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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 

On March 29, 2000, we issued AD 

2000–07–11, Amendment 39–11665 (65 

FR 19305, April 11, 2000). That AD 

required actions intended to address an 

unsafe condition on the products listed 

above. 

Since we issued AD 2000–07–11 (65 

FR 19305, April 11, 2000), we 

determined the unsafe condition no 

longer exists. Review of the Piaggio 

Model P–180 service history and 

maintenance requirements shows that 

regularly scheduled annual inspections 

address this issue. Therefore, the need 

to continue to address this subject as an 

unsafe condition through an AD is not 

necessary. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued 2012–0095–CN, 

dated May 31, 2012 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’). The MCAI states: 

After a 1999 training session during which 

conflicting inputs were given to the brake 

pads between pilot and copilot, a brake 

system rod was found deflected. The rod, in 

this bent condition, could possibly wear and 

damage the tubings connected to the brake 

valves, with consequent fluid leakage. 

Prompted by these findings, PAI issued 

Service Bulletin (SB) 80–0107, providing 

instructions for repetitive inspections of the 

affected rods and tubings. As this was 

considered to be a potentially unsafe 

condition, Registro Aeronautico Italiano 

(RAI), the predecessor of ENAC (Ente 

Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile), issued 

Prescrizione di Aeronavigabilita` (PA) No. 

1999–219, which required the repetitive 

inspections as detailed in PAI SB 80–0107 

and, depending on findings, replacement of 

rod or tubing. 

Since that AD was issued, the repetitive 

inspections of SB 80–0107 have been 

included as regular tasks into the 

maintenance schedule of both Avanti and 

Avanti II aeroplanes. In addition, no other 

cases of brake system bent rods have been 

reported, nor have any rods been replaced for 

damage in the P.180 fleet since that 

occurrence. Based on the available 

information, this is no longer considered to 

be an unsafe condition. Prompted by this 

determination, PAI issued Revision ZZ of SB 

80–0107, which cancels the original SB 80– 

0107. 

For the reasons described above, this 

Notice is issued to cancel ENAC PA no. 

1999–219 dated 03 May 1999. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

FAA’s Determination 

We propose this AD because we 

evaluated all available information and 

determined the existing AD is no longer 

necessary. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would rescind AD 

2000–07–11 (65 FR 19305, April 11, 

2000). 

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, 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 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. 

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 39–11665 (65 FR 

19305, April 11, 2000), and adding the 

following new AD: 

Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A.: Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0755; Directorate Identifier 

99–CE–65–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by September 

4, 2012. 

(b) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piaggio Aero Industries 

S.p.A. Model P–180 airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD rescinds AD 2000–07–11 (65 FR 

19305, April 11, 2000). 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 32; Landing Gear. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 13, 

2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17582 Filed 7–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0756; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–012–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 


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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. (type certificate 

previously held by The New Piper 

Aircraft Inc.) Models PA–18 and PA–19 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by incidents of inadvertent 

magneto switch shut off in flight. This 

proposed AD would require moving all 

magneto switches that are now or are at 

any time located on the left cabin panel, 

adjacent to the front seat, to the 

instrument panel. We are proposing this 

AD to correct the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by September 4, 2012. 

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; 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: Gary 

Wechsler, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

Georgia 30337; phone: (404) 474–5575; 

fax: (404) 474–5606; email: 

gary.wechsler@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– 

2012–0756; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

CE–012–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 

Three forced landings of Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Model PA–18 airplanes 

with magneto switches located on the 

left cabin panel, adjacent to the front 

seat, were caused by pilots unknowingly 

turning off the magneto switches and 

causing in-flight engine shutdowns. In 

each event, the pilot was performing 

other flight tasks, such as re-trimming 

the airplane, and the pilot’s arm and/or 

article of clothing accidently turned off 

the magneto switches. 

Those parties that may desire an 

alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC) are encouraged to work 

together with pertinent type clubs 

toward a single global AMOC. 

Any Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA–18 

airplane with the magneto switch 

currently located away from the left 

cabin panel, adjacent to the front seat, 

including those already placed on an 

airplane’s wing root, is not at a high risk 

of an inadvertent in-flight engine 

shutdown and loss of flight control and 

are not the subject of this proposed AD. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in engine shut down and possible 

loss of control. 

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 

removing the magneto switch and 

ignition leads from the left cabin panel 

adjacent to the front seat and install a 

key-type ignition switch on the 

instrument panel. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 295 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 

Relocate the magneto switch from the port side interior 

cabin wall to the instrument panel and replace the magneto switch with a keyed switch.

3.5 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = $297.50.

$125 $422.50 $124,637.50 

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. 


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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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by The New Piper 

Aircraft Inc.): Docket No. FAA–2012– 

0756; Directorate Identifier 2012–CE– 

012–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by September 

4, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

(type certificate previously held by The New 

Piper Aircraft Inc.) Models PA–18, PA–18 

‘‘105’’ (Special), PA–18S, PA–18S ‘‘105’’ 

(Special), PA–18A, PA–18 ‘‘125’’ (Army L– 

21A), PA–18S ‘‘125’’, PA–18AS ‘‘125’’, PA– 

18 ‘‘135’’ (Army L–21B), PA–18A ‘‘135’’, PA– 

18S ‘‘135’’, PA–18AS ‘‘135’’, PA–18 ‘‘150’’, 

PA–18A ‘‘150’’, PA–18S ‘‘150’’, PA–18AS 

‘‘150’’, PA–19 (Army L–18C), and PA–19S 

airplanes, all serial numbers, that: 

(1) Are certificated in any category; and 

(2) Are now or at any time equipped with 

a magneto switch installed on the left cabin 

panel, adjacent to the front seat. 

Note 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD: Model 

PA–18 airplanes with the magneto switch 

located away from the left cabin panel, 

adjacent to the front seat, including those 

currently placed on an airplane’s wing root, 

are not subject to the requirements of this 

AD. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 74, Engine Ignition. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by incidents of 

inadvertent magneto switch shut off in flight. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent engine 

shut down and possible loss of control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Relocate the Magneto Switch and Replace 

With Key-Type Ignition Switch 

Within the next 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, do the following in 

accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 

43.13–2B, Chapter 11, which can be found at 

http://rgl.faa.gov/: 

(1) Remove the magneto switch and 

ignition leads from the left cabin panel, 

adjacent to the front seat, install either a 

Piper part number 15302–02, –04 or –05 (or 

FAA approved equivalent part number) keytype ignition switch on the instrument panel, 

not adjacent to or below (the height of) the 

engine fuel primer, attach ignition leads, 

maintaining shielded or unshielded 

configuration existing at time of new switch 

installation, and secure leads following the 

procedures in FAA Advisory Circular 43.13– 

2B, Chapter 11, which can be found at http:// 

rgl.faa.gov/. 

(2) Perform engine run to verify proper 

engine operation. Following regular run-up 

procedures, allow the engine to reach 

operating temperatures and do a normal 

magneto check. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section 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. 

(i) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Gary Wechsler, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Atlanta ACO, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, Georgia 30337; phone: (404) 

474–5575; fax: (404) 474–5606; email: 

gary.wechsler@faa.gov. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 13, 

2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17589 Filed 7–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0721; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–076–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2B19 

(Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports that airplanes with 

a Class C cargo (baggage) compartment 

have liners that do not meet 

flammability requirements. This 

proposed AD would require replacing 

the existing cargo compartment liners 

with liners that comply. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent inadequate 

fire protection in the cargo compartment 

and consequent uncontrolled fire. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by September 4, 2012. 

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, between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For Bombardier service information 

identified in this proposed AD, contact 

Bombardier, Inc., 400 Coˆte-Vertu Road 

West, Dorval, Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, Canada; 

telephone 514–855–5000; fax 514–855– 

7401; email 


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