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10 CFR Part 72 

[NRC–2014–0058] 

RIN 3150–AJ39 

NAC International MAGNASTOR®

System, Certificate of Compliance No. 

1031, Amendment No. 4 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is confirming the 

effective date of April 14, 2015, for the 

direct final rule that was published in 

the Federal Register on January 29, 

2015. This direct final rule amended the 

NRC’s spent fuel storage regulations by 

revising the NAC International 

MAGNASTOR® System listing within 

the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage 

casks’’ to include Amendment No. 4 to 

Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 

1031. 

DATES: The effective date of April 14, 

2015, is confirmed for the direct final 

rule published January 29, 2015 (80 FR 

4757). 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2014–0058 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information for this action. You may 

obtain publicly-available information 

related to this action by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2014–0058. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert D. MacDougall, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–5175, email: 

Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 29, 2015 (80 FR 4757), the NRC 

published a direct final rule amending 

its regulations in § 72.214 of Title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations by 

revising the NAC International 

MAGNASTOR® System listing within 

the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage 

casks’’ to include Amendment No. 4 to 

CoC No. 1031. Amendment No. 4 

changes a limiting condition for 

operation in the technical specifications 

for transportable storage canister 

vacuum drying and helium backfill 

times, and corrects a typographical 

error. The NRC’s approval of 

Amendment No. 4 does not authorize 

transportation. 

In the direct final rule, the NRC stated 

that if no significant adverse comments 

were received, the direct final rule 

would become effective on April 14, 

2015. The NRC did not receive any 

comments on the direct final rule. 

Therefore, this direct final rule will 

become effective as scheduled. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day 

of March, 2015. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Cindy Bladey, 

Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 

Office of Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07002 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1032; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–121–AD; Amendment 

39–18122; AD 2015–06–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011–13– 

07 for all Dassault Aviation Model 

FALCON 7X airplanes. AD 2011–13–07 

requires revising the airplane flight 

manual (AFM) to include a procedure to 

power off a radio-altimeter or revert to 

the correct radio-altimeter output. This 

new AD requires revising the AFM to 

include a simpler procedure to revert to 

the correct radio-altimeter output. This 

AD was prompted by an analysis which 

showed that AFM procedures could be 

simplified. We are issuing this AD to 

ensure that the flightcrew has 

procedures in the event of a radioaltimeter lock-up, which inhibits the 

display of warnings along with certain 

abnormal conditions, during the switch 

into landing mode during altitude 

cruise. If not corrected, this could result 

in the flightcrew being unaware of 

possible system failures that require 

immediate action by the flightcrew, 

leading to possible loss of control of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective May 

1, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-1032; or in 

person at the Docket 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. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, 


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P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 

07606; telephone 201–440–6700; 

Internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

You may view this 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. It is also 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1032. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, 

June 22, 2011). AD 2011–13–07 applied 

to all Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 

7X airplanes. The NPRM published in 

the Federal Register on December 26, 

2013 (78 FR 78292). The NPRM was 

prompted by an analysis which showed 

that AFM procedures could be 

simplified. The NPRM proposed to 

continue to require revising the AFM to 

include a procedure to power off a 

radio-altimeter or revert to the correct 

radio-altimeter output. The NPRM also 

proposed to require revising the AFM to 

include a simpler procedure to revert to 

the correct radio-altimeter output. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2009–0208R2, dated May 22, 

2012 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition on all Dassault 

Aviation Model FALCON 7X airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

Several occurrences of untimely radioaltimeter lock-up have been reported, where 

the failed radio-altimeter (RA) indicated a 

negative distance to the ground despite the 

aircraft was flying at medium or high 

altitude. 

A locked RA #1 leads to untimely 

inhibition of warnings that could be 

displayed along with certain abnormal 

conditions while the avionic system switches 

into landing mode during altitude cruise. 

This condition, if not corrected, may cause 

the flight crew to be unaware of possible 

system failures that could require immediate 

actions, which could ultimately lead to loss 

of control of the aeroplane. 

To address this unsafe condition, Dassault 

Aviation developed an Airplane Flight 

Manual (AFM) operational procedure that, in 

case of RA #1 lock-up, allows the crew to 

restore the system warning performance by 

depowering the RA #1. EASA issued AD 

2009–0208 [http://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/ 

2009-0208R3] to require application of that 

new abnormal procedure when RA #1 lockup occurs. That EASA AD also prohibited 

dispatch of the aeroplane with any radioaltimeter inoperative. 

Since issuance of EASA AD 2009–0208, 

Dassault Aviation developed Easy avionics 

load 10 which is embodied through Dassault 

Aviation production modification M0566 or 

in-service through Service Bulletin (SB) 

Falcon 7X n°100. This modification provides 

new features to display a ‘‘RA miscompare’’ 

flag on both Primary Display Units (PDU) and 

allows a commanded system reversion to the 

correct RA output. 

Prompted by this modification, EASA 

issued AD 2009–0208R1 [ http:// 

ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2009-0208R3], to allow 

not deactivating RA #1 in case lock-up 

conditions occurred in flight, for aeroplanes 

on which M0566 or SB Falcon 7X n°100 was 

embodied. 

Since issuance of EASA AD 2009–0208R1, 

further analysis shows that, for aeroplanes 

with M0566 applied in production, or SB 

Falcon 7X N°100 applied in service, the 

RA#2 lock-up occurrence should be 

addressed through a commanded system 

reversion, now only contained in a simplified 

Falcon 7X AFM procedure 3–140–70A. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD revises EASA AD 2009–0208R1 

to reduce the requirement to amend the AFM 

by deleting the reference to procedure 3– 

140–65B. In addition, Dassault Aviation have 

confirmed that all Falcon 7X have been or are 

being modified with Mod M0566 applied in 

production, or SB Falcon 7X n°100 applied 

in service. For this reason, paragraph (1) of 

this [EASA] AD has been deleted. Finally, 

many editorial changes have been made to 

align the writing of the AD with the current 

writing standards. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1032- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM (78 FR 78292, 

December 26, 2013) and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Remove Paragraph (g) of the 

Proposed AD (78 FR 78292, December 

26, 2013) 

Dassault requested that paragraph (g) 

of the proposed AD (78 FR 78292, 

December 26, 2013) be removed if it is 

meant to be a retained action. Dassault 

stated that paragraph (g) of the proposed 

AD addresses the lock-up of the radioaltimeter #1 and paragraph (h) of the 

proposed AD addresses the radioaltimeter miscompare condition. 

Dassault noted that any significant 

discrepancy, such as a lock-up 

condition, will raise a miscompare flag. 

Dassault also stated that since paragraph 

(h) of the proposed AD generalizes the 

issue to encompass both radioaltimeters, paragraph (g) becomes 

superfluous and procedure 3–140–65 

(Figure 1 to paragraph (g) of the 

proposed AD) no longer exists. 

We do not agree to remove paragraph 

(g) of this AD. Paragraph (g) of this AD 

is necessary to address the identified 

unsafe condition until the requirements 

of paragraph (h) of this AD are 

accomplished. Operators who complete 

the requirements of paragraph (h) of this 

AD do not need to complete the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this 

AD. We have not revised this AD in this 

regard. 

Request To Revise a Figure To Allow 

Dispatch in Certain Configuration 

Conditions 

Dassault requested that figure 2 of 

paragraph (h) of the proposed AD (78 FR 

78292, December 26, 2013) be revised to 

allow dispatch with a failed radioaltimeter. Dassault noted that the FAA 

issued an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC), which allows 

dispatch with one failed radio-altimeter 

if the airplane is equipped with the 

newer radio-altimeter having part 

number 066–01153–5001. Dassault 

proposed to limit the dispatch 

prohibition in figure 2 of paragraph (h) 

of the proposed AD only to those 

airplanes that are fitted with an older 

radio-altimeter design having part 

number 066–01153–4001, which it 

stated is more prone to lock-ups. 

Dassault reasoned that the change 

would bring consistency with the 

AMOC letter and eliminate a need for 

future AMOCs as the radio-altimeter 

design is revised. 

We do not agree to revise figure 2 of 

paragraph (h) of this AD. This type of 

operational relief is only allowed 

through the master minimum 

equipment list (MMEL) which is not an 

aspect we provide in an AD. However, 

a global AMOC letter has been issued to 

allow dispatch of airplanes equipped 

with the newer radio-altimeter with part 

number 066–01153–5001 through the 

MMEL. As provided by paragraph 

(i)(1)(ii) of this AD, this AMOC is valid 

for all operators affected by this AD. 

Therefore, there is no need to revise this 

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Request To Refer to a Later Revision of 

Service Information 

Dassault requested that the NPRM (78 

FR 78292, December 26, 2013) be 

revised to refer to the latest revision of 

the Dassault Falcon 7X Airplane Flight 

Manual. 

We agree. We have revised paragraph 

(h)(2) of this AD to refer to Dassault 

Falcon 7X Airplane Flight Manual, 

DGT105608, Revision 18, dated 

November 15, 2013, as an additional 

method of compliance. 

‘‘Contacting the Manufacturer’’ 

Paragraph in This AD 

Since late 2006, we have included a 

standard paragraph titled ‘‘Airworthy 

Product’’ in all MCAI ADs in which the 

FAA develops an AD based on a foreign 

authority’s AD. 

The MCAI or referenced service 

information in an FAA AD often directs 

the owner/operator to contact the 

manufacturer for corrective actions, 

such as a repair. Briefly, the Airworthy 

Product paragraph allowed owners/

operators to use corrective actions 

provided by the manufacturer if those 

actions were FAA-approved. In 

addition, the paragraph stated that any 

actions approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent) are 

considered to be FAA-approved. 

In the NPRM (78 FR 78292, December 

26, 2013), we proposed to prevent the 

use of repairs that were not specifically 

developed to correct the unsafe 

condition, by requiring that the repair 

approval provided by the State of 

Design Authority or its delegated agent 

specifically refer to this FAA AD. This 

change was intended to clarify the 

method of compliance and to provide 

operators with better visibility of repairs 

that are specifically developed and 

approved to correct the unsafe 

condition. In addition, we proposed to 

change the phrase ‘‘its delegated agent’’ 

to include a design approval holder 

(DAH) with State of Design Authority 

design organization approval (DOA), as 

applicable, to refer to a DAH authorized 

to approve required repairs for the 

proposed AD. 

No comments were provided to the 

NPRM (78 FR 78292, December 26, 

2013) about these proposed changes. 

However, a comment was provided for 

an NPRM having Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–101–AD (78 FR 78285, 

December 26, 2013). The commenter 

stated the following: ‘‘The proposed 

wording, being specific to repairs, 

eliminates the interpretation that Airbus 

messages are acceptable for approving 

minor deviations (corrective actions) 

needed during accomplishment of an 

AD mandated Airbus service bulletin.’’ 

This comment has made the FAA 

aware that some operators have 

misunderstood or misinterpreted the 

Airworthy Product paragraph to allow 

the owner/operator to use messages 

provided by the manufacturer as 

approval of deviations during the 

accomplishment of an AD-mandated 

action. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph does not approve messages or 

other information provided by the 

manufacturer for deviations to the 

requirements of the AD-mandated 

actions. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph only addresses the 

requirement to contact the manufacturer 

for corrective actions for the identified 

unsafe condition and does not cover 

deviations from other AD requirements. 

However, deviations to AD-required 

actions are addressed in 14 CFR 39.17, 

and anyone may request the approval 

for an alternative method of compliance 

to the AD-required actions using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

To address this misunderstanding and 

misinterpretation of the Airworthy 

Product paragraph, we have changed the 

paragraph and retitled it ‘‘Contacting the 

Manufacturer.’’ This paragraph now 

clarifies that for any requirement in this 

AD to obtain corrective actions from a 

manufacturer, the actions must be 

accomplished using a method approved 

by the FAA, the EASA, or Dassault 

Aviation’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). 

The Contacting the Manufacturer 

paragraph also clarifies that, if approved 

by the DOA, the approval must include 

the DOA-authorized signature. The DOA 

signature indicates that the data and 

information contained in the document 

are EASA-approved, which is also FAAapproved. Messages and other 

information provided by the 

manufacturer that do not contain the 

DOA-authorized signature approval are 

not EASA-approved, unless EASA 

directly approves the manufacturer’s 

message or other information. 

This clarification does not remove 

flexibility previously afforded by the 

Airworthy Product paragraph. 

Consistent with long-standing FAA 

policy, such flexibility was never 

intended for required actions. This is 

also consistent with the 

recommendation of the Airworthiness 

Directive Implementation Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee to increase 

flexibility in complying with ADs by 

identifying those actions in 

manufacturers’ service instructions that 

are ‘‘Required for Compliance’’ with 

ADs. We continue to work with 

manufacturers to implement this 

recommendation. But once we 

determine that an action is required, any 

deviation from the requirement must be 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance. 

Other commenters to the NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013) pointed out that in many cases the 

foreign manufacturer’s service bulletin 

and the foreign authority’s MCAI might 

have been issued some time before the 

FAA AD. Therefore, the DOA might 

have provided U.S. operators with an 

approved repair, developed with full 

awareness of the unsafe condition, 

before the FAA AD is issued. Under 

these circumstances, to comply with the 

FAA AD, the operator would be 

required to go back to the 

manufacturer’s DOA and obtain a new 

approval document, adding time and 

expense to the compliance process with 

no safety benefit. 

Based on these comments, we 

removed the requirement that the DAHprovided repair specifically refer to this 

AD. Before adopting such a 

requirement, the FAA will coordinate 

with affected DAHs and verify they are 

prepared to implement means to ensure 

that their repair approvals consider the 

unsafe condition addressed in this AD. 

Any such requirements will be adopted 

through the normal AD rulemaking 

process, including notice-and-comment 

procedures, when appropriate. 

We also have decided not to include 

a generic reference to either the 

‘‘delegated agent’’ or ‘‘DAH with State of 

Design Authority design organization 

approval,’’ but instead we have 

provided the specific delegation 

approval granted by the State of Design 

Authority for the DAH. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Dassault Aviation issued Procedure 

3–140–70A, ‘‘Avionics—Sensor 

miscompare (A/C with M566),’’ Issue 2, 

of Section 3—Abnormal Procedures, of 

the Dassault Falcon 7X Airplane Flight 

Manual, DGT 105608, Revision 15, 

dated January 30, 2012; and Procedure 

3–140–70A, ‘‘Avionics—Sensor 

miscompare,’’ Issue 4, of Section 3— 

Abnormal Procedures, of the Dassault 

Falcon 7X Airplane Flight Manual, 

DGT105608, Revision 18, dated 

November 15, 2013. The service 

information describes procedures to 

revert to the correct radio-altimeter 

output. This service information is 

reasonably available; see ADDRESSES for 

ways to access this service information. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 


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public interest require adopting this AD 

with the changes described previously 

and minor editorial changes. We have 

determined that these changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 

78292, December 26, 2013) for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 78292, 

December 26, 2013). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 35 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

AFM revision [retained actions from 

AD 2011–13–07, Amendment 

39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011)].

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 None ............................................... $85 $2,975 

New AFM revision [new action] ...... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 None ............................................... 85 2,975 

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 

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 

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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-1032; 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 Operations office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. 

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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2011–13–07, Amendment 39–16730 (76 

FR 36283, June 22, 2011), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2015–06–04 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–18122. Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0132; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–121–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective May 1, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in 

any category, all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 34, Navigation. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

untimely radio-altimeter lock-ups, where the 

failed radio-altimeter indicated a negative 

distance to the ground when the airplane was 

flying at medium or high altitude. We are 

issuing this AD to ensure that the flightcrew 

has procedures in the event of a radioaltimeter lock-up, which inhibits the display 

of warnings along with certain abnormal 

conditions, during the switch into landing 

mode during altitude cruise. If not corrected, 

this could result in the flightcrew being 

unaware of possible system failures that 

require immediate action by the flightcrew, 

leading to possible loss of control of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

Revision 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (h) of AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011), with editorial changes. For 

airplanes on which M0566 or Dassault 

Service Bulletin Falcon 7X–100 has been 

accomplished: Within 14 days after July 27, 

2011 (the effective date of AD 2011–13–07), 

revise the Limitations Section of the Dassault 

Falcon 7X AFM to include the statement in 

figure 1 to this paragraph. This may be done 

by inserting a copy of this AD in the AFM. 


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When a statement identical to that in figure 

1 to this paragraph has been included in the 

general revisions of the AFM, the general 

revisions may be inserted into the AFM, and 

the copy of this AD may be removed from the 

AFM. Accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (h) of this AD terminates the 

requirements of this paragraph, and after the 

revision required by paragraph (h) of this AD 

has been done, before further flight, remove 

the revision required by this paragraph. 

FIGURE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (g) OF THIS

AD—RETAINED AFM LANGUAGE

If radio-altimeter #1 lock-up conditions 

occur in flight, revert to the correct radioaltimeter output, in accordance with the 

instructions of Falcon 7X AFM procedure 

3–140–65B and 3–140–70A. 

Dispatch of the airplane with any radio-altimeter inoperative is prohibited. 

(h) New Requirement of This AD: Revision 

of the AFM 

For airplanes on which M0566 or Dassault 

Service Bulletin Falcon 7X–100 has been 

accomplished: Within 30 days after the 

effective date of this AD, do the actions 

specified in paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of 

this AD. 

(1) Revise the Limitations Section of the 

Dassault Falcon 7X AFM to include the 

statement in figure 2 to this paragraph. This 

may be done by inserting a copy of this AD 

in the AFM. Doing this revision terminates 

the requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD 

and the revision required by paragraph (g) of 

this AD must be removed. When a statement 

identical to that in figure 2 to this paragraph 

has been included in the general revisions of 

the AFM, the general revisions may be 

inserted into the AFM, and the copy of this 

AD may be removed from the AFM. 

FIGURE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (h)(1) OF

THIS AD—NEW AFM LANGUAGE

If radio-altimeter miscompare indication occurs in flight, revert to the correct radioaltimeter output, in accordance with the 

instructions of Falcon 7X AFM procedure 

3–140–70A. 

Dispatch of the airplane with any radio-altimeter inoperative is prohibited. 

(2) Revise the Abnormal Procedures 

section to include Procedure 3–140–70A, 

‘‘Avionics—Sensor miscompare (A/C with 

M566),’’ Issue 2, of Section 3—Abnormal 

Procedures, of the Dassault Falcon 7X 

Airplane Flight Manual, DGT 105608, 

Revision 15, dated January 30, 2012; or 

Procedure 3–140–70A, ‘‘Avionics—Sensor 

miscompare,’’ Issue 4, of Section 3— 

Abnormal Procedures, of the Dassault Falcon 

7X Airplane Flight Manual, DGT105608, 

Revision 18, dated November 15, 2013; into 

the AFM. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

(i) 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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(ii) AMOCs approved previously in 

accordance with AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011), are approved as alternative 

methods of compliance with this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the 

effective date of this AD, for any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, the action must be 

accomplished using a method approved by 

the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2009–0208R2, dated 

May 22, 2012, for related information. You 

may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1032-0002. 

(k) 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) Procedure 3–140–70A, ‘‘Avionics— 

Sensor miscompare (A/C with M566),’’ Issue 

2, of Section 3—Abnormal Procedures, of the 

Dassault Falcon 7X Airplane Flight Manual, 

DGT 105608, Revision 15, dated January 30, 

2012. 

(ii) Procedure 3–140–70A, ‘‘Avionics— 

Sensor miscompare,’’ Issue 4, of Section 3— 

Abnormal Procedures, of the Dassault Falcon 

7X Airplane Flight Manual, DGT105608, 

Revision 18, dated November 15, 2013. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http:// 

www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on March 

13, 2015. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06615 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0229; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–186–AD; Amendment 

39–18123; AD 2015–06–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A300 and A310 series 

airplanes, and certain Model A300 B4– 

600, B4–600R, and F4–600R series 

airplanes, and Model A300 C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes (collectively called 

Model A300–600 series airplanes). This 

AD was prompted by a review of certain 

repairs, which revealed that the 

structural integrity of the airplane could 

be negatively affected if those repairs 

are not re-worked. This AD requires an 

inspection to identify certain repairs, 

and corrective action if necessary. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

certain repairs on the floor cross beams 

flange. If those repairs are not reworked, 

the structural integrity of the airplane 

could be negatively affected. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective May 

1, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0229; or in 

person at the Docket Management 


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