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Material Incorporated by Reference 

(h) You must use Glasfaser-FlugzeugService GmbH Hansjo ̈rg Streifeneder 

Technical Note No. 201–35 and No. 301–39, 

dated March 1, 2005, 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 Glasflugel, GlasfaserFlugzeug-Service GmbH, Hansjory 

Steifeneder, Hofener Weg, 72582 

Grabenstetten, Federal Republic of Germany; 

telephone: 011 49 7382 1032. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, 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/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 

1, 2007. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3989 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26706; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–216–AD; Amendment 

39–14974; AD 2007–05–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 

airplanes. This AD requires installing 

spacer assemblies at the attachment 

points of the YZ-latches of the cargo 

loading system in the forward and aft 

cargo compartments, as applicable. This 

AD results from tests that have shown 

that the attachment points of the YZlatches of the cargo loading system fail 

under maximum loads. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent failure of the 

attachment points of the YZ-latches, 

which could result in unrestrained 

cargo causing damage to the fire 

protection system, hydraulic system, 

electrical wiring, or other equipment 

located in the forward and aft cargo 

compartments. This damage could 

adversely affect the continued safe flight 

of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

12, 2007. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of April 12, 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2125; 

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 certain Airbus Model A319, 

A320, and A321 airplanes. That NPRM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 28, 2006 (71 FR 78105). 

That NPRM proposed to require 

installing spacer assemblies at the 

attachment points of the YZ-latches of 

the cargo loading system in the forward 

and aft cargo compartments, as 

applicable. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the one comment received. 

The commenter, Airbus, the 

manufacturer, supports the NPRM. 

New Revision of Service Bulletin 

Since we issued the NPRM, we have 

received Revision 02 of Airbus Service 

Bulletin A320–25–1294, dated 

September 5, 2006. Revision 02 was 

issued to update the effectivity and kit 

information. We have updated the 

service bulletin reference in paragraph 

(f) of the AD to be Revision 02, and 

added Revision 01 of the service 

bulletin to paragraph (g) of the AD, 

‘‘Credit for Actions Done According to 

Previous Issues of Service Bulletin.’’

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data, including the single 

comment received, and determined that 

air safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD with the changes 

described previously. We have 

determined that these changes will 

neither increase the economic burden 

on any operator nor increase the scope 

of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

This AD affects about 1 airplane of 

U.S. registry. The required actions take 

about 4 work hours per airplane, at an 

average labor rate of $80 per work hour. 

Required parts cost about $2,049 per 

airplane. Based on these figures, the 

estimated cost of this AD for the U.S. 

operator is $2,369. 

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 


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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): 

2007–05–13 Airbus: Amendment 39–14974. 

Docket No. FAA–2006–26706; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–NM–216–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective April 12, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Airbus Model A319, 

A320, and A321 airplanes identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, 

certificated in any category. This AD 

excludes Airbus Model A319, A320, and 

A321 airplanes identified in paragraph (c)(3) 

of this AD, certificated in any category. 

(1) Including airplanes on which one of the 

following has been incorporated in 

production: Airbus Modification 20065, 

20040, 24495, 24848, 24496, 21895, 21896, 

25905, 25907, 22601, 22602, 27187, 28319, 

28322, 28330, 28335, or 31797. 

(2) Including airplanes on which one of the 

following has been incorporated in service: 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–25–1132, 

A320–25–1133, A320–25–1145, A320–25–

1175, A320–25–1177, A320–25–1276, A320–

25–1278, A320–28–1134, or A320–28–1141. 

(3) Excluding airplanes on which both 

Airbus Modifications 32244 and 32245, or 

both Airbus Modifications 32316 and 32317, 

have been incorporated in production. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from tests that have 

shown that the attachment points of the YZlatches of the cargo loading system fail under 

maximum loads. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent failure of the attachment points of 

the YZ-latches, which could result in 

unrestrained cargo causing damage to the fire 

protection system, hydraulic system, 

electrical wiring, or other equipment located 

in the forward and aft cargo compartments. 

This damage could adversely affect the 

continued safe flight of the airplane. 

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. 

Installation 

(f) Within 36 months after the effective 

date of this AD, install spacer assemblies at 

the attachment points of the YZ-latches of the 

cargo loading system in the forward and aft 

cargo compartments, as applicable, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320–

25–1294, Revision 02, dated September 5, 

2006. 

Credit for Actions Done According to 

Previous Issues of Service Bulletin 

(g) Actions done before the effective date 

of this AD in accordance with Airbus Service 

Bulletin A320–25–1294, dated March 14, 

2003; and Revision 01, dated March 27, 2006; 

are acceptable for compliance with the 

corresponding requirements of paragraph (f) 

of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(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 

(i) European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) airworthiness directive 2006–0184, 

dated July 3, 2006, also addresses the subject 

of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–25–1294, Revision 02, dated 

September 5, 2006, 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 this document 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/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

22, 2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3840 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26285; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–69–AD; Amendment 39–

14932; AD 2007–04–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Corporation Ltd Model 

750XL Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document makes a 

correction to Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2007–04–01, which was published 

in the Federal Register on February 14, 

2007 (72 FR 6931), and applies to 

certain Pacific Aerospace Corporation 

Ltd Model 750XL airplanes. AD 2007–

04–01 requires that you inspect the 

rivets in the fuselage roof at STN 180.85, 

BL 19.67, WL 86.2, and replace 

undersize rivets. Current language in 

§ 39.13 [Amended] of AD 2007–04–01 

references ‘‘***’’ instead of ‘‘2007–

04–01.’’ This document corrects that 

paragraph by changing the reference 

from ‘‘***’’ to ‘‘2007–04–01.’’

DATES: The effective date of this AD 

(2007–04–01) remains March 21, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

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

329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On February 5, 2007, the FAA issued 

AD 2007–04–01, Amendment 39–14932 

(72 FR 6931, February 14, 2007), which 

applies to certain Pacific Aerospace 


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