## 9658 Federal Register 1Vol. 72. No. 421 Monday, March 5, 20071 Rules and Regulations

under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to compl}' with this AD and pl<lced it in the AD Docket. 

### examining the AU Uocket

Yuu 1IJ,11!

f!Xamillll the AD dockut UI1 till' Illtul'n~tHt III!p;/!rfm~'.r1()l.gov: or ill persall 1'\1tile Docket Mall<lgement f:aci!ity betw(J(:lil Ua,m, and 5 p,m

.. Monday thn,mgh FI·iday. exc8pll'I;)derai holidavs. The AD ducket tuntains the NPj{M~ !.he regulatory evalUiltiotl. any comments receivl:!d. and other information. The street address for the Dockel Office (telephone (BOO) 647- 5227J is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be ilvailable in the flyer ducket shor1ly after receipt.
Lisl ofSubjl.,<:IS in)4 CFR Pari J9

Air tnmsportaliUlI. AircrHft. AI'iati()n s1'\fety. 111L:orpor~tioll by reference. 

### Sat'ety. Adoplion oftlill Amendrmmt

IIIAccordingly, unJer the anthority delegated to me hv the Administrator. 

### the Ff\A <ll1ltmd~

# 14 CFK pari 3Uas folluws:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

• 1. The authurity citation for pari J!J r:onlinues to read as follows: Authorily:14u U.S.C. 101ilj;). 'lUll:!. 447Ul.
§39.13 {AmendedJ

III2, The

# F]I <I111ends!i 3\).1::1 by adding the followil g 1101'1AlJ: Z()D7-U5--U:J Alllh~ Avi~tion llcsign Limil",1 (Type C,{tiJit,;"te No. A48EU previousty held by 'l~PlCXAirt,;,all and AVtuNS I'IERRE KUHIN): Amendment :J9-14illH: Oot,;ket t'io. I"AA-2006 -2649:J: Dlreeturitc l(h'lltifi"r 2()()!:i-eE-711-AlJ.
Effer:li"e Date (a) "l'his airworthillt

..

":Ss din.'ctivc (AD) t\Cl;omcs "ff~·t:live I\pril 9. :W07.
AfTeded ADS Ih) NOlle. API,lic"bility kJ This 1\0 applieS to Mut.lel R216U airpl"nes. srJri"lnu,,,IJ,,rs t through :1711. thul: (1) ,\m wrlifk"Wd in "ny c~l\)gory: unO (2) Du nul h",'e Hubi" Avialion MIJc111'ic,iI;ulINO.14 hJol ')hnt ,uITCutllt'vl Pml'!cluf'illSllllletl,
R""son [t1)Tlw 1I"",d"lnry eulililloiJlg ai"vOI'thin"ss i"I'Oflll"tiun ("-lCAI) st~h,s: All 0(;"""""':" 

## "r ;nudvertmil maniput"tiotl of the fud shul·off cl)lItrol has beeu rul'urtcd_ Actions and Cumplianct' (el Dothefollo",ing uclions. unl[!s~'"lfI.'Qdy dum:: Within the Ilext 200 hum, time·illservice ancr J\pril9, 2007 (thc effccti,·.., date uf lhis AD). install a protm::tor on the fuel shut-uff r:oulrul ilCI:urding lu th" instrucliollS ut' Kubin Avi~1iVI' Imperative Servk" Bullctin Nu, lHU. dut,)!1 M<ln:h 20, 2001.
FAA AD Dirr~•.•

mees Nule: 'l'ili, AU dilTersl"rom the MeAl fllld/

ur scrvi"e in!'ut",,,ti..,,, uSfulluw", Nu diITereflt'''s,

Olher FAA All I'nl\'isions (Il The 

### (ol/owing provi~'ionsu/so upply lu lhis AD: (l) il/lvrnutivl: M"lhods o{('bmplimlce (A.\.1O(.SJ:The Mallager, Standards Slaff, FAA_ Small t\irplallc Directurat". klTN: Karl S"hl"t'lhaulll. AllrOSpaL"C Enginl!l,lr. 9tll LOl:llSLHuom ~01. Kansas Cit),. Missuuri 64106: lc1"phollc: (81 ti) 329-4146: 

### (ux: (816) :JZ9--4U90. haslhe iluthurity 

### to approve AMUCs for this AD, if rClJuesh:d using the proeml"res found ;1114 Cl-'R ~!J.E.l, \2) l1invurll1y Pmdll1;!, For (lI'Yruqo iruJIlcut in lhi, AU lu ulJtilin correcli,"C actions I'rum

a 1Jl,IJl"r~];llLnjruf' <Jthe!',(JUf]:", uselhl),\) ue!i(JJlS jf thuy aru t'A,\·ap]JnJvlld. Curw~live aC!iollS am l;unsi,1tlrml FAt\·uppwved ifthey aft) appru~ed by the ::itate or Design Authority [ur thcir delegated agent). You arc required tu assure the produr:t is airwurthy befure it is ",turned to ~ervice. {3JR"porung Heq<Jiromrmis:for any reporting requirelllcnt in this ;\0. undcr th" provisions nf thc P"I,erwurk Reduction Act (44 USC_ 350t vI .~vq.l.thc OJTice uf M'""'gcmellt "nd nudget (OMH) has approved Ih" in!'ol"lllijtiun collectiun requirements and hus assigned OMIl Control Numbcr
~12O-UOt>t;.
Related Infunn ••

Hun (gl Rnfcr lu MeAl Civil Aviatiun Aullwrily AD lJCA/R~UIJIJ/:12. t,:IIediv\! D"l<J: J"t1~ :W, Willi, 1"u"

reluled i"I"Ul""'Hli"ll,
Matel'i~1 Incorpurated by Refereru;e (h) You filllSt USeRobin Aviation tmpi}r~livlJ ::iervit,;e Uul!"tin Nu. 18U. d<lted March 20. ZUOt. tu do tllll actiuns required by this AD. unlP.,ss the All s]Jccifies uthcrwiw. (1) The Director of lhi} Fedcml R"'!Iister apprO"ed the int,;urporalinn by rEferenl;e uf this scrvicc infurlllulioll under 5 U.::i.£;. 552(aJ and 1 CFR part 5l. 12)for service infurrn"lion identified in lhis ,\0. cunt"d I\ll'ha Aviatiun Uesign Limited. tnghHHl l{u~d, llurniltun Airpurt. fUJ,2, JImllillol1 l02U, New Zealand, [~) Yuu IIHlY"evicw cupies "lthe fe,\A. Central Regiun, 01'11(:""f tilo Rogiunal CuulJsel, \JlJl LUI:IISt.Roum 51)1;,KHI'~l!SCity. Misoolll"i f;4tOUt(I" "I lhe N"liull"l AI'[.:hivo;~ and !{e(;ords Administratiun (NAKAI. For lllfunnaliou ull tile ijv<lilHbility vi' this lllllteria! "t NI\I{A. Gall 2U2-J.J1-fi03U. ur gu tll: hitp,II"'''"lI'.rm:hi Hls.govlfudufU/.rogislvr! c{r/ibr-ICJCt1/iUSIS.hlll.l. Issued in Kansas City, MU;suuri. Un February 2Z. 2007. Kim Smilh. MOllui,'Or, Smull Airl'/(1IH) UiI'l._"C/orul". Ilin:ru{1 CerlijiGu/ioll Sen.·i(:r!. IFR Doc. E7-3475 Fil",J 3-~--o7: H:4~ ami
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### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No_ FAA-2006-26684: Direclorale tdentlfieI2006-NM-193-AD; Amendment 39--14369; AD 2007--05-08]
RtN 212o-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Airplanes

AGENCY: FedilraJ Aviation Administ.ration [FAA).1Jepartmelll or Trall~purt~ti()11 IUOT), ACTtON: Fil1fll nilI:',

SUMMARY: The FAA is adoplillg a IIUW airworthine~s di1'E,lttivl:' [AU] for all Airbu~ Mood A:130 <lnd A::140 <.lil'jJl'llles, This AD rl:'quir~s revising the Airworthiness I.ilUit~tions sectioll ()r th~ !nslrucliOllS for Continued Airworthiness by incorpordtillg new and revised certification mainteIl(llll;e requirements [CMI{.o;). This AD results from the manufacturer's determination that addition'll and revised CMKs are necessary ill order to ensure t::olllinuild operatioll;t1 sarety of the aITected airplancs. We ;Ire issuing tbis AU lu prevent s,lfety-sigllific8nt latcnl r,dlurcs thHt would, illl;ombill8tiQIl with UIlUor
more otllel' o[!flt:iJ1C failures pr rJVllllls. resull in i,1Iwzardulls or catilstl'ophiG failurc condition. DATES: This AlJ h\~comes eff(l(;tivc April 9.2007. The Director of the Federal Kegister approved the illtorporation by rererenc~ of certain publiclltions listed in the AU

as of April 9. 2007. ADDRESSES: You llIay examine tlw AD dockct 011 thc Internet at 

## http.-II dills. dol-gal' or in pcrsOll at the Dockel M(lnagement Fadlity. U.S_ Oep<lrtrnellt of Transportation. 400 Sevenlh Str~el, 5W

.. Nassif Building. Room PL-401. 

### Waswngton, DC. Contact AirlJus. ] [{ond Point Milurite B8JJonle, 3] 70, llJagwH: Cedex. ~'raIlC(), 1"01' service ilJrOl'lll,llioll idelltiliod ill this AD. FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONCONTACT: Tim Backman. AUl'ospiIl:e Engineer. InternatiOll<Jll3ranch. ANM-1 Hi. FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate. ltiU1 Lind Avenue, SW

.. Kentou. Washington

## Federal Register/VoL 

# n, No. 421 

## Mont1ay, Mmch 5, 2bo7/Rulcs ant1 Regulations 9659

~I)U57-:-l356: teleplllJne (425) 227-27U7: fax (425) 227'-114U, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: J::xamining the Uockut

YOl! milV UX<JTllinethe ,iirworthine~~ diractive C'\D} dlJl;ket Oil lhu Interrwt at 

### http://dms.dor.,~ov or in person at thfO Docket M<lllUgml1ent r'acility unite tmtwliOlJ \1 a,m, and 5 p,Ill

.. Monday thlOllgJl Frid<lY, p.x(:j:~ptFfOdernl holidays. Tll\~ Docket Management Facility offiCE! [lelHpholle [UIlO) f147-52V) is lo·cated on the pla<:a Invel ufthe Na%if I:luiilling at the street Hddres~ "tilted in t11e ADDRESSES soction,
Discus~iun
The FAA isslied " notice of proposljd rulernakillg (NI'I{M) to (Illlend 14 Cf,'1{ part 3~ to illclilde an AU tlUlt would appl.y to all Airbus Modd A33U Hnd AJ4U ;liq)lanes, That NI'I{M was [JlIblishml in the Federa.l Register 011 December 27, :WOb (71 FR 77o~2). That NJ'RM proposed to reqllil'li L'()Vising the AirworthiniOSs LilllitatioLls section of tilE! Instl'uctions ror COlltinued Airworthiness lJy illcorporating n8\N Hild revised cel'tification mlliLlteIl~Ilr.e mljuil'ements (CMI{sl. 

### Comments W'j plOvided the puhlic the Oppol'tullity to jJarticipute in the development of tllis AD. We received JlO comments on the NI'RM 01' 011 the d(~IHnnilldtioll or thlJ cost to 

## the public.
Conclusiun
We have (;arefllllv reviewed the dV<Jilable d~ti-l imd lletermined tbat ilir s"fety ~.Ild the pnblil.: interest reqllire adopting the 

## "D liS proposed.
Custs ofCumpli(lilce
Tbis AD affects abollt:<7 Model A3JU airpl~lH-;s of U.S. registry. Tlllj reqllired Hctions take obout 1 work hou[' p81' airplane. ut illl iI"erags labnr mte of 

### $130 per wOlk hUllf, Hased 011 these rigUL'es, Ihe estimated cost of this AD fol' U,S. operalurs is $2,J liO. or $BU pel' dirplalle, Clll'l'entiv there are I1Uoft'ected Modll1 1\;1411flil'jJl:mlJs Dn the U,S. Registel'. HO'>vevur. il' an (Iffect8d airplane is impDfted and placed Oll 

## tlw U,S. Register i 1\the future, the required actions would take abolLt 1 work hUlir per dirplane. <Itau average 1,1bor rute of S8D per work haul'. !:lase,d un these l"igures, IhlJ estimated cost ofthb AD to U,S, uperators is $1:l1J psr airplilne, Authurity fur This Kulemaking
Tit!ll '1-0of the United States C0011 sp8cifies the FAA'~ ,luthority to isslLe rules on ~vi!ltioLl safety-. Subtitle I, Se!;Uon1IJo, d[fScrilJE:), Ilw ~ut.hority of the 1"1'.,\ Administrator. Subtitle VI!, :\viilt.iotl I'togroms, describe~ in more detililthe scope of the Agency's authority, W", <lI'e i~Sllhlg this ruleIllaking under the authority descrihed ill Subtitle VII. I'art 

### A, Subpart Ill. Section 447U1. "Cen€,al requirements," Ulloel' tJlilt sec;tioll. COLlgHl~S charges the FAA with plomoting safe flight of ci vii aircraft in air comllwn:;e by prescribing regulations for prdctices, methods, and procedures tile Administrator finds necessary for safety ill iiir commHrce. This regulation is within the scope or that authority bec:anse it oddresses an ullsdle r.ondition that is likely to exist or develop all pJ'udllct~ identified in lhisTulel11Aking action, Regulatory Findings
We have determined thHI this AD will not ha\.·e fedemli~m implications under Executive Order 131::12. This 

### AD ,viII not have a substlilltial direct effect on the States. 011 the relaLionship between the ll<Jtional gllvernlllHut and ths Stat8s,
OJ' 011 the distrilmtiOIl of power and responsibilities among the various IHvels of gov8f1ll1lent. 

### For the 

### masons dis(.'(JF;sedabove, 

### f cc:rtify that this flD; [1) l~ not 

### a "~ignificallt regllldtury action" under Executi ve Ordel' 1ZtJ66: (2) Is nut a "significant rule" under 

### DOT Regulatory Policies and Pl"llcedures (44 FK 11034, Febl'wll"y W,1~J79): and (3) Will not hove 

### a significant e<.:onomic impact. positive or negoti"e, 011 a substantiHlnumbel' uf snH,1I entities lJ.uder the criteria 01 tlw Hegu liltury I'lexibility Act, We ]Jl'el)(lred a regulatory evalliation Ilf the estimated costs tu comply witl1 this /\0 ,1nd placed it in the AD docket See the AODRESSES section for a locntiol1 to eXAmine tllO rlJglllatory evallLatioLl
List of Subjetls in 14 C~'R Part 39
Air trans]JortotioJl. Aircl"8rt, Aviiltiun safety, Incorporatil.m 

### by reference. 

### Safety, Adoptiun ofth~ Amendment

Iiil Accordingl 

### y, ILIJdor the authority delegllted to me by the Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFI{ part 39 as follows:


### PART39~AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

1l!l1 The (lilthol'ity citution for part :l9 cUlltinllcs to read as follows: AuthoriLy: 4') US_C- 106(g), 4U113, 44701
§ 39.13 [Amendedl
Ell2. The Federal Aviation Administr<ltiun (FAI\) amends 

## S :.l!J1:;1 by adding the following new iJil'worthiniJss directive [AD):

2007--05--08 Airlms: All","dmunt :JII14%U. l)Ul:kd No. FI\/\ ·:WOli-2bhIl4; DiredurJtu h:lmuiner ~(JOli--!\'IvI-l~I:l-At) Elli,divl! [)al~ (aJ Thi, AD become, "ffer:ll\'e i\pril U. 2007,
Aff~<:t"dADs (il) NlJne /\pplicahilily (r') Tili,; !\D djJpliu,; to JII i\irlJlI' Mudd i\:l:j(J iind A340 airpl~I"'~, Note 1:Thi, AD wqHiru, rcvi"i()n~ t() cmhin "pumlor lIHJilll.cn~I1l;')rI"l:LIIlLUllt,to includu new iJl~!,ucljuLlo. COlllpliall"" willI th()s~ ill';f!uclilln~ is l'equil'ud by 14 eFt{ lJ1.4U3(c). For JiTpllllLUSthai hav" heu" previllu,;ly IllOd,fi"d, allm,,". or 1'''piLil"lidill tll" ar~a~ addrc"I,d hy thusn inSI)<;t;I'ul1s. thu 0f-'eratol' may llLJtlw "bt" LoaCCUII'l'lish th<: iJlSpccliuns d"'Gril!l:d illth" rovi~i()Il~, [II this situation, lu ~"lIlply with 14 CI'I{ 91.40:11~1, thu "p"l'"tur rl1u,1 W'lUD,t "Pl'rovnl for "" ~lt"L'LHllivomethod oreo,npliHJlt:" m;ClJrl!il'jJ to [!"r"~I·at.'h (gl uj' thi~ AD, 'l'ho ''''Iu",t shoutd includu a d",l:riptiull 0[' eh'"'gu, tu thu required in'lwcti(ln> thut will "fl'UW Ih" continucd dll,m'ge tolcritll"" or ll", atTe(,lud ~tL'ucture. Tlw l'i\i\ hu> pl"Uvid~d gllid,lIu:l' 

### liJI" thi> uoturmiIl;ltion ill Advisury CirCUlnl' [,,\C] 25-1528-1.

U"~·afe Co"dili"" (d) 'l'hi, !\!J rooult, I'm", til" Ilwnllla~turlJr's detel'lnillatioll tlW\ "ddiLiull~1 'md ffwised certificatiun Illaint~naJl(;e requirements [CMR,) are 'H:C~,,;"'Y in (Jrdur to eU,ur" CUjl\illll~d upc\'ilti"'wl ~vdl'oly L!I' Ihw atTul,l"d airplnl1US. We ,lro i,suIllg this AU Iu [!r~veIlL ,a1'ety-"ignil'ir;onl Idt,mt ["il"res th~L wLHdd, ill "o",hinaliun with UJ1\' or mur" other s[!U~il'i" railur,,~ or evunts. I',,~utt il1;J huwrdoLLo 0]"<.:at",tlllphiL: [ailufC CUI'"ilion CUllll'lian<;e 1['1YI!Uuro respu"~ibl,, for ha<'illg tlw ,,!:lion, r"l[lJiwd by thi, ,\0 PCl'h>l'llWdwilhin th" l:olllpii,mc() Illl1e~ "p()cifie(l. unless tlw "diuIl' have aiready tW()ll"unu,
Revise t1w i\irwurthin~ss LimilaLiuns S"criUll ufthu In,lruLliuns tur Cuntinued Airwurthine" {ll Within :}Inollths 'ln~1' the vlTet:tive dale of this AD: t{iJVisLllh" :\il',,"c>lt·l1ilws, Limitotiuns .'wctilln uf lhu Illstructiulis I'UI Continu"d AifwUllhiTlo% by irl(;o'porutiIlg t\irbus ,\330 CU!'t'I1L'ltioll MaillL"IlllJl(:C Re!jLLil"!!lnOnls,

l)m:ufll"nl ~55,2U74/~)3, ls~u() 19. dllted Mur~h 22, 20tH; (fur alt M"dd A:1:!O Hil'pl'lIws\; ur Airbus A348 C"rlifiLuliull MHiUiUllUllC('Req llirm"e[11S, DUL;umeIlL fJ55,:W·t91~1~.lssLl" 14. d"t"d Um:"mtwr 1\l. ~OU5 [1'01'011

t'>lodL,]A:J4D :,jl"plullusJ, Al:L:UllJpJish the ~(:li()1l~~p"~ir,,,d III tilL: ~p[Jjj~al)lu CMR at liw liIll~S .'p",:ii'l"d Irl the ilppfi~ilblo eMf< (lmt ill J~~oJ'd"n~~ will, tlw applir;alll" CMt{, ex"~pl ,,~ I'l"Oviriud by p"ragl'a)Jh~ In(I), (tJl2). 10(:». Hnd (1}(4]Ill' this AU,

## 9660 Federal Register IVoL 

# n, No. 421 Monday, March 5, 20071 Rules and Regulations

111 Tlw u~~oci"tudinturv,,1 fordnv new Id,k is to I)"cOllllled fruillthuulTuc:livu ,1"lel)flhis All. 

### 121"I'iluussocinlnd illt"l'v'JIf,,1' oilYI'()vis"d l,,~ki, 10becounled I'rolllthe pwvi()tts perforIlwncc L)f 

### Ih" t~~k. l:lI f'""J' 

### t\1<l(iul

1\:J4U"irpl"lJe~ lh"ll",v~ !Jx<:~"d"d

IlliJtllul"u

reslridi,'" liIIlilalilJn~wi' 

### Ai['bu~A3+UC~rljfil:ali()1J M"iEltnno[H'C 1\"'1uil'el!leJlI~,

lJlJC'llfll,nl!)55,jOlfJ/8~, IS~lw 14, Mailllu[lll'''''' SiglJifi"J"lltl\nl~ (MS!] ~1.~CI.OiJ ""u L.1.'!:LOU:

lJu LlwI,,,k within ~,5UO l'IigllthUL"'"

fJne;-the p;-~vi(),,;; "(:(:lllllpiishl'WlIl.I<"PC"I II\()L;L,k lllCrUdltr,"

~l Ihoupplit"IJI~ i"l~rv,,1 iHth~ AirbL;~ i\:I~O Cmtii'iulliolJ M,.imUIIHJlLU K"4uin)IJWlltS. lJu,:LJHWlIl

%5.301 !J/~2.b,ll" 1+. (4) FurMllUlllA340 "irpJallll, thut h~vc "~TlJlllulut;)rlll,"ru lhlUi2,700j'Jjghthllllr~ sillcutlw bsl II\,lintCIlancudUfl"III al'l'lJ,c!alllO')

with Ai,bu~ 1\340Clil'tinc~tillI1 M"llltUlJal1~~

J{"lJuimmcIlI" DOl;l'lllunl U5",3U19!q2.lssll~ 14,MS[2824.UO:Dolh" lwxLta~kwithill tWO

nigllllllJUI"~

iln~rthu dl'ncliv(]dotl' ofthi, AD. J{~p~lll the task Ilwr~"n"r "I lh" al'pliCllbk illlerv~1In the Ail'Oll,AHlIl;erli!"il'alioIl M~inlOlllJl\Lll HUl[uiwll1<:JlI.>.

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### Alt~rn"liv~ M~thods ofCompli~Il(:~ {AMOCsl 

### (g][1]TllllM'jllugul". [litUJ'llUljullllllJr;)I)~;h. ,'\NM-l1 G."]'rull~porlAirplaLl"lJil'l!~luJ'Ht". 1-'"\/\.1",, II", '"Jllml'i(y luappru"" l\MOC, l!)l·lhis 1\0. irn;l[lwstud IIILlccunifmc"with the pl'u[;"dllr<Js

[O'LIld ill 14C[·I{:19.lfl. (L.)lldOfU"sing W1V

AMUCdppruvud ill ,H:c()l'daIlCU

witll §:.J9.1G

UJl'lIlYairplauc IlJ whil:h IlwAMUCappljus. notify Ihe fl]Jpwpl'illl"prim.:ipdlill~lludul' ill UlFJ 

### 1"\1\ I,'ligh[Sldlld~l"d~

Cm·linc~lullolding Ddri"l Uln"u. Related Inform~ti"n [illTlw Eurol''''lL1Avi~li()I)~,,]'elvAgency "il'lV()r(h;,,~s,eli"":liv,,, ~OlJH-U~~4, d~l~d July

## n. L.OO(),

ami L.OO()-O~LC;,

d"lud JLlly

~L L.OUli. ulsu "eldrus, lh" ~llbj\ic[ufIhi~ l\D. 

### Matcri"llm:urp"ratcd by Reference Ii] You ll1U,t11":Ail'b,,~A3:JOC"I'lilkdtilJL\ Mui"[UIl"HH:':

ROll" ill)llLllI,l"lloclIlllunl 9"5,~07~liJ:.J,l",,~ I!J,dal"d Mlln:h ~L., 2001;; 

### orAirbLl'A:l4iJCerlificulion 1\'l"intmwllcn Rcqtlir"IIlUllts,llocllllWllIH,~5,JIl'tf)/9~, l~~lw t4, dulud ll"":"lIlb,,r 1G. 

### 200~;~, "ppiLt:"blu. to pu•. f"rI1lth" "di(lll~ lIlat "m wljllimu by (hi, All. 1IIlk,;~the /\]) spncil'ie~ [jUJu]"",i,,,, rill)Dil'''dul' oj'thu l,'eL1urul Rugislur"ppruved tll" ilJL;uqJllmlitll'by 'Ur"j'~Il"""fth",,, dUl:uI1W"I~

in ~cLon];lLll:"

wilh 5 U.S.C. 55~la) anu 1 CI'J{pari 51. COlllad Airb"s, 1 Roml l'"jnl MlJUl'i,.,u

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### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2006-26071; Directorate Identifier 2006-CE-51-AD; Amendment 39- 14965; AD 2007-05-04]
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### Airworthiness Direclives; Mooney Airplane Company, Inc., (Mooney) Models M20M and M20R Airplanes
AGENCY:

Federal Avial.iun Administration (FAA). DOT. ACTION: Finalnde,
SUMMARY:

The FAA adopts
~ new airwortllin(:)s~ directive [AD) I'orcertaill Mooney Airplane Company, Inc., Models M20M Hnd M20l{ ~irplanes, This AD ff:lquires you to remove the upper left and upper right engine mounl altA.chillg hilrdware. cuI. out and remove tho upholstery and insulation betweell the fuseiHge tubular frallle and tho firewall, and replace th» upper left end llppor right engine mount ilttaching hardwara with the nH\'V parts kit This AD resul[s I'rom I'ailure ofthe engine mount A.ttaching hardware to Illflilltain torque a' a resull 01·firu,vall insulation and upholstery being compressed between the I'uselage Lllbular frame and the firewall ill the upper let! and lIpper right engine 1ll0l111t

Hltach points, We
um issuing this AD to prevent the upper right and upper left engine mounting hal'dwA.re fwm losing tOI'que. whidl could I'esult in a reduction in engine llIount load c~rrying cap~bility and could lead to engine mount failure. OATES:This AD becomes eITective on April D,2007. As 01'April 9, 2007. Ih!.)Uireclor of the Federel Register approved tbe incorporilti'oll by reference 01'certain publicatiDI]S listed intlw regulation. ADDRESSES:

To gel tbe service iuformution identified in this AD. contact Mooney l\irplalle Compally, Inc

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### To view the AD dockeL. go to the Docket M8nagemenl Facility; U,S. Departmeul ofTransporlalioll. 400 Sevunth Street, SVV"Na~~jf'l:lllildiJig. J{oom I'L--4D1. Washingl:Jll. DC 20590- ODOl or on the Internet fd IJUp:l1 

## dms.dot.gov. The docket Illunber is FAA-2006-26071; DirectorA.te IdellliJil,r 2()()5-CE-51-Al). 

### FORFURTHER

INFORMATION

CONTACT: Andrew McAnaul. Ael'OsjJdce Enginul,r, ASVV-'[5() [c/o MlD0--43), 10100 Rt'llllioll Place, Suitll (iSO, San Antonio. Texas 7(211); tdnpholw: (:nll)3UH3365; fClx; (no) 308-:1370. SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION: Discussion On November 1,2005, we issued A. pl·oJ.)LI~al

Loamend part 3~lof [he Federal Aviation I,egulaliono [14 CFR part ~iDJ to include an AD thai would apply to certain Mooney Airplaue Company, Inc. Models M20M alld M20R airpl':lI1es. Tbis proposal was published ill the Federal Registor as a notice or'proposed rulemaking (NPKM) on Novembet· 7, lOW) 

### (71 FR G50GZ). The NI'N.M proposed lu l·etorqulJ tlie upper left and upper right enginH lTloullling hardwlll'e
as (In interim action, The NPKM :Ilsu proposed Lol·emOV'ithe IIppel'leit ilnd upper right Hngine 1ll0lJ.lll~ltaciJillg b~l'dware. cuLOlil and remove tile llpholstery Hne!insulation belween the hlsQlugo tubuhlr frame and the firewflii. <mdruplace tho upper left and llppfJr I·ight engine mOlilll attm:lJ.ing har·dwaro with the IWWparts kit. Comment:; We provided the public tbe opportunity to pal'[icipale in dev%ping tlJi~ AO. The I'ollowing pre~ent~ the comments rfJceived on lhe proposal and FAt\ 's r8~p(lI\SHto uach L:fJIUITl()IIL: C:ommenllss(w· 

### Jack l:lu~ter ot the Modilicatioll and l{eplacemenlParts i\ssoci:oliol1 (MJ\RP/\) sugge~t~ Lhat paragraph (g) of the propo~ed actioll be amended 10illclude the lutenwt Unifurm Ke~Olll'ce Localor [UKL) address for the relevA.nt service tnfr,trlllatiOll. We agree wilh the CO[IJlllenter's (Jack I:luster. Mi\HPA) recomnlllndatiorl. V"/e added the manufilctlJrer'~ Internet Ul{L address in [he Lnformaliull Oilhow to ubtaln the relevant ,ervice infonJ'Hlion, Conclusiun Since the NI'KM was [Jubli~hed. [he manufacturer bils rnviond the applicable service bulletin tlJclarify the fas[f:lIer torqlw I'cqlJil"lJllwnl. The change doe~ not change the intenl of Ihu roquired action and does not create any addilioml1 bllrden on Ihe ownors! operators. The /\0 will referencetllo appropriate service informatiun: Mooney lI.irplalll> Com[JHIIY. Il1c. Service