This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0513; Product 

Identifier 2018–CE–013–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Honda 

Aircraft Company LLC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018–11– 

05, which applies to certain Honda 

Aircraft Company (Honda) LLC Model 

HA–420 airplanes. AD 2018–11–05 

requires incorporating a temporary 

revision into the airplane flight manual 

and replacing the faulty power brake 

valve (PBV) upon condition. Since AD 

2018–11–05 was issued as an interim 

action in order to address the need for 

the immediate detection of a faulty PBV, 

we are issuing this proposed AD to 

address the long-term corrective action. 

This proposed AD would retain the 

actions required in AD 2018–11–05, 

would require replacing the faulty PBV 

with an improved design part at a 

specified time, and would prohibit 

future installations of the faulty PBVs 

on all Honda Model HA–420 airplanes. 

We are proposing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Honda Aircraft 

Company LLC, 6430 Ballinger Road, 

Greensboro, North Carolina 27410; 

telephone (336) 662–0246; internet: 

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

view this service information at the 

FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 

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–2018– 

0513; or in person at Docket Operations 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is listed above. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel Kovitch, Aerospace Engineer, 

Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337; phone: (404) 474–5570; fax: (404) 

474–5605; email: samuel.kovitch@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2018–0513; Product Identifier 

2018–CE–013–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM 

because of those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.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 

We issued AD 2018–11–05, 

Amendment 39–19293 (83 FR 24016, 

May 24, 2018), (‘‘AD 2018–11–05), for 

certain Honda Aircraft Company LLC 

(Honda) Model HA–420 airplanes. AD 

2018–11–05 requires inserting a 

temporary revision into the airplane 

flight manual (AFM), which may be 

performed by the owner/operator (pilot) 

holding at least a private pilot certificate 

and must be entered into the airplane 

records showing compliance with the 

AD in accordance with 14 CFR 43.9 

(a)(1)–(4) and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). 

AD 2018–11–05 also requires a 

conditional replacement of the installed 

power brake valve (PBV), P/N HJ1– 

13243–101–005 or P/N HJ1–13243–101– 

007, with an improved PBV, P/N HJ1– 

13243–101–009, if any of the procedures 

listed in the AFM temporary revision 

reveals a leaking PBV. In addition, AD 

2018–11–05 provides an optional 

terminating action for inserting the 

temporary revision into the AFM by 

replacing the installed P/N HJ1–13243– 

101–005 or P/N HJ1–13243–101–007 

with the improved P/N HJ1–13243–101– 

009. AD 2018–11–05 resulted from 

reports of unannunciated asymmetric 

braking during ground operations and 

landing deceleration. 

We issued AD 2018–11–05 to prevent 

failure of the PBV, which could cause 

degraded braking performance and 

reduced directional control during 

ground operations and landing 

deceleration. 

Actions Since AD 2018–11–05 Was 

Issued 

Since AD 2018–11–05 was issued as 

an interim action in order to address the 

need for the immediate detection of a 

faulty PBV (the short-term action of 

inserting the temporary revision into the 

AFM), we are issuing this proposed AD 

to address the long-term corrective 

action (replacing the PBV). 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Honda Aircraft 

Company Temporary Revision TR 01.1, 

dated February 16, 2018, to the Honda 

Aircraft Company HA–420 Airplane 

Flight Manual and Service Bulletin SB– 

420–32–001, dated January 8, 2018, and 


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Revision B, dated April 16, 2018. 

Temporary Revision TR 01.1, dated 

February 16, 2018, to the HA–420 

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) describes 

procedures for performing pilot checks 

of the braking system during ground 

operations before every flight and before 

every landing and includes instructions 

for corrective actions if any indication 

of a leaking PBV is found. Service 

Bulletin SB–420–32–001, dated January 

8, 2018, and Revision B, dated April 16, 

2018, describes procedures for replacing 

a defective PBV with an improved 

design PBV. 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. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would retain the 

requirements of AD 2018–11–05. This 

proposed AD would also require 

replacing the installed PBV, P/N HJ1– 

13243–101–005 or P/N HJ1–13243–101– 

007, with the improved design PBV, 

P/N HJ1–13243–101–009, at a specified 

time. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the Service Information 

Honda Service Bulletin SB–420–32– 

001, dated January 8, 2018, and 

Revision B, dated April 16, 2018, 

specify submitting certain information 

to the manufacturer. This AD does not 

require that action. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 72 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Insert temporary revision into the 

airplane flight manual.

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 Not applicable ................................ $85 $6,120 

Replace the power brake valve 

(PBV).

20 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$1,700.

$21,878 .......................................... 23,578 1,697,616 

Replacing the PBV was provided as an 

on-condition cost and an optional 

terminating action in AD 2018–11–05. 

We have no way of determining how 

many owner/operators of the affected 

airplanes may have already done this 

proposed replacement. Therefore, we 

have included a total cost for all affected 

airplanes. 

The difference in the Cost of 

Compliance between AD 2018–11–05 

and this proposed AD is the proposed 

requirement to replace the power brake 

valve at a specified time. 

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. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to small airplanes, gliders, 

balloons, airships, domestic business jet 

transport airplanes, and associated 

appliances to the Director of the Policy 

and Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have 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 that the 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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2018–11–05, Amendment 39–19293 (83 

FR 24016, May 24, 2018), and adding 

the following new AD: 

Honda Aircraft Company LLC: Docket No. 

FAA–2018–0513; Product Identifier 

2018–CE–013–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

AD action by July 23, 2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2018–11–05, 

Amendment 39–19293 (83 FR 24016, May 24, 

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(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Honda Aircraft 

Company LLC Model HA–420 airplanes, all 

serial numbers, that: 

(1) Have power brake valve, part number 

(P/N) HJ1–13243–101–005 or HJ1–13243– 

101–007, installed; and 

(2) are certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 32, Landing Gear. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

unannunciated asymmetric braking during 

ground operations and landing deceleration. 

We are issuing this AD to detect failure of the 

power brake valve (PBV). The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

degraded braking performance and reduced 

directional control during ground operations 

and landing deceleration. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Insert Temporary Revision Into the 

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

Before further flight after May 29, 2018 (the 

effective date retained from AD 2018–11–05) 

insert Honda Aircraft Company Temporary 

Revision TR 01.1, dated February 16, 2018, 

into the Honda Aircraft Company (Honda) 

HA–420 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) (‘‘the 

temporary revision’’). The procedures listed 

in the temporary revision are required while 

operating with PBV P/N HJ1–13243–101–005 

or P/N HJ1–13243–101–007 installed. This 

insertion and the steps therein may be 

performed by the owner/operator (pilot) 

holding at least a private pilot certificate and 

must be entered into the airplane records 

showing compliance with this AD in 

accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a)(1)–(4) and 14 

CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be 

maintained as required by 14 CFR 91.417, 

121.380, or 135.439. 

(h) No Reporting Requirement 

Although Honda Service Bulletin SB–420– 

32–001, dated January 8, 2018, and Revision 

B, dated April 16, 2018, specify submitting 

certain information to the manufacturer, this 

AD does not require that action. 

(i) Replace the Power Brake Valve 

As of and at any time after May 29, 2018 

(the effective date retained from AD 2018– 

11–05), if any of the procedures listed in the 

temporary revision referenced in paragraph 

(g) of this AD reveal a leaking PBV, before 

further flight, replace the installed PBV, P/N 

HJ1–13243–101–005 or P/N HJ1–13243–101– 

007, with the improved design PBV, P/N 

HJ1–13243–101–009. The replacement must 

be done using the Accomplishment 

Instructions in either Honda Service Bulletin 

SB–420–32–001, dated January 8, 2018, or 

Revision B, dated April 16, 2018. Before 

further flight after installing P/N HJ1–13243– 

101–009, remove the temporary revision from 

the Honda HA–420 AFM. 

(j) Optional Terminating Action for Inserting 

the AFM Temporary Revision/Pilot Checks 

(1) Instead of inserting the temporary 

revision or at any time after inserting the 

temporary revision required by paragraph (g) 

of this AD and before the mandatory 

replacement required in paragraph (j) of this 

AD, you may replace the installed PBV, P/N 

HJ1–13243–101–005 or P/N HJ1–13243–101– 

007, with the improved design PBV, P/N 

HJ1–13243–101–009. The replacement must 

be done using the Accomplishment 

Instructions in either Honda Service Bulletin 

SB–420–32–001, dated January 8, 2018, or 

Revision B, dated April 16, 2018. Before 

further flight after installing P/N HJ1–13243– 

101–009, remove the temporary revision from 

the Honda HA–420 AFM. 

(2) The on-condition replacement required 

by paragraph (h) of this AD is still required 

before further flight. 

(k) Mandatory Replacement 

Within the next 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, replace the installed 

PBV, P/N HJ1–13243–101–005 or P/N HJ1– 

13243–101–007, with the improved design 

PBV, P/N HJ1–13243–101–009. The 

replacement must be done using the 

Accomplishment Instructions in either 

Honda Service Bulletin SB–420–32–001, 

dated January 8, 2018, or Revision B, dated 

April 16, 2018. Before further flight after 

installing P/N HJ1–13243–101–009, remove 

the temporary revision from the Honda HA– 

420 AFM. 

(l) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits for the AFM 

Limitations portion of this AD are prohibited. 

Special flight permits for the PBV 

replacement required in this AD are 

permitted with the following limitations: One 

ferry flight, including fuel stops, to service 

center with Honda Aircraft Company 

Temporary Revision TR 01.1, dated February 

16, 2018, incorporated into the Honda HA– 

420 AFM. 

(m) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (n) of this 

AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (h) through (j) of this AD apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. An AMOC is required 

for any deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Samuel Kovitch, Aerospace Engineer, 

Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia 

Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; phone: 

(404) 474–5570; fax: (404) 474–5605; email: 

samuel.kovitch@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Honda Aircraft Company 

LLC, 6430 Ballinger Road, Greensboro, North 

Carolina 27410; telephone (336) 662–0246; 

internet: http://www.hondajet.com. FAA, 

Policy and Innovation Division, 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 May 

29, 2018. 

Melvin J. Johnson, 

Aircraft Certification Service, Deputy 

Director, Policy and Innovation Division, 

AIR–601. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12127 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0504; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–046–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all The 

Boeing Company Model 707 series 

airplanes and Model 720 and 720B 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report indicating that a 

fracture of the midspar fitting resulted 

in the separation of the inboard strut 

and engine from the airplane, and a 

determination that existing inspections 

are not sufficient for timely detection of 

cracking. This proposed AD would 

require repetitive inspections of certain 

nacelle strut spar and overwing fittings, 

and diagonal braces and associated 

fittings; replacement of the diagonal 

brace assembly on certain airplanes; and 

applicable related investigative and 

corrective actions. We are proposing 


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