20832 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 2014 / Proposed Rules 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 4, 

2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08304 Filed 4–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0241; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–008–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft 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 all 

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft 

Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes that 

would supersede AD 2007–10–16. 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 the need to 

incorporate revisions to the 

Airworthiness Limitations section of the 

Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness. 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 May 29, 2014. 

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 BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited, Customer 

Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 

2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 

1292 675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review 

copies of the 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–2014– 

0241; 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: 

Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4138; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

taylor.martin@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–2014–0241; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–008–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 

On May 9, 2007, we issued AD 2007– 

10–16, Amendment 39–15057 (72 FR 

27953, May 18, 2007). That AD required 

actions intended to address an unsafe 

condition on all British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft Jetstream Model 3201 

airplanes and was based on mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) originated by an aviation 

authority of another country. 

Since we issued AD 2007–10–16, 

Amendment 39–15057 (72 FR 27953, 

May 18, 2007), BAE Systems 

(Operations) Ltd amended Jetstream 

Series 3200 Aircraft Maintenance 

Manual (AMM) Chapter 05–10–05, 

Airworthiness Limitations. Some life 

limits have been amended and new life 

limits introduced. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued AD No.: 2014– 

0044, dated February 24, 2014 (referred 

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

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

The Jetstream Series 3200 Aircraft 

Maintenance Manual (AMM), includes 

Chapter 05–10–05 ‘‘Airworthiness 

Limitations, Description and Operation’’. The 

maintenance tasks and limitations contained 

in this chapter have been identified as 

mandatory actions for continued 

airworthiness and EASA issued AD 2007– 

0074 to require operators to comply with 

those instructions. 

Since that AD was issued, BAE Systems 

(Operations) Ltd amended Jetstream Series 

3200 AMM Chapter 05–10–05 to introduce 

life limitations for the main landing gear 

radius rod mounting shaft assemblies and to 

incorporate wing structure inspections 

previously introduced through BAE Systems 

(Operations) Ltd Service Bulletin (SB) SB 51– 

JA020940. In addition, a new table was 

introduced to provide extended fatigue life 

limitations for structural items for aeroplanes 

entered into a life extension programme. 

Reference to BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd 

SB 32–JA981042 was updated from Revision 

7 to Revision 8 to reflect increased life limits 

of the nose landing gear. 

Failure to comply with the new and more 

restrictive instructions could result in an 

unsafe condition. 

For the reasons described above, this EASA 

AD retains the requirements of EASA AD 

2007–0074, which is superseded, and 

requires implementation of the maintenance 

requirements and/or airworthiness 

limitations as specified in Chapter 05–10–05 

of the Jetstream Series 3200 AMM at Revision 

29. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0241. 

Relevant Service Information 

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd has 

issued British Aerospace Jetstream 3200 

Series Aircraft Maintenance Manual, 

Revision 29, dated December 15, 2012. 

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The actions described in this AMM are 

intended to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

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 14 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD of inserting the 

document into the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness. 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 $1,190, or $85 per 

product. 

We have no way of determining the 

cost to replace the life limited parts and 

to do the applicable maintenance tasks 

on each airplane. 

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 proposed 

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 

removing Amendment 39–15057 (72 FR 

27953, May 18, 2007), and adding the 

following new AD: 

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft: Docket 

No. FAA–2014–0241; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–008–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 29, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2007–10–16, 

Amendment 39–15057 (72 FR 27953, May 18, 

2007). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft Jetstream Model 3201 

airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 5: Time Limits. 

(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 the need to 

incorporate revisions to the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness (ICA). We are 

issuing this AD to enforce compliance with 

these requirements in order to maintain 

airworthiness. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD: 

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

replace each component before exceeding the 

applicable life limit and complete all 

applicable maintenance tasks within the 

thresholds and intervals as specified in 

British Aerospace Jetstream 3200 Series 

Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Revision 29, 

Airworthiness Limitations, Chapter 05–10– 

05, dated December 15, 2012. 

(2) You may comply with the requirement 

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

incorporating British Aerospace Jetstream 

3200 Series Aircraft Maintenance Manual, 

Revision 29, Airworthiness Limitations, 

Chapter 05–10–05, dated December 15, 2012, 

into the Airworthiness Limitations section of 

your ICA and complying with that program. 

(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: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4138; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: taylor.martin@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.: 2014–0044, dated 

February 24, 2014. You may examine the 

MCAI on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2014–0241. For 

service information related to this AD, 

contact BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, 

Customer Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2RW, 

Scotland, United Kingdom; telephone: +44 

1292 675207; fax: +44 1292 675704; email: 

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RApublications@baesystems.com; Internet: 

http://www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review copies of 

the 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 April 

7, 2014. 

Timothy Smyth, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08318 Filed 4–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0194; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–022–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company 

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 737–600, –700, 

–700C, –800, –900, and –900ER series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of latently failed 

fuel shutoff valves discovered during 

fuel filter replacement. This proposed 

AD would require revising the 

maintenance or inspection program to 

include new airworthiness limitations. 

We are proposing this AD to detect and 

correct latent failures of the fuel shutoff 

valve to the engine, which could result 

in the inability to shut off fuel to the 

engine and, in case of certain engine 

fires, an uncontrollable fire that could 

lead to wing failure. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 29, 2014. 

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. 

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–2014– 

0194; 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 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebel Nichols, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: (425) 917–6509; 

fax: (425) 917–6590; email: 

rebel.nichols@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0194; Directorate Identifier 2014– 

NM–022–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://

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 have received reports of latently 

failed fuel shutoff valves discovered 

during fuel filter replacement. 

Deficiencies in the valve actuator design 

have resulted in latent failures of the 

fuel shutoff valve to the engine. This 

condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could result in latent failures of the fuel 

shutoff valve to the engine, which could 

result in the inability to shut off fuel to 

the engine and, in case of certain engine 

fires, an uncontrollable fire that could 

lead to wing failure. 

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 require 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program to include new airworthiness 

limitations. The airworthiness 

limitations would allow an operator to 

perform the operational check as either 

a maintenance action or a flightcrew 

action. The flightcrew or maintenance 

crew would monitor the engine spar 

valve lights for a few seconds 

immediately after moving the engine 

fuel condition levers. Flightcrews can 

perform this operational check while 

starting the engine or while shutting 

down the engine. Maintenance crews 

can do this operational check as a 

separate action that does not require 

actual starting of the engine. 

This proposed AD would require 

revisions to certain operator 

maintenance documents to include 

these new inspections. Compliance with 

these inspections is required by section 

91.403(c) of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 91.403(c)). For 

airplanes that have been previously 

modified, altered, or repaired in the 

areas addressed by these inspections, an 

operator might not be able to 

accomplish the inspections described in 

the revisions. In this situation, to 

comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the 

operator must request approval of an 

alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC) in accordance with the 

provisions of paragraph (i) of this 

proposed AD. The request should 

include a description of changes to the 

proposed inspections that will ensure 

the continued operational safety of the 

airplane. 

Interim Action 

We consider this proposed AD 

interim action. The manufacturer is 

currently developing a modification that 

will address the unsafe condition 

identified in this proposed AD. Once 

this modification is developed, 

approved, and available, we might 

consider additional rulemaking. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 1,244 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

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