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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. 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 

(h) Refer to European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No: 2007–0028, dated 

February 5, 2007; and Dornier 228 RUAG 

Alert Service Bulletin No. ASB–228–266, 

dated December 1, 2006, for related 

information. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 

9, 2007. 

David R. Showers, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27595; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–248–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model 

SAAB 2000 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

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: 

It has been revealed that the control surface 

balancing procedure in the * * * SAAB 2000 

SRM (structural repair manual) * * * is 

incorrect. 

* * * * * 

Incorrect balance, outside the tolerance of 

the aileron control surface, may lead to 

vibrations that in [the] worst case can result 

in flutter. 

The proposed AD would require 

actions that are intended to address the 

unsafe condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• DOT Docket Web Site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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 this 

proposed AD, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Borfitz, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2677; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Streamlined Issuance of AD 

The FAA is implementing a new 

process for streamlining the issuance of 

ADs related to MCAI. This 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 proposed AD references the 

MCAI and related service information 

that we considered in forming the 

engineering basis to correct the unsafe 

condition. The proposed AD contains 

text copied from the MCAI and for this 

reason might not follow our plain 

language principles. 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2007–27595; Directorate Identifier 

2006–NM–248–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Emergency Airworthiness Directive 

2006–0053–E, dated February 22, 2006 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

It has been revealed that the control surface 

balancing procedure in the web and CD/DVD 

versions of the SAAB 2000 SRM (structural 

repair manual) Chapter 51–60–00, Control 

Surface Balancing Procedure is incorrect. The 

incorrect Calculation formula (pages 1, 4 and 

7) was incorporated in Revision 21 of the 

SRM dated April 01/05 and was distributed 

in 4 July 2005 on the CD/DVD issue Apr. 01/ 

05. 

In the incorrect formula, an ‘‘x’’

(multiplication) has been replaced with a ‘‘+’’

(addition) when the data was converted in 

the system and if this formula is followed, 

you may receive a result outside of the 

allowed tolerance. 

Incorrect balance, outside the tolerance of 

the aileron control surface, may lead to 

vibrations that in [the] worst case can result 

in flutter. 

The hard copy of the manual, SAAB 2000 

SRM, is correct. 


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The CD/DVD dated Oct 01/05, marked 

‘‘Reissue’’, includes a correct SAAB SRM 

revision 22. 

The corrective action includes 

identifying ailerons that have been 

balanced after July 4, 2005. If balanced 

incorrectly, they must be rebalanced. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Saab has issued Service Bulletin 

2000–57–040, dated February 23, 2006. 

The actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

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 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 proposed 

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 

proposed AD. These requirements, if 

ultimately adopted, will take 

precedence over the actions copied from 

the MCAI. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 3 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

identify ailerons that have been 

balanced after July 4, 2005. The average 

labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the cost of 

the proposed AD for U.S. operators to be 

$240, or $80 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 20 work-hours, for a cost of 

$1,600 per product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

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 proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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: 

Saab Aircraft AB: Docket No. FAA–2007–

27595; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM–

248-AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by April 16, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Saab Model SAAB 

2000 airplanes, certificated in any category, 

ranging from serial number -004 through 

-063, on which aileron, P/N (part number) 

7357600–501/502, P/N 7357600–503/504, P/ 

N 7357600–505/506, P/N 7357600–507/508, 

P/N 7357991–601/602, P/N 7357991–603/ 

604, P/N 7357991–605/606, P/N 7357995–

843/844, or P/N 7357995–927/928, is 

installed. 

Subject 

(d) Wings. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

It has been revealed that the control surface 

balancing procedure in the web and CD/DVD 

versions of the SAAB 2000 SRM (Structural 

Repair Manual) Chapter 51–60–00, Control 

Surface Balancing Procedure is incorrect. The 

incorrect Calculation formula (page 1, 4 and 

7) was incorporated in Revision 21 of the 

SRM dated April 01/05 and was distributed 

in 4 July 2005 on the CD/DVD issue Apr. 01/ 

05. 

In the incorrect formula, an ‘‘x’’

(multiplication) has been replaced with a ‘‘+’’

(addition) when the data was converted in 

the system and if this formula is followed, 

you may receive a result outside of the 

allowed tolerance. 

Incorrect balance, outside the tolerance of 

the aileron control surface, may lead to 

vibrations that in [the] worst case can result 

in flutter. 

The hard copy of the manual, SAAB 2000 

SRM, is correct. 

The CD/DVD dated Oct 01/05, marked 

‘‘Reissue’’, includes a correct SAAB SRM 

revision 22. 

The corrective action includes identifying 

ailerons that have been balanced after July 4, 

2005 until the effective date of this AD. If 

balanced incorrectly, they must be 

rebalanced. 


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Actions and Compliance 

(f) Within one month after the effective 

date of this AD, unless already done, do the 

following actions. 

(1) Identify ailerons that have been 

balanced after July 4, 2005. If balanced 

incorrectly, they must be rebalanced before 

further flight in accordance with Saab 

Service Bulletin 2000–57–040, dated 

February 23, 2006. 

(2) As of the effective date of this AD, the 

aileron balancing procedure contained in he 

CD/DVD ‘‘Issue Date: Apr 01/05’’ including 

the Saab SAAB 2000 SRM at Revision 21 and 

the CD/DVD ‘‘Issue Date: Oct 01/05’’

including SRM at Revision 22 may not be 

used. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, FAA, ATTN: Mike 

Borfitz, Aerospace Engineer, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057–

3356, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 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. 

(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, 

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 European Aviation 

Safety Agency Emergency Airworthiness 

Directive 2006–0053-E, dated February 22, 

2006, and Saab Service Bulletin 2000–57–

040, dated February 23, 2006. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 9, 

2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4862 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27221; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–01] 

Proposed Revision of Class E 

Airspace; Kodiak, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

Class E airspace at Kodiak, AK. Four 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) are being amended 

for the Kodiak Airport. A Standard 

Instrument Departure (SID) and a 

Departure Procedure (DP) are also being 

amended. Adoption of this proposal 

would result in revision of existing 

Class E airspace upward from the 

surface and from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 

ft. above the surface at Kodiak Airport, 

Kodiak, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2007–27221/ 

Airspace Docket No. 07–AAL–01, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the 

public docket containing the proposal, 

any comments received, and any final 

disposition in person in the Dockets 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the above address. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Manager, Safety, 

Alaska Flight Service Operations, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 222 

West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, Federal Aviation Administration, 

222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone 

number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271–

2850; e-mail: gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. 

Internet address: http:// 

www.alaska.faa.gov/at. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2007–27221/Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–01.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this notice may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking’s (NPRM’s) 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov or the 

Superintendent of Document’s Web 

page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591 or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s 

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, 

to request a copy of Advisory Circular 

No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 


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