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(2) For Model MYSTERE–FALCON 900 

and FALCON 900EX airplanes: STC 

ST02188SE. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 57, Ailerons. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracked reinforcing straps (doublers) on the 

left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) ailerons 

of airplanes equipped with blended winglets. 

We are issuing this AD to address cracking 

of aileron reinforcing straps, which could 

lead to fatigue cracking of the ailerons and 

subsequent loss of control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Repetitive Inspections and Corrective 

Action 

Within 8 months or 400 flight hours (FH), 

whichever occurs first, after the effective date 

of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 8 months or 400 FH, whichever 

occurs first: Do a detailed inspection for 

cracking of the upper and lower reinforcing 

straps of the LH and RH ailerons, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Aviation Partners, Inc., Falcon 

Service Bulletin SBF9–17–001, Revision B, 

dated December 20, 2017. If any cracked 

aileron reinforcing strap is found, before 

further flight: Replace the reinforcing strap 

with a new part, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Aviation 

Partners, Inc., Falcon Service Bulletin SBF9– 

17–002, Revision A, dated December 20, 

2017. 

(h) Terminating Action 

Replacement of any aileron reinforcing 

strap with a new part, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Aviation 

Partners, Inc., Falcon Service Bulletin SBF9– 

17–002, Revision A, dated December 20, 

2017, constitutes terminating action for the 

repetitive inspections required by paragraph 

(g) of this AD for that part only. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

(1) This paragraph provides credit for the 

inspections specified in paragraph (g) of this 

AD, if those actions were performed before 

the effective date of this AD using Aviation 

Partners, Inc., Falcon Service Bulletin SBF9– 

17–001, dated March 3, 2017; or Aviation 

Partners, Inc., Falcon Service Bulletin SBF9– 

17–001, Revision A, dated April 4, 2017. 

(2) This paragraph provides credit for the 

replacement specified in paragraphs (g) and 

(h) of this AD, if those actions were 

performed before the effective date of this AD 

using Aviation Partners, Inc., Falcon Service 

Bulletin SBF9–17–002, dated March 7, 2017. 

(j) No Reporting Requirement and no Parts 

Return 

(1) Although Aviation Partners, Inc., 

Falcon Service Bulletin SBF9–17–001, 

Revision B, dated December 20, 2017; and 

Aviation Partners, Inc., Falcon Service 

Bulletin SBF9–17–002, Revision A, dated 

December 20, 2017; specify to submit certain 

information to the manufacturer, this AD 

does not include that requirement. 

(2) Although Aviation Partners, Inc., 

Falcon Service Bulletin SBF9–17–002, 

Revision A, dated December 20, 2017, 

specifies salvaging and returning a damaged 

strap to Aviation Partners, Inc., this AD does 

not include that requirement. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle 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 (l)(1) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Michael Bumbaugh, Aerospace 

Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA, Seattle 

ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206–231– 

3522; email: Michael.Bumbaugh@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Aviation Partners, Inc., 7299 

Perimeter Road South, Seattle, WA 98108– 

3812; phone: 206–762–1171; email: 

mwilliams@winglets.com; internet: http://

www.aviationpartners.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 

August 16, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18148 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0759; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–055–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

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 

Airbus SAS Model A330–200 series 

airplanes; Model A330–200 Freighter 

series airplanes; and Model A330–300 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by revisions to certain 

airworthiness limitation item (ALI) 

documents, which specify more 

restrictive instructions and/or 

airworthiness limitations. This 

proposed AD would require revising the 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive instructions and/or 

airworthiness limitations. We are 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 9, 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 Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAL, Rond-Point 

Emile Dewoitine No: 2, 31700 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. 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– 

0759; 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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 


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International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3229. 

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– 

2018–0759; Product Identifier 2018– 

NM–055–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 Airworthiness 

Directive 2018–0034, dated February 5, 

2018 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

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

an unsafe condition for Airbus SAS 

Model A330–200 series airplanes; 

Model A330–200 Freighter series 

airplanes; and Model A330–300 series 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

The airworthiness limitations for Airbus 

A330 and A340 aeroplanes, which are 

approved by EASA, are currently defined and 

published in the A330 and A340 ALS 

document(s). The Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items are specified in ALS Part 1. 

These instructions have been identified as 

mandatory for continued airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. 

EASA previously issued [EASA] AD 2014– 

0009 [which corresponds to FAA AD 2017– 

10–24, Amendment 39–18898 (82 FR 24035, 

May 25, 2017) (‘‘AD 2017–10–24’’)] to require 

the implementation of the instructions and 

airworthiness limitations as specified in 

Airbus A330 and A340 ALS Part 1 

documents at Revision 07. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, 

improvement of safe life component selection 

and life extension campaigns resulted in life 

limitations changes, among others new or 

more restrictive life limitations, approved by 

EASA. Consequently, Airbus successively 

issued Revision 08 and Revision 09 of the 

A330 and A340 ALS Part 1, compiling all 

ALS Part 1 changes approved since previous 

Revision 07. 

In addition, Airbus published Variation 9.2 

to remove from ALS Part 1 some life limits 

connected to a deficiency in the fatigue 

performance of 300M high strength steel used 

in forgings. These life limits, applicable only 

for a specific batch of parts, are required by 

EASA AD 2017–0185. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2014–0009, which is superseded, and 

requires accomplishment of the actions 

specified in the applicable ALS. 

The unsafe condition is fatigue 

cracking, accidental damage, or 

corrosion in certain principle structural 

elements, and possible failure of certain 

life limited parts, which could result in 

reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane. 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– 

0759. 

Relationship Between Proposed AD and 

AD 2017–10–24 

This NPRM does not propose to 

supersede AD 2017–10–24. Rather, we 

have determined that a stand-alone AD 

would be more appropriate to address 

the changes in the MCAI. This NPRM 

would require revising the maintenance 

or inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate new or more restrictive 

instructions and/or airworthiness 

limitations. Accomplishment of the 

proposed actions would then terminate 

all requirements of AD 2017–10–24. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus SAS has issued A330 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 1, Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (SL–ALI), Revision 09, 

dated September 18, 2017. This service 

information describes SL–ALI for the 

landing gear. 

Airbus SAS has also issued A330 ALS 

Part 1, SL–ALI, Variation 9.2, dated 

November 28, 2017, and A330 ALS Part 

1, SL–ALI, Variation 9.3, dated 

November 29, 2017. This service 

information describes revised life limits 

for certain parts. 

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. 

Differences Between this Proposed AD 

and the MCAI 

This proposed AD does not include 

the Model A340 airplanes that are 

specified in the MCAI. Instead, we have 

added the MCAI to the required 

airworthiness actions list (RAAL) for the 

Model A340 airplanes. 

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 AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new, more restrictive instructions and/ 

or airworthiness limitation 

requirements, except as discussed under 

‘‘Differences Between this Proposed AD 

and the MCAI.’’ 

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. 

Airworthiness Limitations Based on 

Type Design 

The FAA recently became aware of an 

issue related to the applicability of ADs 

that require incorporation of an ALS 

revision into an operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program. 

Typically, when these types of ADs 

are issued by civil aviation authorities 

of other countries, they apply to all 

airplanes covered under an identified 

type certificate (TC). The corresponding 

FAA AD typically retains applicability 

to all of those airplanes. 

In addition, U.S. operators must 

operate their airplanes in an airworthy 

condition, in accordance with 14 CFR 

91.7(a). Included in this obligation is the 

requirement to perform any 

maintenance or inspections specified in 

the ALS, and in accordance with the 


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ALS as specified in 14 CFR 43.16 and 

91.403(c), unless an alternative has been 

approved by the FAA. 

When a type certificate is issued for 

a type design, the specific ALS, 

including revisions, is a part of that type 

design, as specified in 14 CFR 21.31(c). 

The sum effect of these operational 

and maintenance requirements is an 

obligation to comply with the ALS 

defined in the type design referenced in 

the manufacturer’s conformity 

statement. This obligation may 

introduce a conflict with an AD that 

requires a specific ALS revision if new 

airplanes are delivered with a later 

revision as part of their type design. 

To address this conflict, the FAA has 

approved alternative methods of 

compliance (AMOCs) that allow 

operators to incorporate the most recent 

ALS revision into their maintenance/ 

inspection programs, in lieu of the ALS 

revision required by the AD. This 

eliminates the conflict and enables the 

operator to comply with both the AD 

and the type design. 

However, compliance with AMOCs is 

normally optional, and we recently 

became aware that some operators 

choose to retain the AD-mandated ALS 

revision in their fleet-wide 

maintenance/inspection programs, 

including those for new airplanes 

delivered with later ALS revisions, to 

help standardize the maintenance of the 

fleet. To ensure that operators comply 

with the applicable ALS revision for 

newly delivered airplanes containing a 

later revision than that specified in an 

AD, we plan to limit the applicability of 

ADs that mandate ALS revisions to 

those airplanes that are subject to an 

earlier revision of the ALS, either as part 

of the type design or as mandated by an 

earlier AD. 

This proposed AD therefore would 

apply to Airbus SAS Model A330–200 

series airplanes; Model A330–200 

Freighter series airplanes; and Model 

A330–300 series airplanes with an 

original certificate of airworthiness or 

original export certificate of 

airworthiness that was issued on or 

before the date of the ALS revision 

identified in this proposed AD. 

Operators of airplanes with an original 

certificate of airworthiness or original 

export certificate of airworthiness 

issued after that date must comply with 

the airworthiness limitations specified 

as part of the approved type design and 

referenced on the type certificate data 

sheet. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 105 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 

System Oversight Division. 

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): 

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2018–0759; 

Product Identifier 2018–NM–055–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 9, 

2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2017–10–24, 

Amendment 39–18898 (82 FR 24035, May 25, 

2017) (‘‘AD 2017–10–24’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus SAS 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1), 

(c)(2), and (c)(3) of this AD, certificated in 

any category, with an original certificate of 

airworthiness or an original export certificate 

of airworthiness issued on or before 

November 29, 2017. 

(1) Airbus SAS Model A330–201, –202, 

–203, –223, and –243 airplanes. 

(2) Airbus SAS Model A330–223F and 

–243F airplanes. 

(3) Airbus SAS Model A330–301, –302, 

–303, –321, –322, –323, –341, –342, and –343 

airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by revisions to 

certain airworthiness limitation item (ALI) 


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documents, which specify more restrictive 

instructions and/or airworthiness limitations. 

We are issuing this AD to address fatigue 

cracking, accidental damage, or corrosion in 

principal structural elements, and possible 

failure of certain life limited parts, which 

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 

information specified in the service 

information identified in paragraphs (g)(1), 

(g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD. The initial 

compliance times for accomplishing the tasks 

are at the applicable times specified in the 

service information identified in paragraphs 

(g)(1), (g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD, or within 

90 days after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later. 

(1) Airbus SAS A330 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) Part 1, Safe Life 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (SL–ALI), 

Revision 09, dated September 18, 2017. 

(2) Airbus SAS A330 ALS Part 1, SL–ALI, 

Variation 9.2, dated November 28, 2017. 

(3) Airbus SAS A330 ALS Part 1, SL–ALI, 

Variation 9.3, dated November 29, 2017. 

(h) Terminating Actions for AD 2017–10–24 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD terminates all 

requirements of AD 2017–10–24. 

(i) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, 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 (j)(1) of this AD. 

(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@faa.gov. 

(i) 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. 

(ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 

2017–10–24 are not approved as AMOCs for 

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 Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Airbus SAS’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2018–0034, dated 

February 5, 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–2018–0759. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3229. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine 

No: 2, 31700 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. 

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 

August 16, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18147 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0671; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–ACE–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Maurice, IA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Sioux County Regional Airport, 

Maurice, IA. Controlled airspace is 

necessary to accommodate new 

standard instrument approach 

procedures developed at Sioux County 

Regional Airport, for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 

366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0671; Airspace Docket No. 18–ACE–3, at 

the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 


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