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Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) AMOCs approved for AD 2005–13–05, 

Amendment 39–14141 (70 FR 35989, June 

22, 2005), are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding requirements of paragraphs (g) 

through (j) (the retained actions) of this AD. 

(p) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Nathan Weigand, Aerospace 

Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6428; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: 

Nathan.P.Weigand@faa.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (q)(5) and (q)(6) of this AD. 

(q) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on December 31, 2014. 

(i) Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53A2443, 

Revision 2, dated August 2, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on July 27, 2005 (70 FR 

35989, June 22, 2005). 

(i) Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53A2443, 

dated May 9, 2002. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(6) 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. 

(7) 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 

November 6, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27358 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0174; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–212–AD; Amendment 

39–18028; AD 2014–23–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 787–8 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

report indicating that, on a different 

Boeing airplane model, there was an 

oxygen-fed fire, which caused extensive 

damage to the flight deck. This AD 

requires replacing the low-pressure 

oxygen hoses with non-conductive 

hoses in the crew oxygen system. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent 

inadvertent electrical current from 

passing through an internal, anticollapse spring of the low pressure 

oxygen hose, which can cause the lowpressure oxygen hose to melt or burn, 

leading to an oxygen-fed fire and/or 

smoke beneath the flight deck in the 

forward electronics equipment bay. 

DATES: This AD is effective December 

31, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of December 31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For Boeing service 

information identified in this AD, 

contact Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Attention: Data & Services Management, 

P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 

98124–2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. For B/E 

Aerospace service information 

identified in this AD, contact B/E 

Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft 

Products Group, 10800 Pfluum Road, 

Lenexa, KS 66215; phone: 913–338– 

9800; fax: 913–469–8419. 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. 

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– 

0174; 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 address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

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 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Monroe, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Branch, ANM–150S, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–917–6457; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: susan.l.monroe@

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 The Boeing Company 

Model 787–8 airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 28, 2014 (79 FR 17457). The 

NPRM was prompted by a report 

indicating that, on a different Boeing 

airplane model, there was an oxygen-fed 

fire, which caused extensive damage to 

the flight deck. The NPRM proposed to 

require replacing the low-pressure 

oxygen hoses with non-conductive 

hoses in the crew oxygen system. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent 

inadvertent electrical current from 

passing through an internal, anticollapse spring of the low pressure 

oxygen hose, which can cause the lowpressure oxygen hose to melt or burn, 

leading to an oxygen-fed fire and/or 

smoke beneath the flight deck in the 

forward electronics equipment bay. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM (79 FR 17457, 

March 28, 2014) and the FAA’s response 

to each comment. 

Boeing, United Airlines, and John 

Johnson stated that they support the 

NPRM (79 FR 17457, March 28, 2014). 

Request To Shorten Compliance Time 

The Air Line Pilots Association 

(ALPA) stated that it supports the intent 

of the NPRM (79 FR 17457, March 28, 

2014) but that the 60-month compliance 

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time is excessive. ALPA recommended 

that the compliance time be shortened. 

ALPA did not provide justification for 

its request, or propose what the shorter 

compliance time should be. 

We do not agree that the compliance 

time for this final rule should be 

shortened. In developing the 

compliance time we considered the 

implications, parts availability, and 

normal maintenance schedules for 

timely accomplishment of the 

replacement of the oxygen hoses. 

Further, the compliance time is in 

keeping with the manufacturers’ 

recommended compliance time. 

Operators are always permitted to 

accomplish the requirements of an AD 

earlier than the specified compliance 

time. If additional data are presented 

that would justify reducing the 

compliance time we may consider 

further rulemaking on this issue. We 

have not changed this final rule in this 

regard. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this 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 

17457, March 28, 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 17457, 

March 28, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 6 

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 

Rework and replacement ............................. Up to 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 $1,798 Up to $1,968 .... Up to $11,808. 

According to the manufacturer, all of 

the costs of this 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 

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 

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. 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2014–23–12 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–18028; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0174; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–212–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective December 31, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 787–8 airplanes, certificated in any 

category, as identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB350001–00, 

Issue 001, dated August 22, 2013. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 35, Oxygen. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report 

indicating that, on a different Boeing airplane 

model, there was an oxygen-fed fire, which 

caused extensive damage to the flight deck. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent inadvertent 

electrical current from passing through an 

internal, anti-collapse spring of the low 

pressure oxygen hose, which can cause the 

low-pressure oxygen hose to melt or burn, 

leading to an oxygen-fed fire and/or smoke 

beneath the flight deck in the forward 

electronics equipment bay. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Rework of Crew Oxygen Distribution 

Manifold Assembly 

For airplanes identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB350001–00, 

Issue 001, dated August 22, 2013: Within 60 

months after the effective date of this AD, 

rework the crew oxygen distribution 

manifold assembly from part number (P/N) 

4421086–101 to P/N 4421086–102, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB350001–00, Issue 001, dated 

August 22, 2013; and B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 4421086–35–001, Rev. 002, dated 

July 9, 2013; except as specified in paragraph 

(i) of this AD. 

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(h) Replacement of Forward Crew Oxygen 

Supply Hose 

For airplanes identified as Group 2 in 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB350001–00, Issue 001, dated August 22, 

2013: Within 60 months after the effective 

date of this AD, replace the forward crew 

oxygen supply hose with a new nonconductive forward oxygen supply hose, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB350001–00, Issue 001, dated 

August 22, 2013. 

(i) Exception to Service Information 

Paragraph III.A., ‘‘Verification,’’ of B/E 

Aerospace Service Bulletin 4421086–35–001, 

Rev. 002, dated July 9, 2013, has a 

typographical error. The last sentence in that 

paragraph states, ‘‘If the decal shows PN 

4421086–101, continue with the retrofit steps 

in paragraph II.B.’’ The sentence should refer 

to paragraph III.B. of B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 4421086–35–001, Rev. 002, dated 

July 9, 2013. 

(j) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install a distribution manifold 

having B/E Aerospace P/N 4421086–101; a 

flexible supply hose having B/E Aerospace P/ 

N 4421189–016; or a supply hose having 

Boeing P/N 4421189–023; on any airplane. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(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. 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 manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (l) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(l) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Susan Monroe, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems 

Branch, ANM–150S, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

917–6457; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

susan.l.monroe@faa.gov. 

(m) 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) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB350001–00, Issue 001, dated 

August 22, 2013. 

(ii) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 

4421086–35–001, Rev. 002, dated July 9, 

2013. 

(3) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & 

Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 

2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) For B/E service information identified 

in this AD, contact B/E Aerospace, Inc., 

Commercial Aircraft Products Group, 10800 

Pfluum Road, Lenexa, KS 66215; phone: 913– 

338–9800; fax: 913–469–8419. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at 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 

November 5, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27359 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0132; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–007–AD; Amendment 

39–18023; AD 2014–23–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2004–16– 

01 for certain Airbus Model A330–200 

and –300 series airplanes and Model 

A340–200 and –300 series airplanes. AD 

2004–16–01 required repetitive 

inspections for cracking of the chromed 

area of the left and right piston rods for 

the main landing gear (MLG) retraction 

actuators, and related investigative and 

corrective actions if necessary. This new 

AD requires repetitive draining of any 

fluid from the retraction actuator piston 

rod internal volume and sealing of the 

vent hole; repetitive ultrasonic 

inspections of the upper end of the 

piston rods, and corrective actions if 

necessary; a one-time ultrasonic 

inspection (longitudinal and 

circumferential) of the full length of the 

piston rod, and corrective actions if 

necessary; and a terminating 

modification of the left-hand and righthand MLG retraction actuators. This AD 

was prompted by reports of the piston 

rods for the MLG retraction actuators 

rupturing during flight. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent cracking of the piston 

rods for the MLG retraction actuators, 

which could result in rupture of a 

piston rod, non-damped extension of 

the MLG, high loads on the fully 

extended MLG, and consequent reduced 

structural integrity of the MLG. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 31, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of December 31, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain other publications listed in 

this AD as of August 19, 2004 (69 FR 

46979, August 4, 2004). 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA2014-0132; 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 Airbus SAS— 

Airworthiness Office—EAL, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

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