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(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 55: Stabilizers. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as cracked 

horizontal stabilizer attachment brackets. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent separation of 

the horizontal stabilizer, which could result 

in loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions 

specified in paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(4) of 

this AD: 

(1) Within the next 150 hours time-inservice (TIS) after April 1, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD) or at the next annual 

inspection after April 1, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD), whichever occurs later, and 

repetitively thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 150 hours TIS, inspect the aluminum 

horizontal stabilizer attachment brackets for 

cracks. Do the inspections following the 

ACTION instructions in Slingsby Advanced 

Composites Ltd. Service Bulletin S.B. No: 

179, Issue 4, dated March 15, 2007. 

(2) If any cracks are found during any 

inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD, before further flight, replace the cracked 

bracket with a serviceable part. Do the 

replacement following the ACTION 

instructions in Slingsby Advanced 

Composites Ltd. Service Bulletin S.B. No: 

179, Issue 4, dated March 15, 2007. If a 

serviceable aluminum horizontal stabilizer 

attachment bracket is used as a replacement 

part, repetitively inspect as specified in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. 

(3) To terminate the repetitive inspections 

required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, all 

four aluminum horizontal stabilizer 

attachment brackets must be replaced with 

titanium horizontal stabilizer attachment 

brackets. 

(4) After installing titanium horizontal 

stabilizer attachment brackets, installing 

aluminum horizontal stabilizer attachment 

brackets is prohibited. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: mike.kiesov@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No. 2012–0169, dated August 31, 

2012, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the Internet at at 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0997-0002. 

(i) 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) Slingsby Advanced Composites Ltd. 

Service Bulletin S.B. No: 179, Issue 4, dated 

March 15, 2007. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Slingsby Aviation Ltd. service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Slingsby Advanced Composites, Ings Lane, 

Kirbymoorside, York, YO62 6EZ, United 

Kingdom, telephone: +44 (0) 1751 432474; 

fax +44 (0) 1751 433016, Internet: 

www.marshall-slingsby.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

(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 Kansas City, Missouri, on 

February 10, 2014. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03421 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0090; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–003–AD; Amendment 

39–17761; AD 2014–04–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL 

airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by the 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as broken 

control column attachment bolts. We are 

issuing this AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective February 25, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 25, 2014. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by April 11, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Pacific Aerospace 


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Limited, Hamilton Airport, Private Bag 

3027 Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; 

telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: +64 7 

843 6134; email: pacific@

aerospace.co.nz; Internet: http://

www.aerospace.co.nz/. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

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– 

0090; 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 Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 

which is the airworthiness authority for 

New Zealand, has issued AD DCA/

750XL/15, dated January 29, 2014 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for all 

Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

This emergency AD with effective date 30 

January 2014 is prompted by reports of 

finding broken control column attachment 

bolts on two 750 XL aircraft. 

Investigation revealed the bolt failures may 

be due to possible over-tightening of the 

control column attachment bolt to reduce 

control column play in the pivot fork 

(socket). Pacific Aerospace subsequently 

issued MSP PACSB/XL/070 issue 1, dated 24 

January 24, 2014 to replace affected bolts, 

washers and nuts within the next 10 hours 

TIS, and to caution operators and 

maintainers that over-tightening may reduce 

the life of the bolt. This AD mandates the 

requirements in PACSB/XL/070 to prevent 

failure of the control column attachment bolt 

which could result in control column 

detachment and loss of aircraft control. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0090. 

Relevant Service Information 

Pacific Aerospace Limited has issued 

Mandatory Service Bulletin PACSB/XL/ 

070, Issue 1, dated January 24, 2014. 

The actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of this AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by the State of 

Design Authority and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD. The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because failure of the control 

column attachment bolt could result in 

control column detachment, which 

could cause loss of control. Therefore, 

we determined that notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are impracticable and 

that good cause exists for making this 

amendment effective in fewer than 30 

days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2014–0090; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–CE–003– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

17 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 1.5 workhours per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $100 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to 

be $3,867.50, or $227.50 per product. 

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 


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(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 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 AD: 

2014–04–03 Pacific Aerospace Limited: 

Amendment 39–17761; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0090; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–003–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective February 25, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pacific Aerospace 

Limited Model 750XL airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as broken 

control column attachment bolts. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

control column attachment bolt, which could 

result in control column detachment and 

cause loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, within the next 10 

hours time-in-service after February 25, 2014 

(the effective date of this AD), replace the left 

hand and the right hand control column 

attachment bolts following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Mandatory Service 

Bulletin PACSB/XL/070, Issue 1, dated 

January 24, 2014. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in 

the FAA Flight Standards District Office 

(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority 

(CAA) AD DCA/750XL/15, dated January 29, 

2014, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2014–0090. 

(i) 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) Pacific Aerospace Limited Mandatory 

Service Bulletin PACSB/XL/070, Issue 1, 

dated January 24, 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Pacific Aerospace Limited service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Pacific Aerospace Limited, Hamilton Airport, 

Private Bag 3027 Hamilton 3240, New 

Zealand; telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: +64 

7 843 6134; email: pacific@aerospace.co.nz; 

Internet: http://www.aerospace.co.nz/. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

(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 Kansas City, Missouri on 

February 10, 2014. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03422 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0964; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–035–AD; Amendment 

39–17757; AD 2014–03–20] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.P.A Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Piaggio Aero Industries S.P.A Model P– 

180 airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as 

insufficient clearance between one of 

the horizontal stabilizer end ribs and the 

corresponding elevator horn. We are 

issuing this AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 1, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of April 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0964; or in person at 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 service information identified in 

this AD, contact Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.p.A—Airworthiness Office, Via Luigi 

Cibrario, 4–16154 Genova-Italy; phone: 

+39 010 6481353; fax: +39 010 6481881; 

email: airworthiness@piaggioaero.it; 

Internet: http://www.piaggioaero.com/#/ 

en/aftersales/service-support. You may 

view this referenced service information 


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