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(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

2014–04–03 Pacific Aerospace Limited: 

Amendment 39–17761; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0090; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–003–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective February 25, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pacific Aerospace 

Limited Model 750XL airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as broken 

control column attachment bolts. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

control column attachment bolt, which could 

result in control column detachment and 

cause loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, within the next 10 

hours time-in-service after February 25, 2014 

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

hand and the right hand control column 

attachment bolts following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Mandatory Service 

Bulletin PACSB/XL/070, Issue 1, dated 

January 24, 2014. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

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

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

Before using any approved AMOC on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in 

the FAA Flight Standards District Office 

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

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority 

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

2014, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2014–0090. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Pacific Aerospace Limited Mandatory 

Service Bulletin PACSB/XL/070, Issue 1, 

dated January 24, 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Pacific Aerospace Limited service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Pacific Aerospace Limited, Hamilton Airport, 

Private Bag 3027 Hamilton 3240, New 

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

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

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

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

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

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on 

February 10, 2014. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0964; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–035–AD; Amendment 

39–17757; AD 2014–03–20] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.P.A Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Piaggio Aero Industries S.P.A Model P– 

180 airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as 

insufficient clearance between one of 

the horizontal stabilizer end ribs and the 

corresponding elevator horn. We are 

issuing this AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 1, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of April 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0964; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.p.A—Airworthiness Office, Via Luigi 

Cibrario, 4–16154 Genova-Italy; phone: 

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

email: airworthiness@piaggioaero.it; 

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

en/aftersales/service-support. You may 

view this referenced service information 


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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

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

329–4090; email: mike.kiesov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.P.A Model P–180 airplanes. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on November 20, 2013 (78 FR 

69600). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products and was based on mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) originated by an aviation 

authority of another country. The MCAI 

states: 

Insufficient clearance between one of the 

horizontal stabilizer end rib and the 

corresponding elevator horn was found on an 

in-service aeroplane. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to interference between 

the elevator and horizontal stabilizer 

surfaces, resulting in restricted elevator 

control and consequent reduced control of 

the aeroplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Piaggio Aero Industries (PAI) issued Service 

Bulletin (SB) 80–0381 to provide inspection 

instructions. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires accomplishment of a one-time 

measurement of the actual clearance between 

the elevator horn and the horizontal 

stabilizer tip rib, and depending on findings, 

restoration of the required minimum 

clearance value. This AD also requires 

reporting of the inspection result to PAI. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0964- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 69600, November 20, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. We have determined that 

these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 

69600, November 20, 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 69600, 

November 20, 2013). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

112 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 1 workhour per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $9,520, or $85 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions will take 

about 5 work-hours and require parts 

costing $50, for a cost of $475 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a current valid 

OMB control number. The control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this AD is 2120–0056. The 

paperwork cost associated with this AD 

has been detailed in the Costs of 

Compliance section of this document 

and includes time for reviewing 

instructions, as well as completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Therefore, all reporting associated with 

this AD is mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden 

and suggestions for reducing the burden 

should be directed to the FAA at 800 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. ATTN: Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, AES–200. 

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 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 by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0964; 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 the NPRM, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

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: 


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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

2014–03–20 Piaggio Aero Industries S.P.A: 

Amendment 39–17757; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0964; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–035–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective April 1, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.P.A Model P–180 airplanes, manufacturer 

serial numbers 1002 and 1004 through 1231, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) originated by an aviation 

authority of another country to identify and 

correct an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as insufficient clearance between 

one of the horizontal stabilizer end ribs and 

the corresponding elevator horn. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 

insufficient clearance between one of the 

horizontal stabilizer end rib and the 

corresponding elevator horn, which could 

result in interference between the elevator 

and horizontal stabilizer surfaces, 

consequently resulting in restricted elevator 

control and reduced control of the airplane. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) 

through (f)(3) of this AD: 

(1) Within the next 200 hours time-in 

service (TIS) after April 1, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD) or within the next 12 months 

after April 1, 2014 (the effective date of this 

AD), whichever occurs first, measure the 

clearances between the horns of the elevator 

and the end ribs of the horizontal stabilizer 

(HS) on left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) 

sides following Part A of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.P.A. Mandatory Service Bulletin 

No.: 80–0381, Rev. 0, dated May 2, 2013. 

(2) If the clearance is less than 5 mm on 

the HS LH or RH side during the 

measurement as required by paragraph (f)(1) 

of this AD, before further flight, rework the 

affected elevator to restore the required 

minimum clearance between the horn of the 

elevator and the end rib of the horizontal 

stabilizer following Part B of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.P.A. Mandatory Service Bulletin 

No.: 80–0381, Rev. 0, dated May 2, 2013. 

(3) Within 30 days after accomplishment of 

the measurement as required by paragraph 

(f)(1) of this AD, report the results to Piaggio 

Aero Industries S.P.A. following Part C of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.P.A. Mandatory Service Bulletin 

No.: 80–0381, Rev. 0, dated May 2, 2013. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

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

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

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

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

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No. 2013–0239, dated 

September 30, 2013, for related information. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD docket on 

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

#!documentDetail;D= FAA-2013-0964-0002. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Piaggio Aero Industries S.P.A. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No.: 80–0381, 

Rev. 0, dated May 2, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Piaggio Aero Industries S.P.A 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A— 

Airworthiness Office, Via Luigi Cibrario, 4 

16154 Genova-Italy; phone: +39 010 6481353; 

fax: +39 010 6481881; email: airworthiness@

piaggioaero.it; Internet: http://

www.piaggioaero.com/#/en/aftersales/

service-support. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

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

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

February 7, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03243 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0962; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–028–AD; Amendment 

39–17760; AD 2014–04–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; DORNIER 

LUFTFAHRT GmbH Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH Model 

228–212 airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as main 

landing gear axle failure caused by 

initial fatigue cracking and small predamage by corrosion. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 1, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of April 1, 2014. 


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