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(g) Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate Falcon 

10 Maintenance Manual, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Chapter 5–40–00, Revision 13, 

dated July 2017. The initial compliance time 

for accomplishing the actions is at the 

applicable time specified in Falcon 10 

Maintenance Manual, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Chapter 5–40–00, Revision 13, 

dated July 2017; or within 90 days after the 

effective date of this AD; whichever occurs 

later. 

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program has been revised as required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (i)(1) of 

this AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards 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 International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@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. 

(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 Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2018–0078, dated April 9, 2018, 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–2018–0642. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3226. 

(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. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on July 

24, 2018. 

James Cashdollar, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16498 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0706; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–086–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation 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 

Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET 

FALCON, and FAN JET FALCON 

SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by a 

determination of the need for a revision 

to the airplane airworthiness limitations 

to introduce changes to the maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. This proposed AD would 

require revising the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate new airworthiness 

limitations and maintenance 

requirements. We are proposing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by September 24, 

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 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 service information at the 

FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

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– 

0706; 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 in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3226. 

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– 

2018–0706; Product Identifier 2018– 

NM–086–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 NPRM. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2018–0083, 

dated April 16, 2018 (referred to after 


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this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Dassault Aviation Model 

FAN JET FALCON and FAN JET 

FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

The airworthiness limitations and 

certification maintenance instructions for the 

Dassault Fan Jet Falcon aeroplanes, which 

are approved by EASA, are currently defined 

and published in the Dassault Fan Jet Falcon 

Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) chapter 

5–40. These instructions have been identified 

as mandatory for continued airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition [among 

other things, fatigue cracking and damage in 

principal structural elements; such fatigue 

cracking and damage could result in reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane]. 

Consequently, EASA issued AD 2014–0021 

[which corresponds to FAA AD 2014–26–07, 

Amendment 39–18058 (80 FR 2815, January 

21, 2015) (‘‘AD 2014–26–07’’)] to require 

accomplishment of the maintenance tasks, 

and implementation of the airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in Dassault Fan Jet 

Falcon AMM chapter 5–40 Revision 15. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, Dassault 

issued Revision 17 of the Dassault Fan Jet 

Falcon AMM chapter 5–40, which introduces 

new and more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and/or airworthiness 

limitations. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2014–0021, which is superseded, and 

requires accomplishment of the actions 

specified in Revision 17 of the Dassault Fan 

Jet Falcon AMM chapter 5–40, (hereafter 

referred to as ‘the ALS’ in this [EASA] AD). 

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–2018– 

0706. 

Relationship Between Proposed AD and 

AD 2014–26–07 

This NPRM does not propose to 

supersede AD 2014–26–07. Rather, we 

have determined that a stand-alone AD 

would be more appropriate to address 

the changes in the MCAI. This proposed 

AD would require revising the 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new 

airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance requirements. 

Accomplishment of the proposed 

actions would then terminate all of the 

requirements of AD 2014–26–07. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Dassault has issued Chapter 5–40, 

Airworthiness Limitations, DGT 131028, 

Revision 17, dated September 2017, of 

the Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 

Maintenance Manual. This service 

information includes life limits for 

certain components, including the 

engine front mounts and the legs of the 

nose landing gear and main landing 

gear. In addition, this service 

information describes maintenance 

tasks for, among other systems, the air 

conditioning system and the passenger/ 

crew door warning system. 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 

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 the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. 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 

on other products of the same type 

design. 

Proposed Requirements of This NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to include new 

airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance requirements. 

This proposed AD would require 

revisions to certain operator 

maintenance documents to include new 

actions (e.g., inspections). Compliance 

with these actions is required by 14 CFR 

91.403(c). For airplanes that have been 

previously modified, altered, or repaired 

in the areas addressed by this proposed 

AD, the operator may not be able to 

accomplish the actions described in the 

revisions. In this situation, to comply 

with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator 

must request approval for an alternative 

method of compliance according to 

paragraph (j)(1) of this proposed AD. 

The request should include a 

description of changes to the required 

inspections that will ensure the 

continued operational safety of the 

airplane. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the MCAI 

The MCAI specifies that if there are 

findings from the airworthiness 

limitations section (ALS) tasks, 

corrective actions must be accomplished 

in accordance with Dassault 

maintenance documentation. However, 

this proposed AD does not include that 

requirement. Operators of U.S.- 

registered airplanes are required by 

general airworthiness and operational 

regulations to perform maintenance 

using methods that are acceptable to the 

FAA. We consider those methods to be 

adequate to address any corrective 

actions necessitated by the findings of 

ALS inspections required by this 

proposed AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 168 airplanes of U.S. registry. We 

estimate the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD: 

We have determined that revising the 

maintenance or inspection program 

takes an average of 90 work-hours per 

operator, although we recognize that 

this number may vary from operator to 

operator. In the past, we have estimated 

that this action takes 1 work-hour per 

airplane. Since operators incorporate 

maintenance or inspection program 

changes for their affected fleet(s), we 

have determined that a per-operator 

estimate is more accurate than a perairplane estimate. Therefore, we 

estimate the total cost per operator to be 

$7,650 (90 work-hours × $85 per workhour). 

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 proposed 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 transport 

category airplanes to the Director of the 

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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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0706; Product Identifier 2018–NM–086– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by September 

24, 2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2014–26–07, 

Amendment 39–18058 (80 FR 2815, January 

21, 2015) (‘‘AD 2014–26–07’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FAN JET FALCON, and FAN JET 

FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes, 

certificated in any category, all serial 

numbers, except those on which the Dassault 

Fan Jet Falcon Supplemental Structural 

Inspection Program (Service Bulletin (SB) 

730) has been embodied into the airplane’s 

maintenance program. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits and 

Maintenance Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

of the need for a revision to the airplane 

airworthiness limitations to introduce 

changes to the maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations. We are issuing 

this AD to address, among other things, 

fatigue cracking and damage in principal 

structural elements; such fatigue cracking 

and damage could result in reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

airworthiness limitations specified in 

Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness Limitations, 

DGT 131028, Revision 17, dated September 

2017, of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 

Maintenance Manual (MM). The initial 

compliance time for accomplishing the 

actions is at the applicable time specified in 

Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness Limitations, 

DGT 131028, Revision 17, dated September 

2017, of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 

MM; or within 90 days after the effective date 

of this AD; whichever occurs later. Where the 

threshold column in the table in paragraph 

B, Mandatory Maintenance Operations, of 

Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness Limitations, 

DGT 131028, Revision 17, dated September 

2017, of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 20 MM 

specifies a compliance time in years, those 

compliance times are since the date of 

issuance of the original French or European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

airworthiness certificate or date of issuance 

of the original French or EASA export 

certificate of airworthiness. 

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions and intervals are 

approved as an AMOC in accordance with 

the procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(i) Terminating Action for AD 2014–26–07 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD terminates all of the 

requirements of AD 2014–26–07. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards 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 International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS. 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. 

(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 Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2018–0083, dated April 16, 2018, 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–2018–0706. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3226. 

(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. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on July 

27, 2018. 

James Cashdollar, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16732 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0643; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–084–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 


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