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(1) Within 2 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Identify affected servo-motors 

having P/N 4006719–904 and P/N 4006719– 

913 and modify each unit or replace with a 

modified unit, in accordance with the 

instructions of EADS–CASA Service Bulletin 

SB–212–22–16, dated March 13, 2006. 

(2) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a servomotor having P/N 4006719–904 or 4006719– 

913, and any affected serial number 

identified in Honeywell Alert Service 

Bulletin 4006719–22–A0016, Revision 001, 

dated November 1, 2004 (referenced in 

EADS–CASA Service Bulletin SB–212–22– 

16, dated March 13, 2006, as the source of 

service information for accomplishing the 

modification), unless it has been modified in 

accordance with paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. 

Note 1: The 8 digit serial number specified 

in Honeywell Alert Service Bulletin 

4006719–22–A0016, Revision 001, dated 

November 1, 2004, is a combination date 

code and serial number. The format is as 

follows: YYMMXXXX—YY is the year; MM 

is the month, and XXXX is a sequential 

manufacturing serial number (e.g., a unit 

with number 0111XXXX was manufactured 

in November 2001). 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) 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. 

Send information to ATTN: Shahram 

Daneshmandi, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1112; fax (425) 

227–1149. Before using any approved AMOC 

on any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your principal maintenance inspector 

(PMI) or principal avionics inspector (PAI), 

as appropriate, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. 

(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, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

has approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency Airworthiness Directive 2008– 

0144, dated August 1, 2008; EADS–CASA 

Service Bulletin SB–212–22–16, dated March 

13, 2006; and Honeywell Alert Service 

Bulletin 4006719–22–A0016, Revision 001, 

dated November 1, 2004; for related 

information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use EADS–CASA Service 

Bulletin SB–212–22–16, dated March 13, 

2006; and Honeywell Alert Service Bulletin 

4006719–22–A0016, Revision 001, dated 

November 1, 2004; as applicable; to do the 

actions required by this AD, unless the AD 

specifies otherwise. (The revision level of 

Honeywell Alert Service Bulletin 4006719– 

22–A0016, Revision 001, dated November 1, 

2004, is indicated only on pages 1 and 2 of 

the document.) 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact EADS–CASA, Military 

Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD), 

Integrated Customer Services (ICS), 

Technical Services, Avenida de Arago ́n 404, 

28022 Madrid, Spain; telephone +34 91 585 

55 84; fax +34 91 585 55 05; e-mail 

MTA.TechnicalService@casa.eads.net; 

Internet http://www.eads.net. 

(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 or 425–227–1152. 

(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/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 18, 2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23507 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0057; Directorate 

Identifier 85–ANE–25–AD; Amendment 39– 

16037; AD 2009–20–14] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce 

plc (RR) RB211–535E4 Series Turbofan 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

RR RB211–535E4 series turbofan 

engines. That AD currently requires 

initial and repetitive inspections of the 

outer combustion case for cracks and 

possible removal if cracks are found. 

This AD requires the same inspections, 

but requires using RR Mandatory 

Service Bulletin (MSB) RB.211–72– 

7775, Revision 3, dated April 9, 1999. 

This AD results from the FAA 

approving Revision 3 to the MSB, which 

adds an alternative eddy current 

inspection (ECI) method. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent an uncontained outer 

combustion case burst, which could 

result in damage to the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

November 17, 2009. The Director of the 

Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in the regulations as 

of November 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You can get the service 

information identified in this AD from 

Rolls-Royce plc, P.O. Box 31, Derby, 

DE24 8BJ, United Kingdom; telephone: 

44 (0) 1332–242424; fax: 44 (0) 1332– 

249936. 

The Docket Operations office is 

located at Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian 

Dargin, Aerospace Engineer, Engine 

Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

e-mail: ian.dargin@faa.gov; telephone 

(781) 238–7178; fax (781) 238–7199. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 by 

superseding AD 86–07–01, Amendment 

39–5273 (51 FR 12511, April 11, 1986), 

with a proposed AD. The proposed AD 

applies to RR RB211–535E4 series 

turbofan engines. We published the 

proposed AD in the Federal Register on 

February 12, 2009, (74 FR 7002). 

Airworthiness directive 86–07–01 

requires initial and repetitive 

inspections of the combustor case welds 

using RR MSB RB.211–72–7775, dated 

June 28, 1985. The NPRM to supersede 

AD 86–07–01 proposed to require the 

same inspections, but proposed to 

require using RR Mandatory Service 

Bulletin (MSB) RB.211–72–7775, 

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Special Flight Permits Paragraph 

Removed 

The current AD, AD 86–07–01, 

contains a paragraph pertaining to 

special flight permits. Even though this 

final rule does not contain a similar 

paragraph, we have made no changes 

with regard to the use of special flight 

permits to operate the airplane to a 

repair facility to do the work required 

by this AD. In July 2002, we published 

a new Part 39 that contains a general 

authority regarding special flight 

permits and airworthiness directives; 

see Docket No. FAA–2004–8460, 

Amendment 39–9474 (69 FR 47998, July 

22, 2002). Thus, when we now 

supersede ADs, we will not include a 

specific paragraph on special flight 

permits unless we want to limit the use 

of that general authority granted in 

section 39.23. 

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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is provided in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the comments received. 

Request To Change the Engine Model 

Designation 

Two commenters (RR and The Boeing 

Company) state that the engine model 

designation listed in the Applicability is 

incorrect and the engine models listed 

are incorrect. The commenters ask us to 

change RB211–534E4 to RB211–535E4 

and to correctly list the engine models. 

We agree. We changed the 

Applicability to correctly list the engine 

model as RB211–535E4 and changed the 

models affected to: RB211–535E4–37, 

RB211–535E4–B–37, and RB211– 

535E4–B–75. 

Request To Clarify That Eddy Current 

Inspection (ECI) Is Alternative to 

Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) 

One commenter (RR) asks us to clarify 

that the ECI is an alternative to the FPI 

and doesn’t replace the FPI. 

We agree. We changed the AD to state 

that ECI is an alternative to FPI. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data, including the comments 

received, and determined that air safety 

and the public interest require adopting 

the AD with the changes described 

previously. We have determined that 

these changes will neither increase the 

economic burden on any operator nor 

increase the scope of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

300 engines installed on airplanes of 

U.S. registry. We also estimate that it 

will take about 1 work-hour per engine 

to perform the required actions, and that 

the average labor rate is $80 per workhour. No parts are required. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the total cost 

of this AD to U.S. operators to be 

$24,000. 

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 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); and 

(3) 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 summary of the costs 

to comply with this AD and placed it in 

the AD Docket. You may get a copy of 

this summary at the address listed 

under ADDRESSES. 

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 Federal Aviation Administration 

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 Amendment 39–5273 (51 FR 

12511, April 11, 1986) and by adding a 

new airworthiness directive, 

Amendment 39–16037, to read as 

follows: 

2009–20–14 Rolls-Royce plc (RR) 

(Formerly Rolls-Royce Limited): 

Amendment 39–16037. Docket No. 

FAA–2009–0057; Directorate Identifier 

85–ANE–25–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective November 17, 2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 86–07–01, 

Amendment 39–5273. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to RR models RB211– 

535E4–37, RB211–535E4–B–37, and RB211– 

535E4–B–75 turbofan engines that don’t 

incorporate RR Service Bulletin (SB) RB.211– 

72–8045. These engines are installed on, but 

not limited to, Boeing 757 and Tupolev 

Tu204 airplanes. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from the FAA 

approving Revision 3 to Mandatory Service 

Bulletin (MSB) RB.211–72–7775, which adds 

an alternative eddy current inspection (ECI) 

method. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

an uncontained outer combustion case burst, 

which could result in damage to the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Initial Inspection 

(f) Perform an initial inspection of the 

outer combustion casing. Use the 


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Accomplishment Instructions paragraph 3.B. 

or paragraph 3.C. of RR MSB RB.211–72– 

7775, Revision 3, dated April 9, 1999, and 

the following compliance schedules: 

(1) For cases with 1,500 or fewer cyclessince-new (CSN) on the effective date of this 

AD, inspect before accumulating 1,500 CSN. 

(2) For cases with more than 1,500 CSN on 

the effective date of this AD, inspect within 

50 cycles-in-service (CIS) after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(3) If you detect any cracks of 1.5 inches 

or more in length, replace the case before 

further flight. 

Repetitive Inspections 

(g) Thereafter, inspect cases at the 

following intervals. Use the Accomplishment 

Instructions paragraph 3.B. or paragraph 3.C. 

of RR MSB RB.211–72–7775, Revision 3, 

dated April 9, 1999. 

(1) Inspect within 500 cycles-since-last 

inspection (CSLI) if you detected no cracks 

during the last inspection. 

(2) Inspect within 100 CSLI if you detected 

cracks less than or equal to 0.5 inch in length 

during the last inspection. 

(3) Inspect within 50 CSLI if you detected 

cracks greater than 0.5 inch but less than 1.5 

inches in length. 

Credit for Previous Inspections 

(h) Cases inspected before the effective 

date of this AD using RB.211–72–7775, 

Revision 2, dated February 27, 1998, or 

earlier issue, meet the requirements of this 

AD for the initial or repetitive inspections 

specified in paragraphs (f) through (f)(3) and 

(g) through (g)(3) of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(i) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, FAA, has the authority to approve 

alternative methods of compliance for this 

AD if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(j) Civil Aviation Authority airworthiness 

directive 008–07–85, dated June 19, 1985, 

also addresses the subject of this AD. 

(k) Contact Ian Dargin, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; email: ian.dargin@faa.gov; telephone (781) 

238–7178; fax (781) 238–7199, for more 

information about this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(l) You must use Rolls-Royce plc 

Mandatory Service Bulletin RB.211–72–7775, 

Revision 3, dated April 9, 1999 to perform 

the inspections required by this AD. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of this service 

bulletin in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 

and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Rolls-Royce plc, 

P.O. Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, United 

Kingdom; telephone: 44 (0) 1332–242424; 

fax: 44 (0) 1332–249936, for a copy of this 

service information. You may review copies 

at the FAA, New England Region, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA; or 

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, 2009. 

Peter A. White, 

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23661 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0429; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–059–AD; Amendment 

39–16038; AD 2009–21–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 737–300 and 737–400 Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Boeing Model 737–300 and 737–400 

series airplanes. This AD requires 

repetitive inspections to detect cracking 

of the aft fuselage skin, and related 

investigative/corrective actions if 

necessary. This AD results from reports 

of cracks in the aft fuselage skin on both 

sides of the airplane. We are issuing this 

AD to detect and correct cracking in the 

aft fuselage skin along the longitudinal 

edges of the bonded skin doubler, which 

could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

17, 2009. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of November 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: 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; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (telephone 800–647–5527) 

is the 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: 

Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6447; fax (425) 917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an airworthiness 

directive (AD) that would apply to 

certain Boeing Model 737–300 and 737– 

400 series airplanes. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 7, 2009 (74 FR 21278). That NPRM 

proposed to require repetitive 

inspections to detect cracking of the aft 

fuselage skin, and related investigative/ 

corrective actions if necessary. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comments received from 

the three commenters. 

Support for the AD 

Boeing concurs with the content of 

the NPRM. 

Request To Allow Use of Previous 

Service Information 

Southwest Airlines requests that skin 

panel replacements accomplished in 

accordance with Part 3 of Boeing 

Service Bulletin 737–53–1168, Revision 

1, dated August 17, 1995; and Revision 

2, dated November 27, 1996; also be 

considered as terminating action for the 

inspections specified in paragraph (g) of 

the NPRM. (We referred to Boeing 

Service Bulletin 737–53–1168, Revision 

3, dated November 28, 2006, as the 

appropriate source of service 

information for accomplishing the 

actions specified in paragraph (g) of the 

NPRM for Model 737–300 series 

airplanes.) 

We agree. We have reviewed the 

following service bulletins and have 

determined that these documents are 

also acceptable for terminating the 

inspections specified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD. Therefore, we have revised 

paragraph (j) of this AD to include these 

additional documents. Also, for easier 


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