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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. Amend § 39.13 by adding the 

following new airworthiness directive 

(AD): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0168; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

NM–208–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 12, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model 787–8 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, with Goodrich 

Model 2787 seat assemblies installed. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by failure of the 

anchor attachment on the occupant restraint 

system on the standard attendant seat due to 

an undersized attachment fitting. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

restraint attachment fitting and consequent 

detachment of the attendant seat during an 

emergency landing, which could cause injury 

to passengers and crew and could impede a 

rapid evacuation. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement 

Within 24 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Replace the existing restraint 

attachment fitting on the standard attendant 

seat with a new, improved attachment fitting, 

in accordance with Boeing Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB250027–00, Issue 001, dated 

January 14, 2014; and UTC Aerospace 

Systems Service Bulletin 2787–25–006, 

Revision B, dated July 10, 2013. 

(h) 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 (i)(1) 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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Eric M. Brown, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems 

Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917– 

6476; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

eric.m.brown@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

17, 2014. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06571 Filed 3–27–14; 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] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 787–8 

airplanes. This proposed 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 proposed AD would require 

replacing the low-pressure oxygen hoses 

with non-conductive hoses in the crew 

oxygen system. We are proposing 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 

compartment in the forward electronics 

equipment bay. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For Boeing service information 

identified in this proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Monroe, Aerospace Engineer, 


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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: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0174; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

NM–212–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We received a report indicating that, 

on a different Boeing airplane model, a 

fire originated near the first officer’s 

area, which caused extensive damage to 

the flight deck. A Boeing investigation 

found that the low pressure flexible 

hoses in the pressurized flightcrew 

oxygen system can potentially be 

conductive because of the anti-kink 

metallic spring inside the hose. This 

condition, if not corrected, could result 

in inadvertent electrical current passing 

through an internal, anti-collapse spring 

of the low-pressure oxygen hose causing 

the low-pressure oxygen hose to melt or 

burn, leading to an oxygen-fed fire and/ 

or smoke beneath the flight 

compartment in the forward electronics 

equipment bay. 

Some hoses on Model 787–8 airplanes 

are similar in design to those on the 

Boeing airplane model on which the fire 

occurred; therefore, Model 787–8 

airplanes might be subject to the same 

unsafe condition. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB350001–00, 

Issue 001, dated August 22, 2013. For 

information on the procedures and 

compliance times, see this service 

information at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0174. 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB350001–00, Issue 001, dated 

August 22, 2013, refers to B/E 

Aerospace Service Bulletin 4421086– 

35–001, Rev. 002, dated July 9, 2013, as 

an additional source of guidance for 

reworking the crew oxygen distribution 

manifold assembly. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

replacing the low-pressure oxygen hoses 

with non-conductive hoses in the crew 

oxygen system, as specified in the 

service information described 

previously. 

Typographical Error in 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 the service 

information. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 6 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed 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 proposed 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 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 proposed regulation: 

(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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 


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The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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. Amend § 39.13 by adding the 

following new airworthiness directive 

(AD): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0174; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

NM–212–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 12, 

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 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, anticollapse 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 compartment 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. 

(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)(1) 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 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Susan Monroe, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems 

Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917– 

6457; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

susan.l.monroe@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

19, 2014. 

Ross Landes, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06911 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0146; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–243–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by fuel system reviews 

conducted by the manufacturer. This 

proposed AD would require replacing a 

fitting that is part of the refuel control 

solenoid valve assembly. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent the 

potential of ignition sources inside fuel 

tanks, which, in combination with 

flammable fuel vapors, could result in 

fuel tank explosions and consequent 

loss of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 


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