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within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(2) For any inspection done after the 

effective date of this AD: Send the report 

within 30 days after the inspection. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

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

ANM–116, 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 

(m) EASA airworthiness directive 2006–

0223, dated July 21, 2006, also addresses the 

subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(n) You must use Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–27–1164, Revision 03, including 

Appendix 01, dated August 24, 2005; or 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–27–1164, 

Revision 04, including Appendix 01, dated 

July 17, 2006; as applicable; to perform the 

actions that are required by this AD, unless 

the AD specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–27–1164, 

Revision 04, including Appendix 01, dated 

July 17, 2006, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) On May 5, 2006 (71 FR 16203, March 

31, 2006), the Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–27–1164, 

Revision 03, including Appendix 01, dated 

August 24, 2005. 

(3) 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 March 2, 

2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4382 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26231; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–61–AD; Amendment 39–

14985; AD 2007–06–04] 

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 two fatigue failures of flap 

carriage rollpins that occurred on inservice airplanes. We are issuing this 

AD to require actions to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

19, 2007. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of April 19, 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, 

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 December 26, 2006 (71 FR 

77310). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states reports of 

two fatigue failures of flap carriage 

rollpins that occurred on in-service 

airplanes. The MCAI requires inspecting 

and applying torque values to the 

rollpins nuts. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comments received. 

Comment Issue No. 1: Use Consistent 

Language 

Raymond S. Benischeck comments on 

this AD due to the fact there is 

inconsistent language regarding the 

identification of the part in question. 

The commenter states: 

In portions of the NPRM we are told to 

inspect for a fracture of the flap carriage 

‘‘ROLLPINS.’’ Elsewhere, the correct 

terminology ‘‘ROLLER PINS’’ is used. The 

correct terminology should be used 

throughout the document. 

The terminology used within the 

Discussion and Reason sections was 

copied directly from the associated 

MCAI. We are currently trying to use the 

language provided to us by the foreign 

airworthiness authority whenever 

possible. For consistency, we will 

change the phrase ‘‘roller pin’’ to 

‘‘rollpin’’ in the final rule AD action to 

coincide with the MCAI. 

We are changing the final rule AD 

action based on this comment. 

Comment Issue No. 2: Clarify Paragraph 

(e)(1) of the Proposed AD 

Raymond S. Benischeck comments 

that clarification may be necessary in 

paragraph (e)(1) of the proposed AD in 

which instructions are given to check 

for correct torque of the roller pin. 

Although applying correct torque 

should reveal any discrepancies in this 

roller pin, the actual inspection is for 

the purposes of detecting broken 

rollpins. 


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The instructions to do the actions 

stated in paragraph (e)(1) of the 

proposed AD are included in the 

referenced service bulletins. The AD 

mandates use of these instructions to 

comply with the AD. 

We are not changing the final rule AD 

action based on this comment. 

Comment Issue No. 3: Clarify Paragraph 

(e)(4) of the Proposed AD 

Raymond S. Benischeck comments 

that a question arises regarding 

paragraph (4) of the proposed AD. Will 

aircraft in compliance with SB 70–138 

still be required to perform the initial 

inspection before terminating action is 

considered to be in place? The 

statement ‘‘no further action is 

required’’ could be confusing since it 

seems to indicate at least one inspection 

for rollpin torque has been 

accomplished. If these aircraft are 

exempt from the inspection portion, the 

exception might better be noted in the 

serial number applicability portion in 

paragraph (c) of the proposed AD. 

Both the MCAI and this AD state to 

do the action following SB70–122, 

which specifies in the Compliance 

section that those airplanes in 

compliance with SB 70–138 are not 

affected. In paragraph (e)(4) of the 

proposed AD, we restated this 

information. If we put the statement in 

the Applicability section, we would also 

have to add a statement about 

compliance with SB70–122 for 

consistency. We usually do not 

reference in the Applicability section 

that the AD exempts those airplanes that 

have already complied with the service 

bulletin we are referencing in the AD. 

We have determined that the phrase 

‘‘unless already done’’ in the AD, as 

well as the statement in paragraph (e)(4) 

of the proposed AD, sufficiently 

communicates the necessary 

information. 

We are not changing the final rule AD 

action based on this comment. 

Comment Issue No. 4: Update Costs of 

Compliance 

EADS Socata comments the proposed 

AD specifies that required parts would 

cost about $100. Application of SB70–

122 requires 4 cotter pins. This cost is 

negligible. 

EADS Socata also comments the 

proposed AD specifies that it would 

take about 1 work-hour per product. 

EADS Socata estimates that it would 

take 0.5 work-hour per product to 

inspect all flap inboard carriage 

rollpins. 

We agree with the commenter. We 

will change the Costs of Compliance 

section to reflect the above figures, 

using a work-hour number of 0.5 and a 

cost of parts number of $5 (negligible). 

We are changing the final rule AD 

action based on this comment. 

Comment Issue No. 5: Change the 

Applicability Section and Incorporate 

Revised Service Information 

EADS Socata comments the proposed 

AD applies to Model TBM700 airplanes, 

serial numbers 1 through 268, and 270 

through 327. But SB70–122, 

Amendment 1, applies only to Model 

TBM700 airplanes, serial numbers 1 

through 268, and 270 through 327, 

totaling more than 2,500 landings. 

Moreover, due to a new occurrence, 

EADS Socata has decided to lower this 

threshold to 1,500 landings and issued 

Amendment 2 of SB70–122, which 

includes this new threshold. 

The AD should be modified to 

incorporate the revised service 

information and change the 

Applicability section to read as follows: 

This AD applies to Model TBM700 

airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 268, 

and 270 through 327, totaling more than 

1,500 landings. 

We acknowledge the above 

compliance time. However, we did not 

incorporate a threshold into the NPRM. 

We used the compliance time of 100 

hours time-in-service for all affected 

airplanes based on the type of condition 

and the fact that the torque value of the 

rollpins could be incorrect regardless of 

the amount of hours on the airplane. 

The instructions for doing the actions 

required by this AD are the same in 

Amendment 1 and Amendment 2 of 

SB70–122; therefore, we will 

incorporate by reference Amendment 2 

of SB70–122 into the final rule AD 

action. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

with the changes described previously. 

We determined that these changes will 

not increase the economic burden on 

any operator or increase the scope of the 

AD. 

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 

221 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about .5 workhours per product to comply with this 

AD. The average labor rate is $80 per 

work-hour. Required parts will cost 

about $5 (neglible) per product. 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 

$9,945 or $45 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; 


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(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: 

2007–06–04 EADS SOCATA: Amendment 

39–14985; Docket No. FAA–2006–26231; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–61–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective April 19, 2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model TBM 700 

airplanes, serial numbers 1 through 268, and 

270 through 327, certificated in any category. 

Reason 

(d) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states 

reports of two fatigue failures of flap carriage 

rollpins that occurred on in-service airplanes. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Within the next 100 hours time-inservice (TIS) after April 19, 2007 (the 

effective date of this AD), inspect all flap 

inboard carriage rollpins for proper torque 

values and correct as necessary before further 

flight. 

(2) Repeat these inspections thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 100 hours TIS and 

correct as necessary before further flight after 

the inspection in which a correction is 

necessary. 

(3) Accomplish these actions according to 

the instructions given in EADS SOCATA 

TBM Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 

70–122, Amendment 1, dated March 2006, or 

EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 70–122, Amendment 2, 

dated January 2007, and the applicable 

maintenance manual. 

(4) If both flap inboard carriages have been 

replaced following EADS SOCATA TBM 

Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70–

138, dated March 2006, no further action is 

required. Make an entry in the logbook to 

show compliance with this AD. 

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: 

Albert J. Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 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. 

(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 

(h) Refer to MCAI Direction ge ́ne ́rale de 

l’aviation civile AD No. F–2005–017, Issue 

date: January 19, 2005, for related 

information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use EADS SOCATA TBM 

Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70–

122, Amendment 1, dated March 2006, or 

EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 70–122, 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. 

(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 South Airport Rd., 

Pembroke Pines, FL 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 

6, 2007. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4383 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27360; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–026–AD; Amendment 

39–14986; AD 2007–06–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A318, A319, A320 and A321 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated 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: 

* * * * * 

* * * updates [to the airplane maintenance 

manual (AMM), engine service manual 

(ESM), and quick engine change kit 

instruction manual (QECKIM)] have 

inadvertently introduced torque value errors 

for the bolts that attach the forward engine 

mount to the engine. * * * 

* * * * * 


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