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(3) If you do not have any of the affected 

ECi cylinder assemblies installed on your 

engine, no further action is required. 

(4) Cylinder Identification and Serial Number 

Location 

(i) Check the cylinder assembly P/N and 

Class number. The ECi cylinder assembly, P/ 

N AEC631397, Class 71 or Class 76, is 

stamped on the bottom flange of the cylinder 

barrel. Guidance on the P/N and Class 

number description and location can be 

found in ECi Service Instruction No. 99–8– 

1, Revision 9, dated February 23, 2009. 

(ii) If you cannot see the cylinder assembly 

P/N when the cylinder assembly is installed 

on the engine, you may use the following 

alternative method of identification: 

(A) Remove the cylinder assembly rocker 

box cover. 

(B) Find the letters ECi, cast into the 

cylinder head between the valve stems. 

(C) Check the cylinder head casting P/N. 

Affected cylinder assemblies have the 

cylinder head casting P/N, AEC65385, cast 

into the cylinder head between the valve 

stems. 

(D) Find the cylinder assembly S/N as 

specified in paragraph (e)(4)(iii) or (e)(4)(iv) 

of this AD, as applicable. 

(iii) For ECi cylinder assemblies, P/N 

AEC631397, manufactured through 2008, 

find the cylinder assembly S/N stamped on 

the intake port boss two inches down from 

the top edge of the head. 

(iv) For ECi cylinder assemblies, P/N 

AEC631397, manufactured on or after 

January 1, 2009, find the cylinder assembly 

S/N stamped just below the top edge of the 

head on the exhaust port side. 

(5) Removal From Service 

(i) For any affected cylinder assembly with 

680 or fewer operating hours time-in-service 

(TIS) since new on the effective date of this 

AD, remove the cylinder assembly from 

service before reaching 1,000 operating hours 

TIS since new. 

(ii) For any affected cylinder assembly with 

more than 680 operating hours TIS since new 

and 1,000 or fewer operating hours TIS since 

new on the effective date of this AD, remove 

the cylinder assembly from service within 

the next 320 operating hours TIS or within 

1,160 operating hours TIS since new, 

whichever occurs first. 

(iii) For any affected cylinder assembly 

with more than 1,000 operating hours TIS 

since new on the effective date of this AD, 

remove the cylinder assembly from service 

within the next 160 operating hours or at 

next engine overhaul, whichever occurs first. 

(iv) For any affected cylinder assembly that 

has been overhauled, remove the cylinder 

assembly from service within the next 80 

operating hours TIS after the effective date of 

this AD. 

(f) Installation Prohibitions 

After the effective date of this AD: 

(1) Do not repair, or reinstall onto any 

engine, any cylinder assembly removed per 

this AD. 

(2) Do not install any affected ECi cylinder 

assembly that has been overhauled, into any 

engine. 

(3) Do not install any engine that has one 

or more affected overhauled ECi cylinder 

assemblies, onto any aircraft. 

(4) Do not return to service any aircraft that 

has an engine installed with an ECi cylinder 

assembly subject to this AD, if the cylinder 

assembly has 1,000 or more operating hours 

TIS. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Delegation Systems 

Certification Office, may approve AMOCs for 

this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 

39.19 to make your request. 

(h) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Jurgen E. Priester, Aerospace 

Engineer, Delegation Systems Certification 

Office, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76193; 

phone: 817–222–5190; fax: 817–222–5785; 

email: jurgen.e.priester@faa.gov. 

(2) For ECi Service Instruction No. 99–8– 

1, Revision 9, dated February 23, 2009, 

contact Engine Components International 

Division, 9503 Middlex Drive, San Antonio, 

TX 78217; phone: 210–820–8101; Internet: 

http://www.eci.aero/pages/tech_

svcpubs.aspx. 

(3) 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. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

August 10, 2015. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21205 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3642; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–028–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

SOCATA Models TB 9, TB 10, TB 20, 

TB 21, and TB 200 airplanes. 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 corrosion of the 

horizontal stabilizer. We are issuing this 

proposed AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact 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 North America, North Perry 

Airport, 7501 S Airport Rd., Pembroke 

Pines, Florida 33023, telephone: (954) 

893–1400; fax: (954) 964–4141; Internet: 

http://www.socata.com. You may 

review this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

3642; 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) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

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; email: 

albert.mercado@faa.gov. 

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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–2015–3642; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–028–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 because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

regulations.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 AD No.: 2015– 

0130, dated July 7, 2015 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

During accomplishment of SOCATA 

Service Bulletin (SB) SB10–152–55 at 

original issue, some operators reported 

finding heavy corrosion of the horizontal 

stabilizer (HS) spar. 

The results of the technical investigation 

have identified that the corrosion was caused 

by humidity ingress in the HS on aeroplanes 

subject to severe environmental conditions. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could result in buckling and 

permanent HS distortion, possibly resulting 

in reduced control of the aeroplane. 

To address this unsafe condition, SOCATA 

issued SB 10–152–55 Revision 1 to provide 

instructions for inspection and corrective 

action. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires repetitive inspections of the affected 

area of the HS and, depending on findings, 

accomplishment of applicable corrective 

action(s). 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–3642. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

SOCATA has issued DAHER– 

SOCATA TB Aircraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 10–152, Amendment 1, 

dated April 2015. The service 

information describes procedures for 

inspection for corrosion on horizontal 

stabilizer spar and repair, if necessary. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section of 

this NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the 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, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 195 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 2 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $33,150, or $170 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 15 to 38 work-hours and require 

parts costing $250 to $400 depending on 

the type of repair, for a cost of $2,325 

to $4,280 per product. The cost may 

vary depending on the extent of damage 

found. 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), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, 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. 

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: 

SOCATA: Docket No. FAA–2015–3642; 

Directorate Identifier 2015–CE–028–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 13, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to SOCATA Models TB 9, 

TB 10, TB 20, TB 21, and TB 200 airplanes, 

all manufacturer serial numbers, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 55: Stabilizers. 


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(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by 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 humidity in 

the horizontal stabilizer on airplanes subject 

to severe environmental conditions. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 

corrosion of the horizontal stabilizer (HS) 

spar, which could lead to result in buckling 

and permanent HS distortion, possibly 

resulting in reduced control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(5) of this AD: 

(1) Within 13 months after the effective 

date of this AD and repetitively thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 72 months, do a 

special detailed inspection of the HS spar 

following the instructions of DAHER– 

SOCATA TB Aircraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 10–152, Amendment 1, dated 

April 2015. 

(2) If no discrepancy is detected during any 

inspections required by paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD, protect the HS spar following the 

instructions of DAHER–SOCATA TB Aircraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 10–152, 

Amendment 1, dated April 2015. 

(3) If any discrepancy is detected during 

any inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD, before further flight, do the 

applicable corrective action(s) following the 

instructions of DAHER–SOCATA TB Aircraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 10–152, 

Amendment 1, dated April 2015. 

(4) Accomplishment of protection or 

corrective actions on an airplane as required 

by paragraph (f)(2) or (f)(3) of this AD, as 

applicable, does not constitute terminating 

action for the repetitive inspections as 

required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD for 

that airplane. 

(5) Inspections and corrective actions on an 

airplane, done before the effective date of this 

AD following the instructions of DAHER– 

SOCATA TB Aircraft Recommended Service 

Bulletin SB 10–152, dated May 2013, are 

acceptable to comply with the requirements 

of this AD for that airplane. After the 

effective date of this AD, repetitive 

inspections and applicable corrective actions, 

as required by this AD, must be done as 

required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD 

following the instructions of DAHER– 

SOCATA TB Aircraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 10–152, Amendment 1, dated 

April 2015. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

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

4090; email: albert.mercado@faa.gov. 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No. 2015–0130, dated 

July 7, 2015; and DAHER–SOCATA TB 

Aircraft Recommended Service Bulletin SB 

10–152, dated May 2013, for related 

information. You may examine the MCAI on 

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

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2015–3642. For service information related to 

this AD, contact 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 North America, 

North Perry Airport, 7501 S Airport Rd., 

Pembroke Pines, Florida 33023, telephone: 

(954) 893–1400; fax: (954) 964–4141; 

Internet: http://www.socata.com. You may 

review this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 

20, 2015. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21283 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 187 

[Docket No.: FAA–2015–3597; Notice No. 

15–06] 

RIN 2120–AK53 

Update of Overflight Fee Rates 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 

update existing overflight fee rates using 

more current FAA cost accounting and 

air traffic activity data. Overflight fees 

are charges for aircraft flights that transit 

U.S.-controlled airspace, but neither 

land in nor depart from the United 

States. Overflight fee rates were last 

updated in 2011. As a result, the FAA 

is not recovering the full cost of the 

services it provides. The FAA proposes 

to increase the rates for Enroute and 

Oceanic overflights based on fiscal year 

2013 cost and air traffic activity data. 

The FAA proposes to phase in this rate 

increase over three years in equal 

percentage terms. This is a less 

burdensome approach than the 

alternative of phasing in the new rates 

in equal absolute terms, and is the same 

methodology used in the previous 

rulemaking. Finally, the FAA proposes 

several organizational and clarifying 

revisions to the overflight fee 

requirements. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

October 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–3597 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Aleksandra Damsz, 

Financial Analyst, Office of Financial 

Analysis, AFA–400, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–8055; email 

aleksandra.damsz@faa.gov. 


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