9658 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 42 / Monday, March 5, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD Docket. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov; or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains the 

NPRM, the regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Office (telephone (800) 647–

5227) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the flyer 

docket shortly after receipt. 

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 adding 

the following new AD: 

2007–05–03 Alpha Aviation Design Limited 

(Type Certificate No. A48EU previously 

held by APEX Aircraft and AVIONS 

PIERRE ROBIN): Amendment 39–14964; 

Docket No. FAA–2006–26493; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–78–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective April 9, 2007. 

Affected ADS 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model R2160 

airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 378, that: 

(1) Are certificated in any category; and 

(2) Do not have Robin Aviation 

Modification No. 14 Fuel Shut-off Control 

Protector installed. 

Reason 

(d) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

An occurrence of inadvertent manipulation 

of the fuel shut-off control has been reported. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Do the following actions, unless already 

done: Within the next 200 hours time-inservice after April 9, 2007 (the effective date 

of this AD), install a protector on the fuel 

shut-off control according to the instructions 

of Robin Aviation Imperative Service 

Bulletin No. 180, dated March 20, 2001. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(f) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, ATTN: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4146; fax: (816) 

329–4090, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(g) Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority 

AD DCA/R2000/32, Effective Date: June 29, 

2006, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(h) You must use Robin Aviation 

Imperative Service Bulletin No. 180, dated 

March 20, 2001, to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Alpha Aviation Design 

Limited, Ingham Road, Hamilton Airport, 

R.D.2. Hamilton 2020, New Zealand. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; or 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 Kansas City, Missouri, on 

February 22, 2007. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3475 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26684; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–193–AD; Amendment 

39–14969; AD 2007–05–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A330 and A340 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A330 and A340 airplanes. 

This AD requires revising the 

Airworthiness Limitations section of the 

Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by incorporating new and 

revised certification maintenance 

requirements (CMRs). This AD results 

from the manufacturer’s determination 

that additional and revised CMRs are 

necessary in order to ensure continued 

operational safety of the affected 

airplanes. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent safety-significant latent failures 

that would, in combination with one or 

more other specific failures or events, 

result in a hazardous or catastrophic 

failure condition. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

9, 2007. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of April 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, 

for service information identified in this 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Backman, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 


erjones on PRODPC74 with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 42 / Monday, March 5, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 9659 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2797; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the airworthiness 

directive (AD) docket on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility office 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Management Facility office 

(telephone (800) 647–5227) is located on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building at 

the street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Discussion 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus Model A330 and 

A340 airplanes. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 27, 2006 (71 FR 77632). That 

NPRM proposed to require revising the 

Airworthiness Limitations section of the 

Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by incorporating new and 

revised certification maintenance 

requirements (CMRs). 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We received no 

comments on the NPRM or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data and determined that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

This AD affects about 27 Model A330 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The required 

actions take about 1 work hour per 

airplane, at an average labor rate of $80 

per work hour. Based on these figures, 

the estimated cost of this AD for U.S. 

operators is $2,160, or $80 per airplane. 

Currently there are no affected Model 

A340 airplanes on the U.S. Register. 

However, if an affected airplane is 

imported and placed on the U.S. 

Register in the future, the required 

actions would take about 1 work hour 

per airplane, at an average labor rate of 

$80 per work hour. Based on these 

figures, the estimated cost of this AD to 

U.S. operators is $80 per airplane. 

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 have 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 above, 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); 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2007–05–08 Airbus: Amendment 39–

14969. Docket No. FAA–2006–26684; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–NM–193–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective April 9, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Airbus Model 

A330 and A340 airplanes. 

Note 1: This AD requires revisions to 

certain operator maintenance documents to 

include new inspections. Compliance with 

these inspections is required by 14 CFR 

91.403(c). For airplanes that have been 

previously modified, altered, or repaired in 

the areas addressed by these inspections, the 

operator may not be able to accomplish the 

inspections described in the revisions. In this 

situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), 

the operator must request approval for an 

alternative method of compliance according 

to paragraph (g) of this AD. The request 

should include a description of changes to 

the required inspections that will ensure the 

continued damage tolerance of the affected 

structure. The FAA has provided guidance 

for this determination in Advisory Circular 

(AC) 25–1529–1. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from the 

manufacturer’s determination that additional 

and revised certification maintenance 

requirements (CMRs) are necessary in order 

to ensure continued operational safety of the 

affected airplanes. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent safety-significant latent failures that 

would, in combination with one or more 

other specific failures or events, result in a 

hazardous or catastrophic failure condition. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

Section of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness 

(f) Within 3 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Revise the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness by incorporating 

Airbus A330 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements, Document 955.2074/93, Issue 

19, dated March 22, 2006 (for all Model A330 

airplanes); or Airbus A340 Certification 

Maintenance Requirements, Document 

955.3019/92, Issue 14, dated December 19, 

2005 (for all Model A340 airplanes). 

Accomplish the actions specified in the 

applicable CMR at the times specified in the 

applicable CMR and in accordance with the 

applicable CMR, except as provided by 

paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(3), and (f)(4) of 

this AD. 


erjones on PRODPC74 with RULES
9660 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 42 / Monday, March 5, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

(1) The associated interval for any new task 

is to be counted from the effective date of this 

AD. 

(2) The associated interval for any revised 

task is to be counted from the previous 

performance of the task. 

(3) For Model A340 airplanes that have 

exceeded the more restrictive limitations of 

Airbus A340 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements, Document 955.3019/92, Issue 

14, Maintenance Significant Items (MSI) 

21.28.00 and 21.43.00: Do the task within 

2,500 flight hours after the previous 

accomplishment. Repeat the task thereafter at 

the applicable interval in the Airbus A340 

Certification Maintenance Requirements, 

Document 955.3019/92, Issue 14. 

(4) For Model A340 airplanes that have 

accumulated more than 2,700 flight hours 

since the last maintenance done in 

accordance with Airbus A340 Certification 

Maintenance Requirements, Document 

955.3019/92, Issue 14, MSI 28.24.00: Do the 

next task within 800 flight hours after the 

effective date of this AD. Repeat the task 

thereafter at the applicable interval in the 

Airbus A340 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements, Document 955.3019/92, Issue 

14. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(h) The European Aviation Safety Agency 

airworthiness directives 2006–0224, dated 

July 27, 2006, and 2006–0225, dated July 21, 

2006, also address the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Airbus A330 Certification 

Maintenance Requirements, Document 

955.2074/93, Issue 19, dated March 22, 2006; 

or Airbus A340 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements, Document 955.3019/92, Issue 

14, dated December 19, 2005; as applicable, 

to perform the actions that are required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

The Director of the Federal Register approved 

the incorporation by reference of these 

documents in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Airbus, 1 

Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France, for a copy of this service 

information. You may review copies at the 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or 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 February 

22, 2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3658 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26071; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–51–AD; Amendment 39–

14965; AD 2007–05–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Mooney 

Airplane Company, Inc., (Mooney) 

Models M20M and M20R Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Mooney Airplane Company, Inc., 

Models M20M and M20R airplanes. 

This AD requires you to remove the 

upper left and upper right engine mount 

attaching hardware, cut out and remove 

the upholstery and insulation between 

the fuselage tubular frame and the 

firewall, and replace the upper left and 

upper right engine mount attaching 

hardware with the new parts kit. This 

AD results from failure of the engine 

mount attaching hardware to maintain 

torque as a result of firewall insulation 

and upholstery being compressed 

between the fuselage tubular frame and 

the firewall at the upper left and upper 

right engine mount attach points. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent the upper 

right and upper left engine mounting 

hardware from losing torque, which 

could result in a reduction in engine 

mount load carrying capability and 

could lead to engine mount failure. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

April 9, 2007. 

As of April 9, 2007, the Director of the 

Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in the regulation. 

ADDRESSES: To get the service 

information identified in this AD, 

contact Mooney Airplane Company, 

Inc., 165 Al Mooney Road North, 

Kerrville, Texas 78028; telephone: (830) 

896–6000, or go to: http:// 

www.mooney.com/images/pdfs/sb-pdf/ 

m20-292a.pdf. 

To view the AD docket, go to the 

Docket Management Facility; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001 or on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. The docket number is 

FAA–2006–26071; Directorate Identifier 

2006–CE–51–AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace Engineer, 

ASW–150 (c/o MIDO–43), 10100 

Reunion Place, Suite 650, San Antonio, 

Texas 78216; telephone: (210) 308–

3365; fax: (210) 308–3370. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On November 7, 2006, we issued a 

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to 

include an AD that would apply to 

certain Mooney Airplane Company, Inc. 

Models M20M and M20R airplanes. 

This proposal was published in the 

Federal Register as a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) on November 7, 

2006 (71 FR 65062). The NPRM 

proposed to retorque the upper left and 

upper right engine mounting hardware 

as an interim action. The NPRM also 

proposed to remove the upper left and 

upper right engine mount attaching 

hardware, cut out and remove the 

upholstery and insulation between the 

fuselage tubular frame and the firewall, 

and replace the upper left and upper 

right engine mount attaching hardware 

with the new parts kit. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in developing 

this AD. The following presents the 

comments received on the proposal and 

FAA’s response to each comment: 

Comment Issue: Jack Buster of the 

Modification and Replacement Parts 

Association (MARPA) suggests that 

paragraph (g) of the proposed action be 

amended to include the Internet 

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) 

address for the relevant service 

information. 

We agree with the commenter’s (Jack 

Buster, MARPA) recommendation. We 

added the manufacturer’s Internet URL 

address in the information on how to 

obtain the relevant service information. 

Conclusion 

Since the NPRM was published, the 

manufacturer has revised the applicable 

service bulletin to clarify the fastener 

torque requirement. The change does 

not change the intent of the required 

action and does not create any 

additional burden on the owners/ 

operators. The AD will reference the 

appropriate service information: 

Mooney Airplane Company, Inc. Service 


erjones on PRODPC74 with RULES