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J4G 1A1; phone: 800–268–8000; fax: 450– 

647–2888; Web site: www.pwc.ca. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 

New England Executive Park, Burlington, 

MA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(5) You may view this service information 

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 Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 22, 2015. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–25711 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1059; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NE–36–AD; Amendment 39– 

18281; AD 2015–20–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & 

Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2014–14– 

02 for certain Pratt & Whitney Canada 

Corp. (P&WC) PW120, PW121, PW121A, 

PW124B, PW127, PW127E, PW127F, 

PW127G, and PW127M turboprop 

engines. AD 2014–14–02 required 

removal of the O-ring seal from the fuel 

manifold fitting. This new AD requires 

replacement of the fuel nozzle and the 

fuel manifold flow adapter. This AD 

was prompted by reports of fuel leaks at 

the interface between the fuel manifold 

and the fuel nozzle that resulted in 

engine fire. We are issuing this AD to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

18, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Pratt & 

Whitney Canada Corp., 1000 MarieVictorin, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, 

J4G 1A1; phone: 800–268–8000; fax: 

450–647–2888; Web site: www.pwc.ca. 

You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive 

Park, Burlington, MA. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 781–238–7125. It is also 

available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1059. 

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–2013– 

1059; 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 mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information, 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

address for the Docket Office (phone: 

800–647–5527) is Document 

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: 

Barbara Caufield, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7146; fax: 781–238– 

7199; email: barbara.caufield@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2014–14–02, 

Amendment 39–17896 (79 FR 39958, 

July 11, 2014), (‘‘AD 2014–14–02’’). AD 

2014–14–02 applied to certain P&WC 

PW120, PW121, PW121A, PW124B, 

PW127, PW127E, PW127F, PW127G, 

and PW127M turboprop engines. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on June 2, 2015 (80 FR 31325). 

The NPRM proposed to require 

replacement of the fuel nozzle and the 

fuel manifold flow adapter. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed P&WC SB No. PW100– 

72–21861, dated November 21, 2014, 

which identifies the final fuel nozzle 

configuration. 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. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (80 

FR 31325, June 2, 2015) 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 this AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 150 

engines installed on airplanes of U.S. 

registry. We also estimate that it will 

take about 2.5 hours per engine to 

comply with this AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per hour. Required parts cost 

about $146,594 per engine. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD on U.S. operators to be 

$22,020,975. 

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 

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 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), 


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(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing airworthiness directive (AD) 

2014–14–02], Amendment 39–17896 (79 

FR 39958, July 11, 2014), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2015–20–03 Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.: 

Amendment 39–18281; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–1059; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NE–36–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective November 18, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2014–14–02, 

Amendment 39–17896 (79 FR 39958, July 11, 

2014). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pratt & Whitney Canada 

Corp. (P&WC) PW120, PW121, and PW121A 

turboprop engines with post SB 21610 

configuration; PW124B, PW127, PW127E, 

and PW127F turboprop engines with post SB 

21607 configuration; PW127E and PW127F 

turboprop engines with serial numbers (S/Ns) 

PCE–EB0366 and earlier; PW127G turboprop 

engines with S/Ns PCE–AX0275 and earlier; 

and PW127M turboprop engines with S/Ns 

PCE–ED0810 and earlier. 

(d) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of fuel 

seepage past the metal-to-metal sealing 

surfaces of the fuel nozzle and fuel manifold 

flow adapter. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent in-flight fuel leakage, engine fire, 

damage to the engine, and damage to the 

airplane. 

(e) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. Within 1,500 flight hours after the 

effective date of this AD, or at the next engine 

shop visit, whichever occurs first: 

(1) Remove the O-ring seal from the fuel 

manifold fitting, 

(2) Remove fuel manifold flow adapter, 

part numbers (P/Ns) 3059754–01, 3059757– 

01, and 3059760–01; and 

(3) Install a fuel nozzle gasket and fuel 

manifold flow adapter that are eligible for 

installation, in accordance with paragraphs 

3.A, 3.B, and 3.C of P&WC SB No. PW100– 

72–21861, dated November 21, 2014. 

(f) Installation Prohibition 

After the effective date of this AD, fuel 

manifold adapter, P/Ns 3059754–01, 

3059757–01, and 3059760–01, and fuel 

manifold gasket, P/N 3079354–01, are not 

eligible for installation in any engine. 

(g) Definition 

For the purpose of this AD, an engine shop 

visit is the induction of an engine into the 

shop for maintenance involving the 

separation of pairs of major mating engine 

flanges. The separation of engine flanges 

solely for the purpose of transportation 

without subsequent engine maintenance does 

not constitute an engine shop visit. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs to this AD. Use 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to 

make your request. You may email your 

request to: ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Barbara Caufield, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803; phone: 781–238–7146; fax: 781–238– 

7199; email: barbara.caufield@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI Transport Canada AD 

CF–2014–41, dated November 26, 2014, for 

related information. 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–2013– 

1059. 

(j) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Service 

Bulletin (SB) No. PW100–72–21861, dated 

November 21, 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., 1000 

Marie-Victorin Blvd., Longueuil, Quebec, 

Canada, J4G 1A1; phone: 800–268–8000; fax: 

450–647–2888; Web site: www.pwc.ca. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 

New England Executive Park, Burlington, 

MA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(5) You may view this service information 

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 Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 22, 2015. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–25718 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0808; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–NE–18–AD; Amendment 39– 

18288; AD 2015–20–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; General 

Electric Company Turboshaft Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

airworthiness directives (AD) 2001–18– 

06 and AD 2008–22–16, for all General 

Electric Company (GE) CT58 turboshaft 

engines. AD 2001–18–06 and AD 2008– 

22–16 required recalculating the lives of 

life-limited rotating parts using a 

repetitive heavy-lift (RHL) multiplying 

factor and removal from service of parts 

that exceed the recalculated cyclic or 

hourly life limit. This new AD would 

consolidate AD 2001–18–06 and AD 

2008–22–16, and further reduce the life 

capability of certain parts. This AD was 

prompted by recalculation of life for 

parts installed on engines used in 

Utility operations, and a reduced life for 

compressor spools in all operations. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

life-limited rotating parts, uncontained 

part release, damage to the engine, and 

damage to the aircraft. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

18, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this proposed AD, contact 

General Electric Company, GE Aviation, 

Room 285, One Neumann Way, 

Cincinnati, OH, 45215; phone: 513– 

552–3272; email: 


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