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email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. You 

may review copies of the 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 21, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–24174 Filed 10–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1052; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–014–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna 

Aircraft Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) 

that applies to certain Cessna Aircraft 

Company (Cessna) Models 172R, 172S, 

182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H 

airplanes. The existing AD currently 

requires an inspection of the engine oil 

pressure switch and, if applicable, 

replacement of the engine oil pressure 

switch. Since we issued that AD, we 

have received new reports of internal 

failure of the engine oil pressure switch, 

which could result in complete loss of 

engine oil with consequent partial or 

complete loss of engine power or fire. 

This proposed AD would increase the 

applicability of the AD and place a lifelimit of 3,000 hours time-in-service on 

the engine oil pressure switch, requiring 

replacement when the engine oil 

pressure switch reaches its life limit. We 

are proposing this AD to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 16, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Cessna 

Aircraft Company, Product Support, 

P.O. Box 7706, Wichita, Kansas 67277; 

telephone: (316) 517–5800; fax (316) 

942–9006; Internet: www.cessna.com/

customer-service/technicalpublications.html. You may review 

copies of the 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; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Janusz, Sr. Propulsion Engineer, Wichita 

Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 1801 

Airport Road, Wichita, KS 67209; 

phone: (316) 946–4148; fax: (316) 946– 

4107; email: jeff.janusz@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1052; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–014–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

On February 11, 2000, we issued AD 

2000–04–01, amendment 39–11583 (65 

FR 8649, February 22, 2000), for certain 

Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R, 

172S, 182S, 206H, and T206H airplanes. 

That AD requires inspection of the 

engine oil pressure switch to determine 

if the engine oil pressure switch is partnumber (P/N) 77041 or P/N 83278 and 

replacement of any P/N 77041 engine 

oil pressure switch with a P/N 83278 

engine oil pressure switch. That AD 

resulted from reports of failure of the 

engine oil pressure switch diaphragm. 

We issued that AD to prevent loss of 

engine oil through the failure of the 

engine oil pressure switch diaphragm, 

which could result in partial or 

complete loss of engine power. 

Actions Since Existing AD Was Issued 

Since we issued AD 2000–04–01, 

amendment 39–11583 (65 FR 8649, 

February 22, 2000), we have received 

new reports of internal failure of the 

engine oil pressure switch, which could 

result in complete loss of engine oil 

with consequent partial or complete loss 

of engine power or fire. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Cessna Service Bulletin 

07–79–01, dated January 29, 2007. The 

service information describes 

procedures for replacement of the 

engine oil pressure switch. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of these same 

type designs. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would retain none 

of the requirements of AD 2000–04–01, 

amendment 39–11583 (65 FR 8649, 

February 22, 2000). This proposed AD 

would increase the applicability 

statement of the existing AD and require 

an inspection of the engine oil pressure 

switch with replacement of the engine 

oil pressure switch when it reaches its 

life limit of 3,000 hours time-in-service. 

We are proposing this AD to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

Differences Between the Proposed AD 

and the Service Information 

Applicability in this proposed AD has 

been expanded to include additional 

airplane serial numbers. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 6,155 airplanes of U.S. registry. 


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We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection of the airplane or engine 

records.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 .. Not applicable .............. $42.50 $261,587.50 

Inspection of the engine oil pressure 

switch installation.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 .. Not applicable .............. 42.50 261,587.50 

Removal and replacement of the engine 

oil pressure switch and logbook entry.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 .. $54 ............................... 96.50 593,957.50 

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 have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would 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 the proposed regulation: 

(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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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) 

2000–04–01, Amendment 39–11583 (65 

FR 8649, February 22, 2000), and adding 

the following new AD: 

Cessna Aircraft Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2012–1052; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

CE–014–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

AD action by November 16, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2000–04–01, 

Amendment 39–11583 (65 FR 8649, February 

22, 2000). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Cessna Aircraft 

Company Models 172R, serial numbers (S/N) 

17280001 through 17281622; 172S, S/N 

172S8001 through 172S11244; 182S, S/N 

18280001 through 18280944; 182T, S/N 

18280945 through 18282356; T182T, S/N 

T18208001 through T18209096; 206H, S/N 

20608001 through 20608350; and T206H, S/ 

N T20608001 through T20609079; 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 7931, Engine Oil Pressure. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by new reports of 

internal failure of the engine oil pressure 

switch, which could result in complete loss 

of engine oil with consequent partial or 

complete loss of engine power or fire. We are 

issuing this AD to place a life-limit on the 

engine oil pressure switch after which 

replacement would be required. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, following Cessna 

Service Bulletin SB 07–79–01, dated January 

29, 2007, unless already done. 

(g) Actions 

(1) At the next scheduled oil change, 

annual inspection, or 100-hour inspection 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later, but in no case later than 12 

months after the effective date of this AD, 

inspect the engine oil pressure switch to 

determine if it is part-number (P/N) 77041 or 

P/N 83278. 

(2) If after the inspection required in 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD, P/N 77041 engine 

oil pressure switch is installed, before further 

flight, replace the engine oil pressure switch 

with a new, zero time, P/N 83278 engine oil 

pressure switch. Record the engine oil 

pressure switch part number, date, and 

airplane hours TIS in the airplane log book. 

The recorded engine oil pressure switch TIS 

will be used as the benchmark for calculation 

of the 3,000 hour TIS limit on the engine oil 

pressure switch. 

(3) After the effective date of this AD, do 

not install a P/N 77041 engine oil pressure 

switch on any affected airplane. 

(4) If after the inspection required in 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD it is confirmed 

that P/N 83278 engine oil pressure switch is 

installed, through inspection of the airplane 

or engine logbooks determine the TIS of the 

engine oil pressure switch. 

(5) If after the inspection required in 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD you cannot 

positively identify the hours TIS on the P/N 

83278 engine oil pressure switch, before 

further flight, replace the engine oil pressure 

switch with a new, zero time, P/N 83278 

engine oil pressure switch. Record the engine 

oil pressure switch part number, date, and 

airplane hours in the airplane log book. The 

recorded engine oil pressure switch TIS will 

be used as the benchmark for calculation of 

the 3,000 hour TIS limit on the engine oil 

pressure switch. 

(6) When the engine oil pressure switch is 

at or greater than 3,000 hours TIS or within 

50 hours TIS after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later, and repetitively 


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thereafter at intervals not to exceed 3,000 

hours TIS on the P/N 83278 engine oil 

pressure switch, replace it with a new, zero 

time, P/N 83278 engine oil pressure switch. 

Record the engine oil pressure switch part 

number, date, and airplane hours in the 

airplane log book. The recorded engine oil 

pressure switch TIS will be used as the 

benchmark for calculation of the 3,000 hour 

TIS limit on the engine oil pressure switch. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita 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. 

(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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Jeff Janusz, Sr. Propulsion Engineer, 

Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 Airport Road, 

Wichita, KS 67209 phone: (316) 946–4148; 

fax: (316) 946–4107; email: jeff.janusz@faa.

gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Cessna Aircraft Company, 

Product Support, P.O. Box 7706, Wichita, 

Kansas 67277; telephone: (316) 517–5800; fax 

(316) 942–9006; Internet: www.cessna.com/

customer-service/technical-publications.

html. You may review copies of the 

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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

September 26, 2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–24207 Filed 10–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1034; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–051–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) 

that applies to certain Airbus Model 

A318, A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes. The existing AD currently 

requires one-time and repetitive 

inspections of specific areas and, when 

necessary, corrective actions for those 

rudders where production rework has 

been identified. Since we issued that 

AD, we have determined that additional 

inspections and corrective actions are 

necessary to address the identified 

unsafe condition, and that additional 

airplanes with certain rudders are 

subject to the identified unsafe 

condition. This proposed AD would add 

airplanes with certain rudders to the AD 

applicability; change an inspection type 

for certain reinforced rudder areas; 

require pre-inspections and repairs if 

needed; and require permanent 

restoration of vacuum loss holes. This 

proposed AD would also require 

additional inspections for certain 

rudders and repair if needed; and 

require replacement of certain rudders 

with new rudders. We are proposing 

this AD to detect and correct extended 

de-bonding, which might degrade the 

structural integrity of the rudder. The 

loss of the rudder leads to degradation 

of the handling qualities and reduces 

the controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 16, 

2012. 

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 

W12–40, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office—EAS, 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. You 

may review copies of the 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. 

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 proposed 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. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

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: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1034; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–051–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

On October 26, 2010, we issued AD 

2010–23–07, Amendment 39–16496 (75 

FR 68181, November 5, 2010; corrected 

December 17, 2010 (75 FR 78883)). That 

AD required actions intended to address 

an unsafe condition on the products 

listed above. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2010–0164, 

dated August 5, 2010 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 


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