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Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(j) Additional Information 

(1) Refer to Transport Canada AD CF– 

2022–66, dated December 8, 2022, for related 

information. This Transport Canada AD may 

be found in the AD docket at regulations.gov 

under Docket No. FAA–2023–1040. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Gabriel Kim, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 516– 

228–7300; email: 9-avs-nyaco-cos@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) MHIRJ Service Bulletin 670BA–26–014, 

dated July 28, 2022. 

(ii) MHIRJ Service Bulletin 670BA–26–014, 

Revision A, dated December 23, 2022. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact MHI RJ Aviation Group, 

Customer Response Center, 3655 Ave. des 

Grandes-Tourelles, Suite 110, Boisbriand, 

Que ́bec J7H 0E2 Canada; North America tollfree telephone 833–990–7272 or direct-dial 

telephone 450–990–7272; fax 514–855–8501; 

email thd.crj@mhirj.com; website mhirj.com. 

(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 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, 

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

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

Issued on September 22, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22082 Filed 10–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1499; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00458–T; Amendment 

39–22565; AD 2023–20–06] 

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 certain 

Airbus SAS Model A330–202, A330– 

203, A330–223, A330–243, and A330– 

841 airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by a determination that the cold 

working process was partially 

completed on a certain circumferential 

joint. This AD requires modification of 

the circumferential joint, 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 November 9, 

2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 9, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1499; 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 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 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– 

2023–1499. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Dowling, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone 

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 certain Airbus SAS Model 

A330–202, A330–203, A330–223, A330– 

243, and A330–841 airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on July 20, 2023 (88 FR 46697). 

The NPRM was prompted by AD 2023– 

0054, dated March 14, 2023, issued by 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent for 

the Member States of the European 

Union (EASA AD 2023–0054) (also 

referred to as the MCAI). The MCAI 

states that the cold working process was 

partially completed on the 

circumferential joint at frame 58. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require modification of the 

circumferential joint, as specified in 

EASA AD 2023–0054. The NPRM also 

proposed to require contacting the 

Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus SAS’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval for 

instructions if any discrepancy is found 

during accomplishment of any 

inspection that is part of the 

modification. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to address a partially completed 

cold working process on the 

circumferential joint at frame 58, which 

could affect the structural integrity of 

the airplane and result in catastrophic 

failure. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1499. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from Air 

Line Pilots Association, International 

(ALPA), who supported the NPRM 

without change, and an individual 

whose comments are unrelated to the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

NPRM. 

Conclusion 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are 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, considered the comments 

received, and determined that air safety 

requires adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 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. 


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Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2023–0054 specifies 

procedures for modifying the 

circumferential joint at frame 58. 

Modification includes accomplishing 

rotating probe inspections of the 

fastener holes for cracks, cold working 

the fastener holes, and measuring the 

maximum hole diameter. EASA AD 

2023–0054 also specifies contacting the 

manufacturer for instructions if any 

discrepancy (i.e., any crack or any 

existing hole diameter that is more than 

or equal to the minimum starting hole 

diameter) is found during any 

inspection. 

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 the ADDRESSES section. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects one airplane 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 86 work-hours × $85 per hour = $7,310 .............................................................................. $500 Up to $7,810 Up to $7,810. 

The FAA has received no definitive 

data on which to base the cost estimate 

for the on-condition actions specified in 

this AD. 

The FAA has included all known 

costs in its cost estimate. According to 

the manufacturer, however, some or all 

costs of this AD may be covered under 

warranty, thereby reducing the cost 

impact on affected operators. 

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: 

2023–20–06 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22565; Docket No. FAA–2023–1499; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–00458–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective November 9, 2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model 

A330–202, A330–203, A330–223, A330–243, 

and A330–841 airplanes, certificated in any 

category, manufacturer serial numbers 1780, 

1782, 1784, 1785, 1805, 1823, 1835, 1845, 

1847, 1854, 1859, 1864, 1872, 1877, 1878, 

1882, 1888, 1932, 1936, 1964, and 1969. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that the cold working process was partially 

performed on the circumferential joint at 

frame 58. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address a partially completed cold working 

process on the circumferential joint at frame 

58. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, 

could affect the structural integrity of the 

airplane and result in catastrophic failure. 

(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, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2023–0054, dated 

March 14, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0054). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0054 

(1) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2023–0054. 

(2) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2023– 

0054 specifies contacting Airbus before 

further flight for approved instructions if any 

discrepancy is detected during 

accomplishment of any inspection that is 

part of the modification, this AD requires 

repairing the discrepancy before further flight 

using a method approved by the Manager, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Airbus SAS’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Where paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023– 

0054 refers to its effective date, this AD 

requires using the effective date of this AD. 

(4) Where Note 2 of EASA AD 2023–0054 

specifies Airbus Operators Information Telex 

(OIT) 999.0086/11 can be used to determine 

whether an airplane is operated short range 

(SR) or long range (LR), this AD requires 

using the following definitions: the term 

‘‘short range’’ applies to an airplane with an 

average flight time lower than 1.5 flight hours 

per flight cycle, and the term ‘‘long range’’ 

applies to an airplane with an average flight 

time equal to or higher than 1.5 flight hours 

per flight cycle. For determining the SR and 

LR airplanes, the average flight time is the 


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total accumulated flight hours, counted from 

takeoff to touchdown, divided by the total 

accumulated flight cycles at the effective date 

of 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 

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 Airbus SAS’s 

EASA DOA. If approved by the DOA, the 

approval must include the DOA-authorized 

signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraphs (h)(2) and (i)(2) of 

this AD, if any service information contains 

procedures or tests that are identified as RC, 

those procedures and tests must be done to 

comply with this AD; any procedures or tests 

that are not identified as RC are 

recommended. Those procedures and tests 

that are not identified as RC may be deviated 

from using accepted methods in accordance 

with the operator’s maintenance or 

inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the 

procedures and tests identified as RC can be 

done and the airplane can be put back in an 

airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Timothy Dowling, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone 206–231– 

3667; email Timothy.P.Dowling@faa.gov. 

(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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0054, dated March 14, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0054, 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 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. 

(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 September 28, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22144 Filed 10–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1800; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AEA–15] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Philadelphia, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class D 

and Class E surface airspace for 

Northeast Philadelphia Airport, 

Philadelphia, PA, by updating the 

airport’s description headers and 

making editorial changes. This action 

does not change the airspace boundaries 

or operating requirements. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 

30, 2023. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations, Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

contact the Airspace Policy Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Goodson, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337; telephone: 

(404) 305–5966. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority, as it updates 

airspace descriptions. This update is an 

administrative change and does not 

change the airspace boundaries or 

operating requirements. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class D and Class E airspace are 

published in paragraphs 5000 and 6002 

of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1 annually. This document amends 

the current version of that order, FAA 

Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 19, 

2023, and effective September 15, 2023. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. These 

amendments will be published in the 

next FAA Order JO 7400.11 update. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, B, 

C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This action amends the Class D 

airspace and Class E surface airspace for 

Northeast Philadelphia Airport, 

Philadelphia, PA, by: 

• Removing the word North from the 

first line of the header of the Class D 

airspace description, as it is not needed. 

• Removing the city name 

Philadelphia from the second line of the 

header of the Class D airspace 

description, as it is not needed. 

• Removing the word North from the 

first line of the header of the Class E 

Surface airspace description, as it is not 

needed. 

• Removing the city name 

Philadelphia from the second line of the 

header of the Class E Surface airspace 

description, as it is not needed. 

• Replacing the term Notice to 

Airmen with Notice to Air Missions in 

Class D airspace and Class E Surface 

airspace descriptions. 


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