Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 5023 

(k) 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 

A71L002–13, dated April 8, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) 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. 

(4) 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. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on January 

15, 2015. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01174 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0622; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–009–AD; Amendment 

39–18080; AD 2015–02–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(Embraer) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(Embraer) Model EMB–135ER, –135KE, 

–135KL, –135LR, –145, –145ER, 

–145MR, –145LR, –145XR, –145MP, and 

–145EP airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a determination of the 

need to revise the airplane 

airworthiness limitations related to the 

pylon yokes I and II, and the skin panel 

of the windshield pillar. This AD 

requires revising the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent fatigue 

cracking of various structural elements, 

which could affect the structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 6, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0622; 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 Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Technical 

Publications Section (PC 060), Av. 

Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170—Putim— 

12227–901 Sa ̃o Jose dos Campos—SP— 

Brasil; telephone +55 12 3927–5852 or 

+55 12 3309–0732; fax +55 12 3927– 

7546; email distrib@embraer.com.br; 

Internet http://www.flyembraer.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: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1175; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

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 all Embraer Model EMB 

–135ER, –135KE, –135KL, –135LR, 

–145, –145ER, –145MR, –145LR, 

–145XR, –145MP, and –145EP 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on September 4, 2014 

(79 FR 52588). 

The Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o 

Civil (ANAC), which is the aviation 

authority for Brazil, has issued Brazilian 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–01–01, 

dated January 20, 2014 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Embraer Model EMB –135ER, 

–135KE, –135KL, –135LR, –145, 

–145ER, –145MR, –145LR, –145XR, 

–145MP, and –145EP airplanes. The 

MCAI states: 

This [Brazilian] AD was prompted by a 

new revision to the airworthiness limitations 

requirements [related to the pylon yokes I 

and II, and the skin panel of the windshield 

pillar] of the Maintenance Review Board 

Report. We are issuing this [Brazilian] AD to 

ensure that fatigue cracking of various 

structural elements is detected and corrected. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0622- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 52588, September 4, 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 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 

52588, September 4, 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 52588, 

September 4, 2014). 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed EMBRAER EMB145 

Temporary Revision 15–3, dated August 

26, 2013, to the Airworthiness 

Limitation Requirements of the 

EMBRAER EMB145 Maintenance 

Review Board Report MRB 145/1150; 

and EMBRAER EMB145 Temporary 

Revision 15–4, dated August 26, 2013, 

to the Airworthiness Limitation 

Requirements of the EMBRAER EMB145 

Maintenance Review Board Report 

MRB–145/1150. The service information 

describes airworthiness limitations 

related to inspections of certain fuselage 

or pylon components. You can find this 

information at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0622. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 688 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it will take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this AD. The average labor rate is $85 


rljohnson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with RULES
5024 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

per work-hour. Based on these figures, 

we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. 

operators to be $58,480, or $85 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 

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 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/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0622; 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 street address for the 

Docket Operations office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. 

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): 

2015–02–13 Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer): 

Amendment 39–18080. Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0622; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–009–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective March 6, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model EMB 

–135ER, –135KE, –135KL, –135LR, –145, 

–145ER, –145MR, –145LR, –145XR, –145MP, 

and –145EP airplanes, certificated in any 

category, all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 54, Nacelles/pylons; 53, 

Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by our 

determination of the need to revise the 

airplane airworthiness limitations to the 

pylons and fuselage. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent fatigue cracking of various 

structural elements, which could affect the 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 60 days after the effective date of 

this AD: Revise the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, by 

incorporating EMBRAER EMB145 Temporary 

Revision (TR) 15–3, dated August 26, 2013, 

to the Airworthiness Limitation 

Requirements of the EMBRAER EMB145 

Maintenance Review Board Report MRB 145/ 

1150; and EMBRAER EMB145 TR 15–4, 

dated August 26, 2013, to the Airworthiness 

Limitation Requirements of the EMBRAER 

EMB145 Maintenance Review Board Report 

MRB–145/1150; as applicable. 

(1) The compliance times depend on the 

airplane model, and the pre-modification and 

post-modification conditions specified in 

EMBRAER EMB145 TR 15–3, dated August 

26, 2013, to the Airworthiness Limitation 

Requirements of the EMBRAER EMB145 

Maintenance Review Board Report MRB 145/ 

1150; and EMBRAER EMB145 TR 15–4, 

dated August 26, 2013, to the Airworthiness 

Limitation Requirements of the EMBRAER 

Maintenance Review Board Report MRB– 

145/1150; as applicable. 

(2) The initial compliance times for the 

tasks specified in EMBRAER EMB145 TR 15– 

3, dated August 26, 2013, to the 

Airworthiness Limitation Requirements of 

the EMBRAER EMB145 Maintenance Review 

Board Report MRB 145/1150; and EMBRAER 

EMB145 TR 15–4, dated August 26, 2013, to 

the Airworthiness Limitation Requirements 

of the EMBRAER Maintenance Review Board 

Report MRB–145/1150; as applicable; are at 

the applicable threshold compliance times 

specified in EMBRAER EMB145 TR 15–3, 

dated August 26, 2013; and EMBRAER 

EMB145 TR 15–4, dated August 26, 2013; or 

within 600 flight cycles after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever occurs later. For 

the purposes of this AD, the initial 

compliance times (identified as ‘‘Threshold’’ 

or ‘‘T’’ in the service information) are 

expressed in ‘‘total flight cycles.’’ 

(h) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 

After accomplishment of the revision 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals may be used unless the actions or 

intervals are approved as an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. 

(i) 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: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1175; 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 


rljohnson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 5025 

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 

Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil (ANAC); 

or ANAC’s authorized Designee. If approved 

by the ANAC Designee, the approval must 

include the Designee’s authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Brazilian 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–01–01, dated 

January 20, 2014, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0622-0002. 

(k) 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) EMBRAER EMB145 Temporary Revision 

15–3, dated August 26, 2013, to the 

Airworthiness Limitation Requirements of 

the EMBRAER EMB145 Maintenance Review 

Board Report MRB 145/1150. 

(ii) EMBRAER EMB145 Temporary 

Revision 15–4, dated August 26, 2013, to the 

Airworthiness Limitation Requirements of 

the EMBRAER EMB145 Maintenance Review 

Board Report MRB–145/1150. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Technical 

Publications Section (PC 060), Av. Brigadeiro 

Faria Lima, 2170—Putim—12227–901 Sa ̃o 

Jose dos Campos—SP—Brasil; telephone +55 

12 3927–5852 or +55 12 3309–0732; fax +55 

12 3927–7546; email distrib@embraer.com.br; 

Internet http://www.flyembraer.com. 

(4) 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. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on January 

15, 2015. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01177 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0188; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–157–AD; Amendment 

39–18079; AD 2015–02–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400 

series airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by reports of two in-service incidents 

where one side of the main landing gear 

(MLG) did not achieve down-lock. This 

AD requires doing a detailed inspection 

of the apex joints of the stabilizer brace 

lock link in the MLG for clearance; 

rectifying and repairing the clearance 

gap, if necessary; and lubricating the 

apex joints of the stabilizer brace lock 

link in the MLG. We are issuing this AD 

to detect and correct insufficiently 

greased stabilizer brace lock linkage of 

the MLG and over-torqued lock linkage 

attachment bolts, which could lead to 

the failure to extend and down-lock the 

MLG, and could affect the safe landing 

of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 6, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0188 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 Bombardier, Inc., QSeries Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt 

Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, 

Canada; telephone 416–375–4000; fax 

416–375–4539; email thd.qseries@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet http://

www.bombardier.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: 

Luke Walker, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516–228–7363; fax 

516–794–5531. 

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 Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400 series airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 8, 2014 (79 FR 19299). 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2013–19, 

dated July 18, 2013 (referred to after this 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8– 

400 series airplanes. The MCAI states: 

There have been two reported in-service 

incidents where one side of the main landing 

gear (MLG) did not achieve down-lock 

resulting in a gear unsafe indication. In both 

cases, the MLG was ultimately extended and 

down-lock was achieved through the use of 

the alternate extension system or by cycling 

the MLG. The investigation revealed that in 

both cases, the MLG stabilizer brace lock 

linkages were insufficiently greased and the 

lock linkage attachment bolts were overtorqued. 

Failure to extend and down-lock the MLG 

could adversely affect the safe landing of the 

aeroplane. 

This [TCCA] AD mandates the [detailed] 

inspection, rectification [and repair the 

clearance gap] as required, and lubrication of 

both MLG stabilizer brace lock link apex 

joints. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0188- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM (79 FR 19299, 

April 8, 2014) and the FAA’s response 

to each comment. 

Request To Include Only Requirements 

That Affect the Unsafe Condition 

Horizon Air requested that the NPRM 

(79 FR 19299, April 8, 2014) require 

only the section of the Accomplishment 

Instructions that corrects the unsafe 

condition. Horizon Air stated that the 

job set-up and close-out sections 


rljohnson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with RULES