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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 AD 

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: 

2007–06–11 EADS SOCATA Model TBM 

700 Airplanes: Amendment 39–14992; 

Docket No. FAA–2006–26166; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–58–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective April 20, 2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to SOCATA TBM 700 

airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 308, plus 

the serial number 310, certificated in any 

category. 

Note 1: This AD does not apply to 

airplanes in which both modifications No. 

MOD70–127–55 and MOD70–129–53 have 

been factory installed. 

Reason 

(d) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states that: 

Cracks on a vertical stabilizer attachment 

fitting due to corrosion have been found on 

an aircraft in service. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Within the next 600 hours time-inservice (TIS) or the next 12 months, 

whichever occurs first, after the effective date 

of this AD, inspect the vertical stabilizer 

attachment fittings and bolts for cracks or 

corrosion, and, if necessary, repair or replace 

the damaged part and then apply a corrosion 

protection reinforcement, following EADS 

SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70–104, 

Amendment 1, dated August 2004 or EADS 

SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–104, Amendment 2, dated 

January 2007. 

(2) Repeat the actions of paragraph (e)(1) 

every 1,200 hours TIS or every 24 months, 

whichever occurs first, following EADS 

SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70–104, 

Amendment 1, dated August 2004 or EADS 

SOCATA Service Bulletin SB 70–104, 

Amendment 2, dated January 2007. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: This 

AD permits Amendment 2 of the SB to be 

used. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(f) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, ATTN: Albert J. Mercado, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 

329–4090, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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 Direction ge ́ne ́rale de l’aviation 

civile (DGAC) AD No F–2003–366 R1, dated 

November 24, 2004; EADS SOCATA TBM 

Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70–

104, Amendment 1, dated August 2004; and 

EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 70–104, Amendment 2, 

dated January 2007 for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(h) You must use EADS SOCATA TBM 

Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin No. SB 

70–104, Amendment 1, dated August 2004, 

or EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. SB 70–104, Amendment 

2, dated January 2007 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. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact EADS SOCATA, Direction 

des Services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France. 

(4) 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 March 

7, 2007. 

David R. Showers, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4724 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26180; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–59–AD; Amendment 39–

14995; AD 2007–06–14] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; EADS 

SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. 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 the discovery of propeller 

control cables with a defective 

crimping. Two cable ends were found 

uncrimped at the factory after an engine 

run-up test, and one cable end was also 

found uncrimped on the first 100-hour 

aircraft maintenance check. We are 

issuing this AD to require actions to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

20, 2007. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of April 20, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert J. Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 


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FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Streamlined Issuance of AD 

The FAA is implementing a new 

process for streamlining the issuance of 

ADs related to MCAI. The streamlined 

process will allow us to adopt MCAI 

safety requirements in a more efficient 

manner and will reduce safety risks to 

the public. This process continues to 

follow all FAA AD issuance processes to 

meet legal, economic, Administrative 

Procedure Act, and Federal Register 

requirements. We also continue to meet 

our technical decision-making 

responsibilities to identify and correct 

unsafe conditions on U.S.-certificated 

products. 

This AD references the MCAI and 

related service information that we 

considered in forming the engineering 

basis to correct the unsafe condition. 

The AD contains text copied from the 

MCAI and for this reason might not 

follow our plain language principles. 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on November 28, 2006 (71 FR 

68764). That NPRM proposed to require 

you to check the batch number and/or 

replace the control cables. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

have considered the comment received. 

EADS SOCATA states the costs of the 

required parts and the necessary workhours to replace the control cables are 

under warranty coverage. Therefore, the 

cost of work-hours to operators/owners 

is only the one work-hour for 

inspection. 

The FAA will revise the cost of 

compliance to reflect only the above 

costs of work-hours. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable in a U.S. 

court of law. In making these changes, 

we do not intend to differ substantively 

from the information provided in the 

MCAI and related service information. 

We might also have required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are described in a 

separate paragraph of the AD. These 

requirements, if any, take precedence 

over the actions copied from the MCAI. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

20 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 1 workhour per product to comply with this 

AD. The average labor rate is $80 per 

work-hour. Where the service 

information lists required parts costs 

that are covered under warranty, we 

have assumed that there will be no 

charge for these parts. As we do not 

control warranty coverage for affected 

parties, some parties may incur costs 

higher than estimated here. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD to the U.S. operators to be 

$1,600, or $80 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 

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 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. 

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 AD 

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: 

2007–06–14 EADS SOCATA: Amendment 

39–14995; Docket No. FAA–2006–26180; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–59–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective April 20, 2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model TBM 700 

airplanes, serial numbers 285 through 304 

and 307, certificated in any category. 

Reason 

(d) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states the 


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discovery of propeller control cables with a 

defective crimping. Two cable ends were 

found uncrimped at the factory after an 

engine run-up test, and one cable end was 

also found uncrimped on the first 100-hour 

time-in-service aircraft maintenance check. If 

not corrected, an incorrect crimping of the 

propeller control lever cable could generate 

a decrease of the propeller revolutions per 

minute which could result in loss of power. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Unless already done, within the next 50 

hours time-in-service (TIS) after April 20, 

2007 (the effective of this AD), inspect for the 

batch number identification and replace 

defective control cables as necessary in 

accordance with the paragraph B. of the 

‘‘ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS’’ of 

EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory 

Alert Service Bulletin SB 70–123, dated 

October 2004. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI, the 

French Direction ge ́ne ́rale de l’ aviation civile 

(DGAC) AD No. F–2004–175, dated 

November 10, 2004, as follows: 

(1) The requirement of paragraph 3.1 of 

DGAC AD No. F–2004–175, dated November 

10, 2004, was based on the urgency in 

November 2004. However, in 2007, this 

action is not necessary. 

(2) For the requirement of paragraph 3.2 of 

DGAC AD No. F–2004–175, dated November 

10, 2004, the FAA has determined the 

seriousness of the condition does not warrant 

a compliance time of 25 hours TIS; we 

require instead a compliance time of 50 

hours TIS. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(f) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, ATTN: Albert J. Mercado, Aerospace 

Safety Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090, has the authority 

to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Before using any approved AMOC on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in 

the FAA Flight Standards District Office 

(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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 Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de l’

Aviation Civile Airworthiness Directive No. 

F–2004–175, dated November 10, 2004 (the 

MCAI); and EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft 

Mandatory Alert Service Bulletin SB 70–123, 

dated October 2004, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(h) You must use EADS SOCATA TBM 

Aircraft Mandatory Alert Service Bulletin SB 

70–123, dated October 2004, 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 EADS SOCATA, Direction 

des Services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; 

telephone: 33 (0)5 62.41.73.00; fax: 33 (0)5 

62.41.76.54; or SOCATA AIRCRAFT, INC., 

North Perry Airport, 7501 Airport Road, 

Pembroke Pines, Florida 33023; telephone: 

(954) 893–1400; fax (954) 964–4141. 

(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 March 

9, 2007. 

David R. Showers, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4736 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22036; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–009–AD; Amendment 

39–14994; AD 2007–06–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A300 B4–600, B4–600R, and F4–600R 

Series Airplanes, and Model C4–605R 

Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called 

A300–600 Series Airplanes); and Model 

A310 Airplanes; Equipped With 

General Electric CF6–80A3 or CF6–

80C2 Engines 

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 airplane models, as specified 

above. This AD requires installing 

electro-pneumatic locking bar devices 

(TRAS lock systems) in the engine 

nacelles, installing a dedicated and 

shielded electrical circuit that is 

segregated from the existing thrust 

reverser control system, and performing 

related investigative/corrective actions 

if necessary. This AD results from the 

manufacturer’s reassessment of the 

thrust reverser systems in the Airbus 

airplane models specified above, which 

showed that the thrust reverser could 

inadvertently deploy in flight under 

certain conditions. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent inadvertent deployment 

of thrust reversers in flight, which could 

result in reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

20, 2007. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of April 20, 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 

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 certain Airbus Model A300 B2 

and B4 series airplanes; Model A300 

B4–600, B4–600R, and F4–600R series 

airplanes, and Model C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes (collectively called A300–600 

series airplanes); and Model A310 series 

airplanes; equipped with General 


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