

number. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent failure of the proximity sensor, 

which could result in the slats being 

shut down and a slats up high speed 

landing. This condition, in combination 

with abnormal landing conditions such 

as a short runway or adverse weather 

conditions, could result in a runway 

excursion. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 7, 

2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 7, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; 

telephone 206–544–5000, extension 1; 

fax 206–766–5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0777. 

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– 

0777; 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 (phone: 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: 

Douglas Tsuji, Senior Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment 

Branch, ANM–130S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone: 425–917–6546; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: douglas.tsuji@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 The Boeing Company 


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