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Service Bulletin ERPS33T–29–7, dated June 

6, 2014, and the RAT has been re-identified 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A340– 

29–5025, dated June 16, 2014. 

(k) Credit for Previous Actions 

(1) This paragraph provides credit for the 

RAT and RAT actuator identification 

specified in paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), and 

(g)(3) of this AD if that identification was 

performed before the effective date of this AD 

using Hamilton Sundstrand Service Bulletin 

ERPS06M–29–21, dated May 27, 2014, which 

is not incorporated by reference in this AD. 

(2) This paragraph provides credit for the 

RAT or RAT actuator identification and 

modification specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD, if those actions were performed 

before the effective date of this AD using 

Hamilton Sundstrand Service Bulletin 

ERPS06M–29–21, dated May 27, 2014, which 

is not incorporated by reference in this AD. 

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1138; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): If any 

Airbus service information contains 

procedures or tests that are identified as RC, 

those procedures and tests must be done to 

comply with this AD; any procedures or tests 

that are not identified as RC are 

recommended. Those procedures and tests 

that are not identified 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 

procedures and tests identified as RC can be 

done and the airplane can be put back in an 

airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2015–0008, dated 

January 15, 2015, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

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

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2016–3983. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (n)(4) and (n)(5) of this AD. 

(n) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–29–3126, 

dated June 12, 2014. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–29–4097, 

dated June 12, 2014. 

(iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–29– 

5025, dated June 16, 2014. 

(iv) Hamilton Sundstrand Service Bulletin 

ERPS06M–29–21, Revision 1, dated April 14, 

2015. 

(v) Hamilton Sundstrand Service Bulletin 

ERPS33T–29–7, dated June 6, 2014. 

(3) For Airbus service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point 

Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, 

France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 

5 61 93 45 80; email airworthiness.A330- 

A340@airbus.com; Internet http://

www.airbus.com. 

(4) For Hamilton Sundstrand service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Hamilton Sundstrand, Technical 

Publications, Mail Stop 302–9, 4747 Harrison 

Avenue, P.O. Box 7002, Rockford, IL 61125– 

7002; telephone 860–654–3575; fax 860–998– 

4564; email tech.solutions@hs.utc.com; 

Internet http://

www.hamiltonsundstrand.com. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(6) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 23, 

2016. 

Dorr M. Anderson, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–15929 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3987; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–165–AD; Amendment 

39–18580; AD 2016–13–15] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

report of improperly drilled bores, 

located on upper and lower stiffener 

joints to the Web at a certain frame. This 

AD requires a one-time inspection of the 

bores, and repair if necessary. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct an 

unsatisfactory bore that can adversely 

affect the structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 16, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of August 16, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, 

Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone: 201– 

440–6700; Internet: http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may 

view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3987. 

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–2016– 

3987; 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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone 800–647– 

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5527) is Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on March 1, 2016 (81 FR 

10535) (‘‘the NPRM’’). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued Airworthiness 

Directive 2015–0204, dated October 8, 

2015 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for certain Dassault 

Aviation FALCON 7X airplanes. The 

MCAI states: 

On the assembly line of Falcon 7X 

airplanes, defects were detected on left hand 

and right hand engine pylons. A quality 

review revealed that bores located on upper 

and lower stiffener joints to the web at pylon 

Frame 41 were improperly drilled. Fettlings 

of borings, for fixing diameter 4 mm 

[millimeters] and 5 mm, were found 

ovalized, too deep and having irregular 

surface qualities under the head of fixing. 

Dassault Aviation identified the individual 

airplanes that are potentially affected by this 

production deficiency. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, would adversely affect the 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition 

Dassault Aviation published Service Bulletin 

(SB) 7X–346 to provide corrective action 

instructions. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires a one-time [detailed] 

visual [and rototest] inspection for 

unsatisfactory bores and, depending on 

findings, repair of affected stiffener bores. 

A bore is not satisfactory if it has any 

surface defects greater than or equal to 

0.5 mm or if any chamfer dimension or 

edge distance value is not within the 

dimensions specified in Dassault 

Aviation Service Bulletin 7X–346, dated 

April 24, 2015. You may examine the 

MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2016–3987. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM or 

on the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the changes described previously 

except for minor editorial changes. We 

have determined that these minor 

changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Dassault Service 

Bulletin 7X–346, dated April 24, 2015. 

The service information describes 

procedures for a one-time inspection 

and repair of the bores on stiffeners at 

Frame 41 on the engine pylons. 

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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 55 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection ................... 66 work-hours × $85 per hour = $5,610 ............................................. $0 $5,610 $308,550 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary repair that would be 

required based on the results of the 

required inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of airplanes 

that might need this repair: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Repair ............................................................................................... 20 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,700 .. $149 $1,849 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 

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. 

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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 that 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; 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): 

2016–13–15 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–18580. Docket No. 

FAA–2016–3987; Directorate Identifier 

2015–NM–165–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective August 16, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in 

any category, manufacturer serial numbers 1 

through 221 inclusive, except serial numbers 

182 and 220. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

improperly drilled bores, located on upper 

and lower stiffener joints to the web at a 

certain frame. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct an unsatisfactory bore that 

can adversely affect the structural integrity of 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspect Bores 

Within 4,000 flight cycles or 98 months, 

whichever occurs first since date of issuance 

of the original airworthiness certificate or 

date of issuance of the original export 

certificate of airworthiness, do a detailed 

visual and rototest inspection of the bores, 

located on upper and lower stiffener joints to 

the web at pylon Frame 41, to determine if 

the bores are not satisfactory, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–346, dated 

April 24, 2015. 

(h) Repair 

If, during the inspection required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, it is determined that 

any bore is not satisfactory: Before further 

flight, repair affected bores, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–346, dated 

April 24, 2015, except as required by 

paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(i) Exceptions 

Where the Dassault Service Bulletin 7X– 

346, dated April 24, 2015, specifies to contact 

Dassault Aviation: Before further flight, 

repair using a method approved by the 

Manager, International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

EASA; or Dassault Aviation’s EASA DOA. If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2015–0204, dated October 8, 2015, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found on the 

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

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2016–3987. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–346, dated 

April 24, 2015. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet 

Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone: 201–440–6700; Internet: http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 23, 

2016. 

Dorr M. Anderson, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–15930 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3632; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–023–AD; Amendment 

39–18590; AD 2016–14–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

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