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Vol. 71, No. 188 

Thursday, September 28, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–25421; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–074–AD; Amendment 

39–14770; AD 2006–20–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A310 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A310 airplanes. This AD 

requires revising the Limitations section 

of the airplane flight manual by 

incorporating restrictions for high 

altitude operations. This AD results 

from several incidents of pitch 

oscillations with high vertical loads that 

occurred during turbulence at high 

altitudes. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent pitch oscillations during 

turbulence, which could result in 

reduced controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

November 2, 2006. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 2, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, 

for service information identified in this 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Backman, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–2797; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the airworthiness 

directive (AD) docket on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility office 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Management Facility office 

(telephone (800) 647–5227) is located on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building at 

the street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Discussion 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus Model A310 

airplanes. That NPRM was published in 

the Federal Register on July 24, 2006 

(71 FR 41744). That NPRM proposed to 

require revising the Limitations section 

of the airplane flight manual (AFM) by 

incorporating restrictions for high 

altitude operations. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We received no 

comments on the NPRM or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data and determined that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

This AD affects about 62 airplanes of 

U.S. registry. It takes approximately 1 

work hour per airplane to accomplish 

the required AFM revision, at an 

average labor rate of $80 per work hour. 

Based on these figures, the estimated 

cost of this AD for U.S. operators is 

$4,960, or $80 per airplane. 

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 have 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 

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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2006–20–01 Airbus: Amendment 39–14770. 

Docket No. FAA–2006–25421; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–NM–074–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective November 2, 

2006. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Airbus Model 

A310 airplanes, certificated in any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from several incidents 

of pitch oscillations with high vertical loads 

that occurred during turbulence at high 

altitudes. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

pitch oscillations during turbulence, which 

could result in reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Revision of Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

(f) Within 10 days after the effective date 

of this AD, revise the Limitations section of 

the Airbus A310 AFM to include the 

information in Airbus A310 Temporary 

Revision (TR) 2.03.00/21, dated April 11, 

2005. This may be done by inserting a copy 

of the TR into the AFM. When the 

information in the TR has been included in 

the general revisions of the AFM, those 

general revisions may be inserted into the 

AFM, provided the relevant information in 

the general revisions is identical to that in 

the TR. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(h) French airworthiness directive F–2005–

114, dated July 6, 2005, also addresses the 

subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Airbus A310 Temporary 

Revision 2.03.00/21, dated April 11, 2005, to 

the Airbus A310 Airplane Flight Manual, to 

perform the actions that are required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of this document 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point 

Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, 

France, for a copy of this service information. 

You may review copies at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Room PL–401, Nassif Building, Washington, 

DC; on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov; or 

at the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at the NARA, 

call (202) 741–6030, or go to http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 14, 2006. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–8228 Filed 9–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–24990; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–013–AD; Amendment 

39–14772; AD 2006–20–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 

airplanes. This AD requires an 

inspection to determine if the stiff part 

of the girt and girt bar position of the 

forward left-hand and right-hand 

passenger doors is incorrect, and repair 

if necessary. This AD results from cases 

of girt bar disengagement from the floor 

fitting during deployment tests of slide 

rafts at the forward passenger doors. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent 

disengagement of the telescopic girt bar 

from the airplane when the door is 

opened in emergency situations, which 

could result in the inability to open the 

passenger door and to use the escape 

slide/raft at that door during an 

emergency evacuation of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

November 2, 2006. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 2, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, 

for service information identified in this 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2125; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the airworthiness 

directive (AD) docket on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility office 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Management Facility office 

(telephone (800) 647–5227) is located on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building at 

the street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Discussion 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to certain Airbus Model A319, 

A320, and A321 airplanes. That NPRM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on June 12, 2006 (71 FR 33661). That 

NPRM proposed to require an 

inspection to determine if the stiff part 

of the girt and girt bar position of the 

forward left-hand and right-hand 

passenger doors is incorrect, and repair 

if necessary. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the comments received. 

Support for the NPRM 

Airbus agrees with the NPRM. 

Request To Withdraw the NPRM 

The Air Transport Association (ATA), 

on behalf of its member, US Airways, 

requests that we clarify the impact of 

AD 2005–23–05 on the NPRM. (On 

October 25, 2005, we issued AD 2005–

23–05, amendment 39–14363 (70 FR 

69063, November 14, 2005), for certain 

Airbus Model A319–100, A320–200, 

and A321–100 and –200 series 


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