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(2) Where ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1 

requires replacing a part with a new part, for 

the purposes of this AD, ‘‘new’’ means zero 

flight hours. 

(3) Where the ‘‘NOTE’’ to Table 01 in 

ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1 specifies ‘‘If the 

airplane operation age and/or the flight hours 

criteria change before the SB 

accomplishment, the most restrictive criteria 

must be obeyed,’’ this AD requires complying 

with the most restrictive criteria for each 

applicability range (in months and flight 

hours) in Table 01 of ANAC AD 2023–02– 

01R1. 

(4) This AD does not adopt paragraph (d) 

of ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1 

specifies to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) 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 local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (k) of this AD or email to: 9-AVSAIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. If mailing 

information, also submit information by 

email. 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. 

(k) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Jim Rutherford, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (816) 329– 

4165; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 

(l) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil 

(ANAC) AD 2023–02–01R1, effective March 

14, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1, contact 

ANAC, Continuing Airworthiness Technical 

Branch (GTAC), Rua Doutor Orlando 

Feirabend Filho, 230—Centro Empresarial 

Aquarius—Torre B—Andares 14 a 18, Parque 

Residencial Aquarius, CEP 12.246–190—Sa ̃o 

Jose ́ dos Campos—SP, Brazil; phone: 55 (12) 

3203–6600; email: pac@anac.gov.br; website: 

anac.gov.br/en/. You may find this material 

on the ANAC website at 

sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/ 

DAE.asp. 

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

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on October 30, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25525 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1705; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00480–T; Amendment 

39–22594; AD 2023–22–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020–02– 

13, which applied to certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FAN JET FALCON, 

FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, 

and G airplanes. AD 2020–02–13 

required revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations. 

This AD was prompted by a 

determination that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. This AD continues to require 

certain actions in AD 2020–02–13 and 

requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, 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 December 

26, 2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of December 26, 2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of March 12, 2020 (85 FR 

6744, February 6, 2020). 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1705; 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 Dassault service information 

incorporated by reference in this AD, 

contact Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, 

Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; website dassaultfalcon.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– 

2023–1705. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3226; email: tom.rodriguez@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2020–02–13, 

Amendment 39–19827 (85 FR 6744, 

February 6, 2020) (AD 2020–02–13). AD 

2020–02–13 applied to certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FAN JET FALCON, 

FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, 

and G. AD 2020–02–13 required 

revising the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate new maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. The FAA issued AD 2020– 

02–13 to address, among other things, 

fatigue cracking and damage in 

principal structural elements; such 


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fatigue cracking and damage could 

result in reduced structural integrity of 

the airplane. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 11, 2023 (88 FR 

54500). The NPRM was prompted by 

AD 2023–0059, dated March 16, 2023 

(EASA AD 2023–0059) (also referred to 

as the MCAI), issued by EASA, which 

is the Technical Agent for the Member 

States of the European Union. The 

MCAI states that new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations have been 

developed. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

continue to require certain actions in 

AD 2020–02–13 and to require revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in EASA AD 

2023–0059. 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–2023–1705. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Additional Changes Made to This AD 

The FAA has added paragraph (l) of 

this AD to clarify that this AD 

terminates the requirements of 

paragraph (g)(1) of AD 2010–26–05, 

Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010) (AD 2010–26–05), 

for Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET 

FALCON, FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, 

D, E, F, and G airplanes on which the 

supplemental structural inspection 

program (SSIP) has been incorporated 

into the airplane’s maintenance program 

only. The FAA has also redesignated 

subsequent paragraphs accordingly. The 

FAA also added paragraph (b)(2) of this 

AD to specify that AD 2010–26–05 is 

affected by this AD. AD 2020–02–13 

included this terminating action, but the 

FAA inadvertently omitted it from the 

proposed AD. 

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, and any other changes 

described previously, 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 

The FAA reviewed EASA AD 2023– 

0059. This service information specifies 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for airplane structures and 

safe life limits. 

This AD also requires Chapter 5–40– 

01, Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 

10, effective January 1, 2019, of the 

Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 

Maintenance Manual, which the 

Director of the Federal Register 

approved for incorporation by reference 

as of March 12, 2020 (85 FR 6744, 

February 6, 2020). 

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 61 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the retained actions from 

AD 2020–02–13 to be $7,650 (90 workhours × $85 per work-hour). 

The FAA has determined that revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program takes an average of 90 workhours per operator, although the agency 

recognizes that this number may vary 

from operator to operator. Since 

operators incorporate maintenance or 

inspection program changes for their 

affected fleet(s), the FAA has 

determined that a per-operator estimate 

is more accurate than a per-airplane 

estimate. 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the new actions to be 

$7,650 (90 work-hours × $85 per workhour). 

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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2020–02–13, Amendment 39– 

19827 (85 FR 6744, February 6, 2020); 

and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

2023–22–10 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–22594; Docket No. 

FAA–2023–1705; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–00480–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

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(b) Affected ADs 

(1) This AD replaces AD 2020–02–13, 

Amendment 39–19827 (85 FR 6744, February 

6, 2020) (AD 2020–02–13). 

(2) This AD affects AD 2010–26–05, 

Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010) (AD 2010–26–05). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FAN JET FALCON, FAN JET FALCON 

SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0059, dated March 16, 2023 

(EASA AD 2023–0059). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address, among other things, 

fatigue cracking and damage in principal 

structural elements. The unsafe condition, if 

not addressed, could result in reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Revision of the Existing 

Maintenance or Inspection Program, With 

No Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (i) of AD 2020–02–13, with no 

changes. Within 90 days after March 12, 2020 

(the effective date of AD 2020–02–13), revise 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in Chapter 5–40–01, 

Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 10, 

effective January 1, 2019, of the Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual. 

The initial compliance time for doing the 

tasks is at the time specified in Chapter 5– 

40–01, Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 

10, effective January 1, 2019, of the Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual, or 

within 90 days after March 12, 2020 (the 

effective date of AD 2020–02–13), whichever 

occurs later. Where the threshold column in 

the table in paragraph B, Mandatory 

Maintenance Operations, of Chapter 5–40– 

01, Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 10, 

effective January 1, 2019, of the Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 20 Maintenance Manual 

specifies a compliance time in years, those 

compliance times start from the date of 

issuance of the original airworthiness 

certificate or date of issuance of the original 

export certificate of airworthiness. 

(h) Retained Restrictions on Alternative 

Actions and Intervals With No Change 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (j) of AD 2020–02–13, with no 

changes. Except as required by paragraph (i) 

of this AD, after the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

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 AMOC in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (m)(1) of this AD. 

(i) New Revision of the Existing Maintenance 

or Inspection Program 

Except as specified in paragraph (j) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2023–0059. 

Accomplishing the revision of the existing 

maintenance or inspection program required 

by this paragraph terminates the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0059 

(1) This AD does not adopt the 

requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and 

(2) of EASA AD 2023–0059. 

(2) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023–0059 

specifies revising ‘‘the approved AMP’’ 

within 12 months after its effective date, but 

this AD requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, within 90 days after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(3) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2023–0059 is at the applicable 

‘‘limitations’’ and ‘‘associated thresholds’’ as 

incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023–0059, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

(4) This AD does not adopt the provisions 

specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) of EASA 

AD 2023–0059. 

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

section of EASA AD 2023–0059. 

(k) New Provisions for Alternative Actions 

and Intervals 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (i) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) and 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2023–0059. 

(l) Terminating Actions for Certain Actions 

in AD 2010–26–05 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g) or (i) of this AD terminates the 

requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of AD 2010– 

26–05, for Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET 

FALCON, FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, 

F, and G airplanes on which the 

supplemental structural inspection program 

(SSIP) has been incorporated into the 

airplane’s maintenance program only. 

(m) 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 (n) 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 Dassault 

Aviation’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(n) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3226; email: tom.rodriguez@faa.gov. 

(o) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on December 26, 2023. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0059, dated March 16, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on March 12, 2020 (85 FR 

6744, February 6, 2020). 

(i) Chapter 5–40–01, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 10, effective January 1, 

2019, of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 

Maintenance Manual. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(5) For EASA AD 2023–0059, 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. 

(6) For Dassault service information 

identified in this AD, contact Dassault Falcon 

Jet Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; website 

dassaultfalcon.com. 

(7) 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. 

(8) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 


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Issued on November 13, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25497 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1651; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00481–T; Amendment 

39–22589; AD 2023–22–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020–23– 

10, which applied to certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FAN JET FALCON and 

FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, 

and G airplanes. AD 2020–23–10 

required revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations. 

This AD was prompted by a 

determination that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. This AD continues to require 

the actions in AD 2020–23–10 and 

requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate additional 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations, 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 December 

26, 2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of December 26, 2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of December 23, 2020 (85 FR 

73404, November 18, 2020). 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1651; 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– 

2023–1651. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, 

WA 98198; telephone: 206–231–3226; 

email: tom.rodriguez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2020–23–10, 

Amendment 39–21326 (85 FR 73404, 

November 18, 2020) (AD 2020–23–10). 

AD 2020–23–10 applied to certain 

Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET 

FALCON and FAN JET FALCON 

SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes. AD 

2020–23–10 required revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations. The FAA issued AD 2020– 

23–10 to address, among other things, 

fatigue cracking and damage in 

principle structural elements; such 

fatigue cracking and damage could 

result in reduced structural integrity of 

the airplane. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 14, 2023 (88 FR 

54935). The NPRM was prompted by 

AD 2023–0060, dated March 16, 2023, 

issued by EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union (EASA AD 2023–0060) 

(also referred to as the MCAI). The 

MCAI states that new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations have been 

developed. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

continue to require the actions in AD 

2020–23–10 and to require revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

additional new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations, as specified 

in EASA AD 2023–0060. 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–2023–1651. 

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 2023–0060 specifies new or 

more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for airplane structures and 

safe life limits. 

This AD also requires EASA AD 

2019–0141, dated June 17, 2019, which 

the Director of the Federal Register 

approved for incorporation by reference 

as of December 23, 2020 (85 FR 73404, 

November 18, 2020). 

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 168 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following costs 

to comply with this AD: 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the retained actions from 

AD 2020–23–10 to be $7,650 (90 workhours × $85 per work-hour). 

The FAA has determined that revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

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