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Administration (NARA). For information on 

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Issued on October 30, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25506 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1504; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00473–A; Amendment 

39–22595; AD 2023–22–11] 

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Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Embraer S.A. (Embraer) Model EMB– 

505 airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by an occurrence of corrosion on the 

clutch retaining bolt of the aileron 

autopilot servo mount. This AD requires 

repetitively replacing the clutch 

retaining bolt and washer of the aileron 

autopilot servo mount, as specified in 

an Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil 

(ANAC) 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. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No.FAA–2023–1504; 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 service information identified 

in this final rule, 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. 

• 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. It is also 

available at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Rutherford, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

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

4165; email: jim.rutherford@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 serial-numbered 

Embraer Model EMB–505 airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on July 21, 2023 (88 FR 47092). 

The NPRM was prompted by AD 2023– 

02–01R1, effective March 14, 2023 

(ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1) (also 

referred to as the MCAI), issued by 

ANAC, which is the aviation authority 

for Brazil. The MCAI states that an 

occurrence of corrosion was found on 

the clutch retaining bolt of the aileron 

autopilot servo mount. This condition 

could result in failure of the clutch 

retaining bolt of the aileron autopilot 

servo mount, which could disengage the 

clutch from the drive pin and jam the 

aileron controls, resulting in reduced 

controllability of the airplane. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require repetitively replacing the clutch 

retaining bolt and washer of the aileron 

autopilot servo mount, as specified in 

ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1. 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–2023–1504. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from 

Embraer and NetJets. The following 

presents the comments received on the 

NPRM and the FAA’s response to each 

comment. 

Request To Revise Exceptions in 

Paragraph (h)(3) 

Embraer requested that paragraph 

(h)(3) of the proposed AD, ‘‘Exceptions 

to ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1’’, be 

revised to state ‘‘. . . this AD requires 

compliance with the most restrictive 

criteria for each applicability range (in 

months and flight hours) in Table 01 of 

ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1.’’ The 

commenter explained that this change 

would clarify the language within this 

exception so that operators would know 

that not all affected aircraft would have 

to perform the task within the most 

restrictive criteria of within 3 months or 

50 flight hours. 

The FAA agrees with the commenter’s 

request and revised paragraph (h)(3) of 

this AD accordingly. 

Request To Add a Credit for Previous 

Actions Paragraph 

NetJets requested that a credit for 

previous actions paragraph be added to 

the proposed AD, similar to paragraph 

(c) of ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1. The 

commenter explained that this change 

would allow operators to sign off the 

compliance to the FAA AD using 

Embraer Service Bulletin SB505–22– 

0004, Revision 01, dated September 23, 

2022 (Embraer SB505–22–0004, 

Revision 01); Revision 02, dated 

September 30, 2022 (Embraer SB505– 

22–0004, Revision 02); or Revision 03, 

dated October 10, 2022 (Embraer 

SB505–22–0004, Revision 03). 

The FAA disagrees with the 

commenter’s request. This AD already 

implicitly provides credit for certain 

actions completed prior to the effective 

date of this AD. Paragraph (g) of this AD 

requires operators to comply with all 

required actions and compliance times 

specified in ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1, 

except as specified in paragraphs (h) 

and (i) of this AD. Paragraph (h) of this 

AD is ‘‘Exceptions to ANAC AD 2023– 

02–01R1’’ and paragraph (i) of this AD 

is ‘‘No Reporting Requirement.’’ 

Paragraph (h) of this AD does not 

include an exception to paragraph (c) of 

ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1, which is 

identified as ‘‘Credit for previous 

actions.’’ Paragraph (c) of ANAC AD 

2023–02–01R1 provides credit for 

replacement of the aileron autopilot 

servo mount clutch retaining bolt and 

washer using Embraer Service Bulletin 

SB505–22–0004, dated September 22, 

2023; Embraer SB505–22–0004, 

Revision 01; Embraer SB505–22–0004, 

Revision 02; or Embraer SB505–22– 

0004, Revision 03. Because this AD does 

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(c) of ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1, it 

allows operators to take credit for 

actions done prior to the effective date 

of this AD using revisions of Embraer 

SB505–22–0004 that are earlier than 

Revision 04, dated January 6, 2023, as 

provided by paragraph (c) of ANAC AD 

2023–02–01R1; therefore, there is no 

need to revise this AD per the 

commenter’s request. 

The FAA has not changed this AD 

regarding this issue. 

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 and any changes described 

previously, this AD is adopted as 

proposed in the NPRM. None of the 

changes increase the economic burden 

on any operator. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1 specifies 

procedures for replacing the clutch 

retaining bolt and washer of the aileron 

autopilot servo mount. 

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 505 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Replace bolt and washer ........ 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$85.

$50 $135 per replacement interval $68,175 per replacement interval. 

The FAA has included all known 

costs in its cost estimate. According to 

the manufacturer, however, all of the 

costs associated with the initial bolt and 

washer replacement may be covered 

under warranty. 

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: 

2023–22–11 Embraer S.A.: Amendment 39– 

22595; Docket No. FAA–2023–1504; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–00473–A. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective December 26, 2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model 

EMB–505 airplanes, as identified in Ageˆncia 

Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil (ANAC) AD 2023– 

02–01R1, effective March 14, 2023 (ANAC 

AD 2023–02–01R1), certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2215, Autopilot Main Servo. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by an occurrence 

of corrosion on the clutch retaining bolt of 

the aileron autopilot servo mount. The FAA 

is issuing this AD to address the corrosion in 

the clutch retaining bolt of the aileron 

autopilot servo mount. The unsafe condition, 

if not addressed, could result in failure of the 

clutch retaining bolt of the aileron autopilot 

servo mount, which could disengage the 

clutch from the drive pin and jam the aileron 

controls, resulting in reduced controllability 

of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and 

(i) of this AD: Comply with all required 

actions and compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, ANAC AD 2023–02– 

01R1. 

(h) Exceptions to ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1 

(1) Where ANAC AD 2023–02–01R1 refers 

to February 6, 2023, the effective date of 

ANAC AD 2023–02–01, this AD requires 

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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] 

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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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