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ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 23, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31269 Filed 12–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1040; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–CE–029–AD; Amendment 

39–16889; AD 2011–26–01] 

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 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 the 

baggage door lockpins not engaging 

properly and the baggage door open 

light illuminating when the baggage 

door is not open, which could lead to 

the pilot disregarding a valid warning. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 17, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of January 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov 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/after-sales/service-support. You may 

review copies of the 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. 

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 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on September 29, 2011 (76 FR 

60396). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

One event of in-flight baggage door 

opening occurred on an in-service aeroplane 

due to a defective locking mechanism or 

installation thereof; the BAG DOOR warning 

light went on properly before the event, but 

was ignored by the pilot, who misinterpreted 

it as a false warning. 

NOTE: false in-service BAG DOOR 

warnings had occurred on other P.180 

aeroplanes, and Piaggio Aero Industries (PAI) 

had issued Service Bulletin (SB) No. 80–0223 

revision 1 to improve the installation of the 

baggage door warning microswitch and to 

modify the locking mechanism if necessary. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to in-flight detachment 

of the door, which could hit and damage the 

left propeller and/or the vertical or horizontal 

stabilizer, possibly resulting in loss of control 

of the aeroplane, or in injuries to persons or 

damage to property on the ground. 

This AD requires an inspection of the 

locking mechanism of the baggage door and 

its proper adjustment, in accordance with 

PAI SB No. 80–0289 revision 1; if baggage 

door lockpins do not reach the correct 

engagement, or false BAG DOOR warnings 

were reported by flight crew, this AD 

requires also a modification of the door 

mechanism in accordance with PAI SB No. 

80–0223 revision 1. 

Instances of the baggage door open light 

illuminating have occurred when the 

baggage door was not open. This 

condition, if not corrected, could result 

in the pilot disregarding a valid 

warning. You may obtain further 

information by examining the MCAI in 

the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (76 

FR 60396, September 29, 2011) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are highlighted in 

a note within the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

102 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 29 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts would cost about $4,482 

per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be 708,594, or $6,947 per product. 

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 

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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; 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 (76 FR 

60396, September 29, 2011), 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: 

2011–26–01 Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A.: 

Amendment 39–16889; Docket No. 

FAA–2011–1040; Directorate Identifier 

2011–CE–029–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective January 17, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.p.A. P–180 Model P–180 airplanes, serial 

numbers affected 1002 and 1004 through 

1189, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 52: Doors. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by the baggage door 

lockpins not engaging properly and the 

baggage door open light illuminating when 

the baggage door is not open, which could 

lead to the pilot disregarding a valid warning. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

baggage door lockpins that do not engage 

properly and modify the locking mechanism, 

if necessary. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) If false in-flight BAG DOOR indications 

have occurred, within 165 hours time-inservice (TIS) after January 17, 2012 (the 

effective date of this AD) or within the next 

60 days after January 17, 2012 (the effective 

date of this AD), whichever occurs first, do 

the following actions: 

(i) Modify the locking mechanism 

following the Accomplishment Instructions 

in Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Service 

Bulletin No. 80–0223, Revision 1, dated July 

31, 2009. 

(ii) Inspect the screws on the locking 

device installed on the door handle for 

proper tightness and correct as necessary 

after applying a thread locker following Part 

D of the Accomplishment Instructions in 

Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. 80–0289, Revision 1, 

dated January 11, 2011. 

(2) If false in-flight BAG DOOR indications 

have not occurred, within 165 hours TIS after 

January 17, 2012 (the effective date of this 

AD) or within the next 60 days after January 

17, 2012 (the effective date of this AD), 

whichever occurs first, do the following 

actions: 

(i) Inspect the baggage door and the 

baggage door locking mechanism and do the 

necessary corrective actions following Parts 

A and B of the Accomplishment Instructions 

in Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. 80–0289, Revision 1, 

dated January 11, 2011. 

(ii) If after the inspection required by 

paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD, the baggage 

door adjustment procedure was not required 

or was required and was done successfully, 

inspect the screws on the locking device on 

the door handle with the proper tightness. 

Take any necessary corrective actions after 

applying a thread locker following Part D of 

the Accomplishment Instructions in Piaggio 

Aero Industries S.p.A. Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. 80–0289, Revision 1, dated 

January 11, 2011. 

(iii) If after the inspection required by 

paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD, the baggage 

door adjustment was required and was not 

done successfully, within the next 165 hours 

TIS after January 17, 2012 (the effective date 

of this AD) or within the next 60 days after 

January 17, 2012 (the effective date of this 

AD), whichever occurs first, do the following 

actions: 

(A) Modify the locking mechanism 

following the Accomplishment Instructions 

in Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Service 

Bulletin No. 80–0223, Revision 1, dated July 

31, 2009. 

(B) Inspect the screws on the locking 

device installed on the door handle for 

proper tightness and correct as necessary 

after applying a thread locker following Part 

D of the Accomplishment Instructions in 

Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. 80–0289, Revision 1, 

dated January 11, 2011. 

(3) If the inspections specified in Piaggio 

Aero Industries S.p.A. Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. 80–0289, dated November 11, 

2010, and the modification, if required, 

specified in Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 

Service Bulletin No. 80–0223, Revision 1, 

dated July 31, 2009, were done before 

January 17, 2012 (the effective date of this 

AD), we will allow ‘‘unless already done’’ 

credit to comply with the actions required in 

this AD. After January 17, 2012 (the effective 

date of this AD), you must use Piaggio Aero 

Industries S.p.A. Mandatory Service Bulletin 

No. 80–0289, Revision 1, dated January 11, 

2011, to comply with this AD. 

(g) FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

(h) 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 


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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. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2011–0132, dated 

July 12, 2011; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 

Service Bulletin No. 80–0223, Revision 1, 

dated July 31, 2009; Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.p.A. Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 80– 

0289, dated November 11, 2010; and Piaggio 

Aero Industries S.p.A. Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. 80–0289, Revision 1, dated 

January 11, 2011, for related information. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the 

following service information on January 17, 

2012: 

(i) Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Service 

Bulletin No. 80–0223, Revision 1, dated July 

31, 2009; 

(ii) Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 80–0289, 

dated November 11, 2010; and 

(iii) Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 80–0289, 

Revision 1, dated January 11, 2011. 

(2) 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/after-sales/

service-support. 

(3) You may review copies of the 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. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call (202) 741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 2, 2011. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31623 Filed 12–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0382; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–063–AD; Amendment 

39–16887; AD 2011–25–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

all The Boeing Company 757–200, 757– 

200PF, 757–200CB, 757–300, 767–200, 

767–300, and 767–300F series airplanes. 

That AD currently requires revising the 

Limitations section of the airplane flight 

manual (AFM) to advise the flightcrew 

of procedures to follow to ensure that a 

fuel filter impending bypass condition 

due to gross fuel contamination is 

detected in a timely manner. This new 

AD requires installing new operating 

program software (OPS) (Version 7) of 

the engine indication and crew alerting 

system (EICAS) in the EICAS 

computers. This AD also requires 

various concurrent actions. This AD 

also retains the existing AD provision 

that relieves certain airplanes (those 

equipped with certain EICAS OPS 

versions) from the requirements. 

Accomplishment of the new actions 

terminates the requirements of the 

existing AD. This AD was prompted by 

an error in the EICAS OPS. The error 

prevents the display of an advisory 

message to the flightcrew of a left engine 

fuel filter contamination and imminent 

bypass condition, which may indicate 

an imminent multiple engine thrust loss 

or engine malfunction event due to fuel 

contamination. We are issuing this AD 

to correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 17, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of January 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this 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; email 

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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

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

is 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebel Nichols, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

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

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6509; fax (425) 917–6590; 

email: rebel.nichols@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2008–09–07, 

Amendment 39–15488 (73 FR 21811, 

April 23, 2008). That AD applies to the 

specified products. The NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 20, 2011 (76 FR 22059). That 

NPRM proposed to require installing 

new EICAS OPS (Version 7) in the 

EICAS computers. That NPRM also 

proposed to require various concurrent 

actions, depending on the airplane 

configuration, including installing a 

certain EICAS OPS version, making 

wiring changes, replacing the audio 

accessory unit, replacing certain 

handsets and EICAS computers, 

changing EICAS computer connector 

keying, and loading operational program 

configuration (OPC) software. That 

NPRM also proposed to retain the 

existing AD provision that relieves 

certain airplanes (those equipped with 

certain EICAS OPS versions) from the 

proposed requirements. That NPRM also 

specified that accomplishment of the 

new proposed actions would terminate 

the requirements of the existing AD. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 


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