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(h) Exceptions to the Service Information 

(1) Where the Compliance Time column of 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 777–54– 

0028, Revision 1, dated December 10, 2013, 

refers to the compliance time ‘‘after the 

Revision 1 date of this service bulletin,’’ this 

AD requires compliance after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(2) Where Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 777–54–0028, Revision 1, dated 

December 10, 2013, specifies to contact 

Boeing for repair: At the applicable times 

specified in paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

777–54–0028, Revision 1, dated December 

10, 2013, repair, using a method approved in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–54–0028, 

dated May 25, 2012. 

(j) 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 (k) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACOAMOCRequests@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. 

(4) AMOCs approved for AD 2013–11–14, 

Amendment 39–17474 (78 FR 35749, June 

14, 2013), are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of this AD. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Kevin Nguyen, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone: 425–917–6501; fax: 425–917– 

6590; email: kevin.nguyen@faa.gov. 

(l) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on October 22, 2014. 

(i) Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 777–54–0028, Revision 1, dated 

December 10, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view the 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. 

(6) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

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

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 23, 2014. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager. Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23545 Filed 10–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0757; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–SW–030–AD; Amendment 

39–17988; AD 2014–20–15] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters, Inc. (Previously 

Eurocopter France) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2012–02– 

13 for certain Airbus Helicopters, Inc. 

(Airbus Helicopters) Model EC130B4 

helicopters. AD 2012–02–13 required 

inspecting certain areas of the tailboom/ 

Fenestron junction frame (junction 

frame) for a crack. This AD retains the 

requirements of AD 2012–02–13, 

expands the inspection area of the 

junction frame, and reduces the 

repetitive inspection interval. These 

actions are intended to detect a crack in 

the junction frame, which could result 

in detachment of the Fenestron and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 22, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of October 22, 2014. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Docket Operations Office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, any 

incorporated by reference service 

information, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus Helicopters, 

Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand 

Prairie, TX 75052; telephone (972) 641– 

0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641– 

3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

You may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Grant, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not provide you with notice and 

an opportunity to provide your 

comments prior to it becoming effective. 

However, we invite you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that resulted from 

adopting this AD. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the AD, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit them only one time. We will file 

in the docket all comments that we 

receive, as well as a report summarizing 

each substantive public contact with 

FAA personnel concerning this 

rulemaking during the comment period. 

We will consider all the comments we 

receive and may conduct additional 

rulemaking based on those comments. 

Discussion 

On January 23, 2012, we issued AD 

2012–02–13, Amendment 39–16936 (77 

FR 5994, February 7, 2012), which 

required repetitively inspecting the 

right-hand side of the junction frame for 

a crack, and if there was a crack, 

replacing the tailboom before further 

flight. 

AD 2012–02–13 was prompted by AD 

No. 2011–0116, dated July 6, 2011 (AD 

2011–0116), issued by EASA, which is 

the Technical Agent for the Member 

States of the European Union, to correct 

an unsafe condition for Eurocopter 

France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model 

EC130B4 helicopters. EASA advises of 

several reports of cracks in the junction 

frame developing in the plane of the 

rivet head countersink on the right-hand 

side of the Fenestron and spreading to 

the web of the frame. EASA further 

advises that this condition could lead to 

structural failure resulting in Fenestron 

detachment and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. EASA AD 

2011–0116 required compliance with 

Eurocopter’s service information to 

repetitively inspect the affected area and 

depending on findings, accomplish 

corrective actions. 

Actions Since AD 2012–02–13 Was 

Issued 

Since we issued AD 2012–02–13, 

EASA has issued AD No. 2014–0114–E, 

dated May 8, 2014, which superseded 

EASA AD 2011–0116, for Airbus 

Helicopters Model EC130B4 helicopters, 

except those with Modification (MOD) 

073880, those with MOD 074609, or 

those that have been repaired in 

accordance with certain Repair Design 

Approval Sheets. EASA advises that 

after issuing EASA AD 2011–0116, 

Airbus Helicopters developed MOD 

074609, which limits the risk of cracks 

appearing on the junction frame, and 

revised its service information to 

expand the area of inspection. EASA AD 

2014–0114–E requires repetitively 

inspecting the entire circumference of 

the junction frame for a crack, and also 

requires altering the helicopter in 

accordance with MOD 074609 as a 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections. 

We have also determined that the 

repetitive inspection interval can be 

reduced to 40 hours time-in-service 

(TIS) as specified in the Airbus 

Helicopters service information. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

EASA AD. We are issuing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 

provided by EASA and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other helicopters of 

these same type designs. 

Related Service Information 

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has published 

Emergency Alert Service Bulletin 

(EASB) No. 53A019, Revision 1, dated 

April 15, 2014 (EASB 53A019). EASB 

53A019 describes procedures for 

inspecting the entire circumference of 

the junction frame from the inside and 

outside for cracks. If there is a crack, 

EASB 53A019 requires contacting 

Airbus Helicopters for approved repair 

instructions. Finally, if there is not a 

crack, EASB 53A019 requires altering 

the helicopter in accordance with MOD 

074609 before December 12, 2017. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires repetitively 

inspecting the circumference of the 

junction frame for a crack by complying 

with specified portions of the 

manufacturer’s service bulletin, and 

replacing the junction frame if there is 

a crack. This AD also prohibits 

installing a tailboom without MOD 

073880 on any helicopter. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

The EASA AD allows for flights for a 

certain period of time with known 

cracks, while this AD does not permit 

operations with known cracks. The 

EASA AD allows for an initial 

inspection which does not require 

stripping the paint, and then stripping 

the paint prior to inspection within 110 

flight hours. This AD mandates 

stripping the paint as part of the initial 

inspection. The EASA AD requires 

altering the helicopter with MOD 

074609 before December 31, 2017, and 

this AD does not. The EASA AD 

requires contacting Airbus Helicopters 

for repair instructions if there is a crack, 

while this AD requires replacing the 

junction frame. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 160 

helicopters of U.S. Registry. 

We estimate that operators may incur 

the following costs in order to comply 

with this AD. Inspecting the junction 

frame for a crack will require 1 workhour at an average labor cost of $85 per 

hour, for a total cost per inspection 

cycle $85 per helicopter and $13,600 for 

the entire fleet. If required, replacing a 

tailboom will require 50 work-hours and 

required parts will cost $60,000, for a 

cost per helicopter of $64,250. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Providing an opportunity for public 

comments before adopting these AD 

requirements would delay 

implementing the safety actions needed 

to correct this known unsafe condition. 

Therefore, we find the risk to the flying 

public justifies waiving notice and 

comment prior to the adoption of this 

rule because the cracks are in a primary 

structure of the helicopter that may 

prevent further safe flight and the 

required corrective actions must be 

accomplished within 10 hours TIS, a 

very short time period for the air tour 

and helicopter emergency medical 

services operations of these helicopters. 

Since an unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD, we determined notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are impracticable and 

that good cause exists for making this 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

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: 


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Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed, I certify 

that this AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2012–02–13, Amendment 39–16936 (77 

FR 5994, February 7, 2012), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2014–20–15 Airbus Helicopters, Inc. 

(Previously Eurocopter France): 

Amendment 39–17988; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0757; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–SW–030–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model EC130B4 

helicopters that do not have 

Modification (MOD) 073880 

incorporated, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition 

as cracks on the tailboom/Fenestron 

junction frame (junction frame). This 

condition could result in structural 

failure of the tailboom, detachment of 

the Fenestron, and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2012–02–13, 

Amendment 39–16936 (77 FR 5994, 

February 7, 2012). 

(d) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective October 

22, 2014. 

(e) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing 

each action required by this AD within 

the specified compliance time unless it 

has already been accomplished prior to 

that time. 

(f) Required Actions 

(1) Within 10 hours time-in-service 

(TIS): 

(i) Inspect the right-hand side of the 

junction frame for cracks in the web 

from the inside as depicted in Details C 

and D of Figure 2 of Airbus Helicopters 

Emergency Alert Service Bulletin No. 

53A019, Revision 1, dated April 15, 

2014 (EASB). 

(ii) Strip the paint around the entire 

circumference of the junction frame as 

depicted in Detail E of Figure 3 of the 

EASB. Apply a coat of primer to the 

stripped area. Apply varnish to the 

stripped area. 

(iii) Inspect the stripped area of the 

frame for cracks from the outside. 

(2) Thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 40 hours TIS, inspect the frame 

by following the inspection 

requirements of paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and 

(f)(1)(iii) of this AD. 

(3) If there is a crack, before further 

flight, replace the junction frame with 

an airworthy junction frame. 

(4) Do not install a tailboom that does 

not incorporate MOD 073880 on any 

helicopter. 

(g) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits are prohibited. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for 

this AD. Send your proposal to: Robert 

Grant, Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety 

Management Group, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

robert.grant@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 

14 CFR part 119 operating certificate or 

under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we 

suggest that you notify your principal 

inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the local flight 

standards district office or certificate 

holding district office, before operating 

any aircraft complying with this AD 

through an AMOC. 

(i) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No. 2014–0114–E, dated 

May 8, 2014. You may view the EASA 

AD on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0757. 

(j) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component 

(JASC) Code: 5302: Rotorcraft Tail 

Boom. 

(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 the 

AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Helicopters Emergency 

Alert Service Bulletin No. 53A019, 

Revision 1, dated April 15, 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Airbus Helicopters, Inc. 

service information identified in this 

AD, contact Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 

2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 

75052; telephone (972) 641–0000 or 

(800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or 

at http://www.airbushelicopters.com/

techpub. 

(4) You may view this service 

information at FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. For information on 

the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service 

information that is incorporated by 


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reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, 

or go to: http://www.archives.gov/

federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

22, 2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23594 Filed 10–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0516; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–021–AD; Amendment 

39–17987; AD 2014–20–14] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014–04– 

03 for all Pacific Aerospace Limited 

Model 750XL airplanes. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as broken control column 

attachment bolts failing in service. We 

are issuing this AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

12, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0516; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Pacific Aerospace 

Limited, Hamilton Airport, Private Bag 

3027 Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; 

telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: +64 7 

843 6134; email: pacific@

aerospace.co.nz; Internet: http://

www.aerospace.co.nz/. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4146; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to add an AD that would apply 

to all Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 

750XL airplanes. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 1, 2014 (79 FR 44722), and 

proposed to supersede AD 2014–04–03, 

Amendment 39–17761 (79 FR 10344, 

February 25, 2014). 

Since we issued AD 2014–04–03, 

Amendment 39–17761 (79 FR 10344, 

February 25, 2014), Pacific Aerospace 

Limited revised the related service 

information. 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 

which is the airworthiness authority for 

New Zealand, has issued AD DCA/

750XL/15A, dated June 26, 2014 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Model 750XL 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

DCA/750XL/15A revised to mandate the 

embodiment of modification PAC/XL/0627 to 

the control column attachment per the 

instructions in Pacific Aerospace Limited 

Service Bulletin (SB) PACSB/XL/070 issue 2, 

dated 3 June 2014. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0516- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 44722, August 1, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 

44722, August 1, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 44722, 

August 1, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

17 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 6 workhours per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $200 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to 

be $12,070, or $710 per product. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this 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. 

The cost difference between AD 

2014–04–03, Amendment 39–17761 (79 

FR 10344, February 25, 2014), and this 

AD is the increase in work-hours from 

1.5 to 6 and the increase in cost for parts 

from $100 to $200, for an overall cost 

difference on U.S. operators to be 

$8,202.50, or $482.50 per product. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 


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