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comply with this AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per hour. Based on these 

figures, we estimate the cost of this AD 

on U.S. operators to be $23,800. 

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 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, and 

(4) 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. 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2015–04–06 Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan 

Engines: Amendment 39–18108; Docket 

No. FAA–2014–0328; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NE–07–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective April 8, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) 

RB211 Trent 875–17, 877–17, 884–17, 884B– 

17, 892–17, 892B–17, and 895–17 turbofan 

engines. 

(d) Reason 

This AD was prompted by failure of the 

intermediate pressure (IP) turbine disk drive 

arm and subsequent overspeed and burst of 

the IP turbine disk on an RR RB211 Trent 

turbofan engine. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent overspeed of the IP turbine disk, 

resulting in failure of the turbine blades or 

the IP turbine disk and subsequent 

uncontained release of the turbine disk and/ 

or blades, which could lead to damage to the 

engine and damage to the airplane. 

(e) Actions and Compliance 

Twelve months after the effective date of 

this AD, do not operate any engine with an 

electronic engine control (EEC) software 

standard earlier than B7.2. 

(f) Installation Prohibition 

After removing any software standard 

earlier than B7.2 from an ECC on any engine, 

do not operate that engine with any software 

standard earlier than B7.2. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs to this AD. Use 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to 

make your request. You may email your 

request to: ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(h) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Wego Wang, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7134; fax: 781–238–7199; 

email: wego.wang@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency AD 2014–0051, dated March 

6, 2014, for more information. You may 

examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0328-0003. 

(3) RR Alert Service Bulletin No. RB.211– 

73–AH001, dated July 17, 2013, which is not 

incorporated by reference in this AD, can be 

obtained from Rolls-Royce plc, using the 

contact information in paragraph (h)(4) of 

this AD. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Rolls-Royce plc, Corporate 

Communications, P.O. Box 31, Derby, 

England, DE24 8BJ; phone: 011–44–1332– 

242424; fax: 011–44–1332–249936; email: 

http://www.rolls-royce.com/contact/civil_

team.jsp; or Internet: https://

www.aeromanager.com. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, 

MA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

February 19, 2015. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04044 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–29305; Amdt. No. 

91–336A] 

RIN 2120–AI92 

Automatic Dependent SurveillanceBroadcast (ADS–B) Out Performance 

Requirements To Support Air Traffic 

Control (ATC) Service; Technical 

Amendment; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction of a 

technical amendment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final 

rule technical amendment published on 

February 9, 2015 (80 FR 6899). In that 

final rule, which became effective on 

the date of publication, the FAA 

corrected errors in regulatory provisions 

addressing Automatic Dependent 

Surveillance-Broadcast Out equipment 

and use. The FAA inadvertently listed 

an incorrect Amendment Number for 

that final rule. This document corrects 

that error. 

DATES: Effective: March 4, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Robert F. Nichols, Jr., 

Surveillance Services Group Manager, 

AJM–23, Air Traffic Organization, 


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1For brevity throughout this preamble, we will 

refer to these aircraft as ‘‘10 or more seats’’ aircraft. 2For brevity throughout this preamble, we will 

refer to all of these classes of certificate holders as 

‘‘air carriers.’’ 

Federal Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–0629; email Robert.nichols@

faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Lorelei Peter, Office of 

the Chief Counsel, AGC–200, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–3073; email Lorelei.Peter@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 9, 2015, the FAA 

published a final rule technical 

amendment entitled, ‘‘Automatic 

Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast 

(ADS–B) Out Performance Requirements 

To Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) 

Service; Technical Amendment.’’ In that 

final rule, which became effective 

February 9, 2015, the FAA amended 14 

CFR part 91. The FAA inadvertently 

listed the incorrect Amendment Number 

for part 91 in the header information of 

the final rule as 91–334. The correct 

amendment number is 91–336. 

Correction 

In the final rule, FR Doc. 2015–02579, 

published on February 9, 2015, at 80 FR 

6899 make the following correction: 

1. On page 6899 in the heading of the 

final rule, revise ‘‘Amdt. No. 91–334’’ to 

read ‘‘91–336’’. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under the 

authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), on 

February 26, 2015. 

Brenda D. Courtney, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04476 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 121 and 135 

[Docket No.: FAA–2011–1136; Amdt. Nos. 

121–371 and 135–132] 

RIN 2120–AJ33 

Air Carrier Contract Maintenance 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends the 

maintenance regulations for domestic, 

flag, and supplemental operations, and 

for commuter and on-demand 

operations for aircraft type certificated 

with a passenger seating configuration 

of 10 seats or more (excluding any pilot 

seat). The new rules require affected air 

carriers and operators to develop 

policies, procedures, methods, and 

instructions for performing contract 

maintenance that are acceptable to the 

FAA, and to include them in their 

maintenance manuals. The rules also 

require the air carriers and operators to 

provide a list to the FAA of all persons 

with whom they contract their 

maintenance. These changes are needed 

because contract maintenance has 

increased to over 70 percent of all air 

carrier maintenance, and numerous 

investigations have shown deficiencies 

in maintenance performed by contract 

maintenance providers. These rules will 

help ensure consistency between 

contract and in-house air carrier 

maintenance and enhance the oversight 

capabilities of both the air carriers and 

the FAA. 

DATES: Effective May 4, 2015 except for 

§§ 121.368 and 135.426 which contain 

information collection requirements that 

have not been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

FAA will publish a document in the 

Federal Register announcing the 

effective date. 

ADDRESSES: For information on where to 

obtain copies of rulemaking documents 

and other information related to this 

final rule, see ‘‘How To Obtain 

Additional Information’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Wende T. DiMuro, AFS– 

330, Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–1685; email wende.t.dimuro@

faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Edmund Averman, 

AGC–200, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3147, email 

ed.averman@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code. 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. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

447, Section 44701(a)(2)(A) and (B) and 

(5). Under that section, the FAA is 

charged with prescribing regulations 

and minimum standards in the interest 

of safety for inspecting, servicing, and 

overhauling aircraft, aircraft engines, 

propellers, and appliances, and 

equipment and facilities for, and the 

timing of and manner of, the inspecting, 

servicing and overhauling the FAA 

finds necessary for safety and 

commerce. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority. 

In addition, Public Law 112–95 

(February 14, 2012), the ‘‘FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012’’ 

(the Act), in section 319 (Maintenance 

providers), requires the FAA to issue 

regulations ‘‘requiring that covered 

work on an aircraft used to provide air 

transportation under part 121 . . ., be 

performed by persons in accordance 

with subsection (b).’’ Subsection (b), in 

addition to listing persons authorized 

under existing regulations, referenced 

additional terms and conditions in 

subsection (c) that would apply to 

persons who provide contract 

maintenance workers, services, or 

maintenance functions to a part 121 air 

carrier for covered work. The Act 

mandates that the contracting part 121 

air carrier be directly in charge of 

covered work, as defined by the Act, 

being performed for the carrier under 

contract, and that the work be done 

under the supervision and control of the 

air carrier. These statutory requirements 

are addressed in this rule. 

I. Overview of Final Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

§§ 121.368, 121.369, 135.426, and 

135.427. These amendments apply to 

certificate holders who conduct 

domestic, flag, or supplemental 

operations under part 121, and to 

certificate holders who conduct 

commuter operations or on-demand 

operations with aircraft type certificated 

for a passenger seating configuration, 

excluding any pilot seat, of ten seats or 

more 1 under part 135, if the carriers 

contract any of their maintenance, 

preventive maintenance, or alteration 

work to an outside source.2 As required 

by the Act, this final rule addresses the 

performance of ‘‘covered work.’’ It 

codifies the statutory definition of the 

term, and includes requirements for the 

performance of that work, to include 

that the certificate holder must be 

directly in charge of it; the covered work 

must be carried out in accordance with 


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