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request to your principal inspector or 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Validation Branch, send 

it to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or ATR—GIE Avions 

de Transport Re ́gional’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: 206– 

231–3220; email: shahram.daneshmandi@

faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0010, dated January 17, 

2023. 

(ii) Safran Landing Systems SAS Service 

Bulletin 631–32–286, dated October 28, 2022. 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0010, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) For Safran Landing Systems SAS 

service information, contact Safran Landing 

Systems SAS, Inovel Parc Sud—7, rue 

Ge ́ne ́ral Vale ́rie Andre ́, 78140 VELIZY– 

VILLACOUBLAY—FRANCE; telephone +33 

(0) 1 46 29 81 00, website safran-landingsystems.com. 

(5) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(6) You may view this material that is 

incorporated by reference at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued on September 7, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19900 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1215; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00196–T; Amendment 

39–22528; AD 2023–17–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, 

Support and Services (Formerly 

Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Saab AB, Support and Services Model 

340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports of a high number of events 

related to stall warnings upon landing, 

following introduction of the ice speed 

function within the stall warning 

system. This AD requires modification 

of the stall warning/identification 

system, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is incorporated by reference. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 19, 

2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 19, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1215; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material incorporated by 

reference in this AD, contact EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find 

this material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 206–231–3195. It is also available in 

the AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1215. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shahram Daneshmandi, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 206–231–3220; email 

Shahram.Daneshmandi@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain SAAB/SF340A and 

SAAB 340B airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 20, 2023 (88 FR 39794). The NPRM 

was prompted by AD 2022–0216R1, 

dated February 1, 2023; corrected 

February 2, 2023, issued by EASA, 

which is the Technical Agent for the 

Member States of the European Union 

(EASA AD 2022–0216R1) (also referred 

to as the MCAI). The MCAI states that 

following the introduction of the ice 

speed function within the SAAB 340 

stall warning system, a high number of 

events have been reported related to 

stall warnings upon landing. 

Subsequent investigation determined 

that the margin to stall warning is lower 

when ice speed is ON than with ice 

speed OFF. This condition, if not 

corrected, could lead to inappropriate 

stall warnings during the landing phase 

and result in increased pilot workload 

during a critical phase of flight. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require accomplishing the actions 

specified in EASA AD 2022–0216R1, 

except for any differences identified as 

exceptions in the regulatory text of this 

AD. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1215. 


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Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on this 

product. Except for minor editorial 

changes, this AD is adopted as proposed 

in the NPRM. None of the changes will 

increase the economic burden on any 

operator. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2022–0216R1 specifies 

procedures for modifying the stall 

warning/identification system to 

introduce an ice speed cancel logic. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in ADDRESSES. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 79 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. operators 

Up to 30 work-hours × $85 per hour = $2,550 ............................................... $7,900 Up to $10,450 ........ Up to $825,550. 

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. 

The FAA is 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

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: 

2023–17–02 Saab AB, Support and Services 

(Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab 

Aeronautics): Amendment 39–22528; 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1215; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00196–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective October 19, 2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Saab AB, Support and 

Services (formerly known as Saab AB, Saab 

Aeronautics) Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) 

and SAAB 340B airplanes, certificated in any 

category, as identified in European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022– 

0216R1, dated February 1, 2023; corrected 

February 2, 2023 (EASA AD 2022–0216R1). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight controls. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of a high 

number of events related to stall warnings 

upon landing, following introduction of the 

ice speed function within the stall warning 

system. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address a margin to stall warning that is 

lower when ice speed is ON than with ice 

speed OFF. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could lead to inappropriate stall 

warnings during the landing phase and result 

in increased pilot workload during a critical 

phase of flight. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2022–0216R1. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2022–0216R1 

(1) Where EASA AD 2022–0216R1 refers to 

November 16, 2022 (the effective date of 

EASA AD 2022–0216), this AD requires using 

the effective date of this AD. 

(2) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2022–0216R1 does not apply to this AD. 

(i) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, 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 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Validation Branch, send 


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1 In the preamble of the NPRM, the FAA 

inadvertently referred to model ‘‘A320–200’’ series 

airplanes. The affected airplane models, however, 

were correctly described in the Applicability 

paragraph. The preamble of this final rule has been 

corrected to reference the correct model, ‘‘A330– 

200’’ series airplanes. 

it to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Saab AB, Support 

and Services’ EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

206–231–3220; email 

Shahram.Daneshmandi@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2022–0216R1, dated February 1, 

2023; corrected February 2, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2022–0216R1, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(5) You may view this material that is 

incorporated by reference at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued on August 17, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19899 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1051; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–01565–T; Amendment 

39–22529; AD 2023–17–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus SAS Model A330–200 series 

airplanes, Model A330–200 Freighter 

series airplanes, Model A330–300 series 

airplanes, Model A340–200 series 

airplanes, and Model A340–300 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

report that certain overheat detection 

system (OHDS) sensing elements, 

produced before January 31, 2021, may 

not properly detect thermal bleed leak 

events due to a quality escape during 

the manufacturing process. This AD 

requires a one-time special detailed 

inspection (SDI) for discrepancies of 

each affected part installed at an 

affected position, and replacement of 

discrepant parts, as specified in a 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, which is incorporated by 

reference. This AD would also prohibit 

the installation of affected parts. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 19, 

2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of October 19, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1051; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material incorporated by 

reference in this AD, contact EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find 

this material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• For Kidde Aerospace & Defense 

service information incorporated by 

reference in this AD, contact Kidde 

Aerospace & Defense, 4200 Airport 

Drive NW, Building B, Wilson, NC 

27896; telephone 319–295–5000; 

website kiddetechnologies.com/ 

aviation.com. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–1051. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Dowling, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 206–231–3667; email 

Timothy.P.Dowling@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus SAS Model A330– 

200 1 series airplanes, Model A330–200 

Freighter series airplanes, Model A330– 

300 series airplanes, Model A340–200 

series airplanes, and Model A340–300 

series airplanes. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on May 26, 2023 

(88 FR 34097). The NPRM was 

prompted by AD 2022–0243, dated 

December 8, 2022, issued by EASA, 

which is the Technical Agent for the 

Member States of the European Union 

(EASA AD 2022–0243) (also referred to 

as the MCAI). The MCAI states that the 

affected part manufacturer, Kidde 

Aerospace & Defense, reported that 

certain OHDS sensing elements, 

produced before January 31, 2021, may 

not properly detect thermal bleed leak 

events due to a quality escape during 

the manufacturing process. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require a one-time SDI for discrepancies 

of each affected part installed at an 

affected position, and replacement of 

discrepant parts, as specified in EASA 

AD 2022–0243. The NPRM also 

proposed to prohibit the installation of 


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