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Dated: January 25, 2011. 

Brian P. McGowan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic 

Development and Chief Operating Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1937 Filed 1–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0033; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–019–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Model 777–200 Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Model 777–200 series airplanes. This 

proposed AD would require installing a 

new circuit breaker, relays, and wiring 

to allow the flightcrew to turn off 

electrical power to the in-flight 

entertainment (IFE) systems and other 

non-essential electrical systems through 

a switch in the flight compartment, and 

doing other specified actions. The 

actions include replacing the cabin area 

control panels; changing the wiring; 

modifying the purser station or the 

A–4 galley, as applicable; installing new 

cabin system management unit, cabin 

area control panel, overhead electronics 

unit, and zone management units 

operational software, as applicable; and 

making a change to the cabin services 

system (CSS) configuration database and 

installing the new database in the CSS 

components. This proposed AD would 

also require changing the wiring at the 

cabin management system in the purser 

station. This proposed AD results from 

an IFE systems review. We are 

proposing this AD to ensure that the 

flightcrew is able to turn off electrical 

power to the IFE system and other nonessential electrical systems through a 

switch in the flight compartment in the 

event of smoke or flames. The 

flightcrew’s inability to turn off 

electrical power to the IFE system and 

other non-essential electrical systems in 

the event of smoke or flames could 

result in the inability to control smoke 

or flames in the airplane flight deck or 

passenger cabin during a non-normal or 

emergency situation. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed 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. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Salameh, Aerospace Engineer, Systems 

and Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

425–917–6454; fax 425–917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2011–0033; Directorate Identifier 

2010–NM–019–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

In response to numerous reports of 

smoke or flames in the passenger cabin 

of various models of transport category 

airplanes, we conducted a 

comprehensive in-flight entertainment 

(IFE) systems review. Earlier 

investigation of the reports had revealed 

that the source of the smoke and flames 

was from cabin IFE system components, 

including electronic seat boxes mounted 

under passenger seats, IFE wiring, IFE 

monitors, cabin lighting, wall outlets, 

and other non-essential cabin electrical 

systems. 

The systems review disclosed that in 

order to minimize the risk of smoke or 

flames in the passenger cabin, a switch 

is needed in the flight compartment to 

enable the flightcrew to turn off 

electrical power to the IFE system and 

other non-essential electrical systems in 

the event of smoke or flames. The 

flightcrew’s inability to turn off power 

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to the IFE system and other nonessential electrical systems, if not 

corrected, could result in the inability to 

control smoke or flames in the airplane 

flight deck or passenger cabin during a 

non-normal or emergency situation. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed Boeing Service 

Bulletin 777–23–0142, dated November 

25, 2003. This service bulletin describes 

procedures for the following actions: 

• Removing the cabin area control 

panels. 

• Changing the wiring. 

• Installing new cabin control panels. 

• Modifying the purser station and 

the A–4 galley, as applicable. 

• Installing cabin system management 

unit operational program software. 

• Installing cabin area control panel 

operational program software. 

• Installing zone management unit 

operational program software. 

• Installing overhead electronics unit 

operational program software, if 

necessary. 

• Making changes to the new 

configuration database. 

• Installing the new configuration 

database to the cabin services system. 

Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23–0142, 

dated November 25, 2003 refers to 

Jamco Service Letter SL–K0789, dated 

June 10, 1997, as an additional source 

of service information for modifying the 

cabin system control panel 

compartment for airplanes in Group 4 

(as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 

777–23–0142, dated November 25, 

2003). 

Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23–0142, 

dated November 25, 2003, specifies 

prior or concurrent accomplishment of 

Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23–0057, 

dated April 9, 1998, which describes 

procedures for changing the wiring in 

the purser station for airplanes in Group 

4 (as identified in Boeing Service 

Bulletin 777–23–0142, dated November 

25, 2003). 

Difference Between Service Information 

and AD 

Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23–0142, 

dated November 25, 2003, does not 

contain a compliance time for the 

required actions. This NPRM would 

require the actions be done within 60 

months after the effective date of this 

AD. We have coordinated this difference 

with The Boeing Company. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of this Proposed AD 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all relevant information and 

determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. This proposed AD would 

require accomplishing the actions 

specified in the service information 

described previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

Currently, there are no affected 

airplanes on the U.S. Register. The 

following table provides the estimated 

costs for U.S. operators to comply with 

this proposed AD if an affected airplane 

is imported and placed on the U.S. 

Register in the future. 

TABLE—ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hours 

Average 

labor rate 

per hour 

Parts Cost per product 

Modification of the cabin services 

system wiring.

Between 6 and 9 1 ................ $85 Between $119,709 and 

$120,338.

Between $120,219 and 

$121,103. 

Concurrent modification ................. 1 ............................................ 85 None ..................................... $85. 

1 Depending on airplane configuration. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this proposed AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. We do not control warranty 

coverage for affected individuals. As a 

result, we have included all costs in our 

cost estimate. 

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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), 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. 

You can find our regulatory 

evaluation and the estimated costs of 

compliance in the AD Docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

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The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2011–0033; Directorate Identifier 2010– 

NM–019–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by March 

18, 2011. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to The Boeing 

Company Model 777–200 series airplanes, 

certificated in any category; as identified in 

Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23–0142, dated 

November 25, 2003. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 23: Communications. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from an in-flight 

entertainment (IFE) systems review. We are 

proposing this AD to ensure that the 

flightcrew is able to turn off electrical power 

to the IFE system and other non-essential 

electrical systems through a switch in the 

flight compartment in the event of smoke or 

flames. The flightcrew’s inability to turn off 

electrical power to the IFE system and other 

non-essential electrical systems in the event 

of smoke or flames could result in the 

inability to control smoke or flames in the 

airplane flight deck or passenger cabin 

during a non-normal or emergency situation. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Modification 

(g) Within 60 months after the effective 

date of this AD: Remove the cabin area 

control panels; change the wiring; install new 

cabin area control panels; modify the purser 

station or A–4 galley, as applicable; install 

new cabin system management unit, cabin 

area control panel, overhead electronics unit, 

and zone management units operational 

software, as applicable; and make a change 

to the cabin services system (CSS) 

configuration database and install the new 

database in the CSS components; in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin 777– 

23–0142, dated November 25, 2003. 

Note 1: Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23– 

0142, dated November 25, 2003, refers to 

Jamco Service Letter SL–K0789, dated June 

10, 1997, as an additional source of guidance 

for modification of the cabin system control 

panel compartment for airplanes in Group 4 

(as identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 777– 

23–0142, dated November 25, 2003). 

Concurrent Requirement 

(h) For Group 4 airplanes identified in 

Boeing Service Bulletin 777–23–0142, dated 

November 25, 2003: Prior to or concurrently 

with accomplishing the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of this AD, change the 

termination of two wires at the cabin 

management terminal in the purser station, 

in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 

777–23–0057, dated April 9, 1998. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(i)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Joe 

Salameh, Aerospace Engineer, Systems and 

Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone 425–917–6454; fax 425–917– 

6590. Information may be e-mailed to: 

9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

25, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2171 Filed 1–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0034; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–021–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Model 777–200 Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Model 777–200 series airplanes. This 

proposed AD would require installing a 

new circuit breaker, relays, and wiring 

to allow the flightcrew to turn off 

electrical power to the in-flight 

entertainment (IFE) systems and other 

non-essential electrical systems through 

a switch in the flight compartment, and 

doing other specified actions. The 

actions include removing the cabin 

system control panel (CSCP) core 

partition software, the cabin area control 

panel (CACP) operational program 

software (OPS), the zone management 

units (ZMU) OPS, and the cabin system 

management unit (CSMU) OPS; 

installing OPS for the CSCP, CACP, 

ZMU, and CSMU; and installing the 

new configuration database (CDB). This 

proposed AD would also require 

installing a new CSCP; installing a new 

cabin management system (CMS) CDB; 

and installing new OPS for the CSCP, 

ZMU, passenger address controller, 

cabin interphone controller, CACP, 

speaker drive module, overhead 

electronics units, and seat electronics 

unit. This proposed AD results from an 

IFE systems review. We are proposing 

this AD to ensure that the flightcrew is 

able to turn off electrical power to the 

IFE system and other non-essential 

electrical systems through a switch in 

the flight compartment in the event of 

smoke or flames. The flightcrew’s 

inability to turn off electrical power to 

the IFE system and other non-essential 

electrical systems in the event of smoke 

or flames could result in the inability to 

control smoke or flames in the airplane 

flight deck or passenger cabin during a 

non-normal or emergency situation. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed 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. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

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