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A71N001–12, Rev. 2, dated February 27, 

2013. 

(k) Parts Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install any aft engine mount 

retainer with a dull finish on any airplane. 

The instructions of Airbus AOT A71N001– 

12, Rev. 2, dated February 27, 2013; or the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Goodrich 

Service Bulletin RA32071–146, Rev. 2, dated 

July 26, 2012; may be used to verify the 

correct finish of the part. 

(l) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraphs (g), (i), and (j) of this 

AD, if those actions were performed before 

the effective date of this AD using Airbus 

AOT A71N001–12, Rev. 1, dated August 9, 

2012, which is not incorporated by reference 

in this AD. 

(m) 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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. 

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

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: 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 Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(n) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to 

a location where the airplane can be 

modified (if the operator elects to do so), 

provided no dull finish aft engine mount 

retainers that are cracked or have failed are 

installed. 

(o) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2013–0050, dated March 5, 2013, 

for related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2013-1028-0002. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be viewed at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (p)(3), (p)(4), and (p)(5) of this 

AD. 

(p) 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) Airbus Alert Operators Transmission 

A71N001–12, Rev. 2, dated February 27, 

2013. The first page of this document 

contains the document number, revision, and 

date; no other page of this document contains 

this information. 

(ii) Goodrich Service Bulletin RA32071– 

146, Rev. 2, dated July 26, 2012. 

(3) For Airbus service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point 

Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, 

France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 

5 61 93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) For Goodrich Corporation service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Goodrich Corporation, Aerostructures, 850 

Lagoon Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91910–2098; 

phone: 619–691–2719; email: jan.lewis@

goodrich.com; Internet: http://

www.goodrich.com/TechPubs. 

(5) 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. 

(6) 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 July 3, 

2014. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16536 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0292; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–011–AD; Amendment 

39–17904; AD 2014–15–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GROB– 

WERKE GMBH & CO KG Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for GROB– 

WERKE GMBH & CO KG Models G102 

STANDARD ASTIR III, G102 CLUB 

ASTIR III, and G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIb 

gliders and BURKHART GROB LUFT— 

UND RAUMFAHRT GmbH & CO KG 

Models G103 TWIN II, G103A TWIN II 

ACRO, G103C TWIN III ACRO, and G 

103 C Twin III SL gliders. 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 plastic control cable 

pulleys developing cracks due to aging. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 27, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of August 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0292; 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 Fiberglas-Technik 

Rudolf Lindner GmbH & Co. KG, Steige 

3, D–88487 Walpertshofen, Germany; 

telephone: +49 (0) 7353/22 43; fax: +49 

(0) 7353/30 96; email: info@LTBLindner.com; Web site: http://www.ltblindner.com/home.104.html. You may 

view this referenced 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. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: jim.rutherford@

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 GROB–WERKE GMBH & CO 

KG Models G102 STANDARD ASTIR III, 

G102 CLUB ASTIR III, and G102 CLUB 

ASTIR IIIb gliders and BURKHART 

GROB LUFT—UND RAUMFAHRT 

GmbH & CO KG Models G103 TWIN II, 

G103A TWIN II ACRO, G103C TWIN III 

ACRO, and G 103 C Twin III SL gliders. 

The NPRM was published in the 

Federal Register on May 6, 2014 (79 FR 

25753). The NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products and was based on MCAI 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

Control cable pulleys made from plastic 

(white or brown material) in the rudder 

control unit were reported to develop cracks 

due to aging. In one case, jamming of the 

rudder control unit was reported. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could cause cable pulleys to break, 

potentially jamming the rudder control unit 

and resulting in loss of control of the 

sailplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Fiberglas-Technik issued Technische 

Mitteilung/Service Bulletin TM–G05/SB–G05 

and Anweisung/Instructions A/I–G05 (one 

document) to provide instructions for the 

replacement of plastic cable pulleys with 

pulleys made from aluminium. 

For the reason described above, this AD 

requires identification and replacement of 

plastic cable pulleys in the rudder control 

unit. 

Plastic cable pulleys may also be installed 

in the cable circuits of pedal adjustment and/ 

or tow hook actuation, their replacement is 

not required by this AD. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://www.

regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;

D=FAA-2014-0292-0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 25753, May 6, 2014) 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 except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 

25753, May 6, 2014) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 25753, 

May 6, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

118 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about .5 

work-hour 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 the AD on U.S. operators to 

be $5,015, or $42.50 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 2 work-hours and require parts 

costing $244, for a cost of $414 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0292; 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: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

2014–15–02 GROB-WERKE GMBH & CO 

KG and BURKHART GROB LUFT-UND 

RAUMFAHRT GmbH & CO KG: 

Amendment 39–17904; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0292; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–011–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective August 27, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GROB-WERKE GMBH 

& CO KG Models G102 STANDARD ASTIR 

III, G102 CLUB ASTIR III, and G102 CLUB 

ASTIR IIIb gliders and BURKHART GROB 

LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT GmbH & CO KG 

Models G103 TWIN II, G103A TWIN II 

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ACRO, G103C TWIN III ACRO and Model G 

103 C Twin III SL gliders with the following 

serial numbers (S/N), certificated in any 

category. 

(1) G102 STANDARD ASTIR III, S/N 5501 

through 5652. 

(2) G102 CLUB ASTIR III, S/N 5501 

through 5652. 

(3) G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIb, S/N 5501 

through 5652. 

(4) G103 TWIN II, S/N 3730 through 34078. 

(5) G103A TWIN II ACRO, S/N 3730 

through 34078. 

(6) G103C TWIN III ACRO, S/N 34101 

through 34203. 

(7) G 103 C Twin III SL, S/N 35002 through 

35051. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by 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 plastic 

control cable pulleys developing cracks due 

to aging. We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct plastic control cable pulleys in the 

rudder control unit, which could lead to 

breaking of the pulley and potentially 

jamming the rudder control unit, possibly 

resulting in loss of control of the glider. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified in paragraphs 

(f)(1) through (f)(3) of this AD, unless already 

done. 

(1) For all Models G103C TWIN III ACRO 

and G 103 C Twin III SL gliders: Within 3 

months after August 27, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD), inspect the rudder control 

unit for installation of plastic cable pulleys. 

If plastic cable pulleys are installed, before 

further flight, replace the plastic cable 

pulleys with aluminum cable pulleys 

following the actions and instructions of 

Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner GmbH & 

Co. KG Service Bulletin SB–G05 and 

Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner GmbH & 

Co. KG Instructions A/I–G05, both dated 

January 17, 2014. 

(2) For all Models G102 STANDARD 

ASTIR III, G102 CLUB ASTIR III, G102 CLUB 

ASTIR IIIb, G103 TWIN II, and G103A TWIN 

II ACRO gliders: Within 1 month after August 

27, 2014 (the effective date of this AD), 

inspect the rudder control unit for 

installation of plastic cable pulleys. If plastic 

cable pulleys are installed, before further 

flight, replace the plastic cable pulleys with 

aluminum cable pulleys following the 

actions and instructions of Fiberglas-Technik 

Rudolf Lindner GmbH & Co. KG Service 

Bulletin SB–G05 and Fiberglas-Technik 

Rudolf Lindner GmbH & Co. KG Instructions 

A/I–G05, both dated January 17, 2014. 

(3) As of August 27, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install any plastic 

control cable pulley in the rudder control 

unit of any glider identified in paragraphs 

(c)(1) through (c)(7) of this AD. 

(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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: jim.rutherford@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 European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No.: 2014–0067, dated March 18, 

2014, for related information. The MCAI can 

be found in the AD docket on the Internet at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2014-0292-0002. 

(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) Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner 

GmbH & Co. KG Service Bulletin SB–G05, 

dated January 17, 2014. 

(ii) Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner 

GmbH & Co. Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf 

Lindner GmbH & Co. KG Instructions A/I– 

G05, dated January 17, 2014. 

(3) For Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner 

GmbH & Co. service information identified in 

this AD, contact Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf 

Lindner GmbH & Co. KG, Steige 3, D–88487 

Walpertshofen, Germany; telephone: +49 (0) 

7353/22 43; fax: +49 (0) 7353/30 96; email: 

info@LTB-Lindner.com; Web site: http://

www.ltb-lindner.com/home.104.html. 

(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 July 14, 

2014. 

Kelly A. Broadway, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–17052 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0308; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–012–AD; Amendment 

39–17903; AD 2014–15–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; M7 

Aerospace LLC Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for M7 

Aerospace LLC Models SA227–AT, 

SA227–AC, SA227–BC, SA227–CC, and 

SA227–DC airplanes equipped with a 

bayonet shear pin main cabin door 

latching mechanism. This AD was 

prompted by fatigue cracks found in the 

internal door surround doubler, the 

fuselage external skin, and the door 

corner fittings at the fuselage upper 

forward corner of the main cabin door 

cutout. This AD requires repetitively 

inspecting the four corners of the main 

cabin door cutout for cracks, making 

necessary repairs, and reporting 

inspection results to M7 Aerospace LLC. 

We are issuing this AD to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 27, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of August 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact M7 

Aerospace LLC, 10823 NE Entrance 

Road, San Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: 

(210) 824–9421; fax: (210) 804–7766; 

Internet: http://www.elbitsystemsus.com; email: MetroTech@

M7Aerospace.com. You may view this 

referenced 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

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