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(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 Airbus 

A310 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 4, ‘‘System Equipment 

Maintenance Requirements (SEMR),’’ 

Revision 03, dated August 28, 2017; or A300– 

600 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) 

Part 4, ‘‘System Equipment Maintenance 

Requirements (SEMR),’’ Revision 03, dated 

August 28, 2017; as applicable. The initial 

compliance time for doing the revised actions 

is at the applicable time specified in Airbus 

A310 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 4, ‘‘System Equipment 

Maintenance Requirements (SEMR),’’ 

Revision 03, dated August 28, 2017, or A300– 

600 Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) 

Part 4, ‘‘System Equipment Maintenance 

Requirements (SEMR),’’ Revision 03, dated 

August 28, 2017; as applicable; 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 and intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(i) Terminating Action for AD 2015–02–16 

Accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD terminates all requirements of AD 2015– 

02–16. 

(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. 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 

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 AD 

2017–0202, dated October 12, 2017, 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–2018–0396. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

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

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3225. 

(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) Airbus A300–600 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) Part 4, ‘‘System 

Equipment Maintenance Requirements 

(SEMR),’’ Revision 03, dated August 28, 

2017. 

(ii) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) Part 4, ‘‘System Equipment 

Maintenance Requirements (SEMR),’’ 

Revision 03, dated August 28, 2017. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine 

No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

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

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) 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. 

(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 Des Moines, Washington, on 

August 24, 2018. 

James Cashdollar, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19856 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0364; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–154–AD; Amendment 

39–19398; AD 2018–18–19] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus SAS Model A300 and A310 

series airplanes; and Model A300 B4– 

600, B4–600R, and F4–600R series 

airplanes, and Model A300 C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes (collectively called 

Model A300–600 series airplanes). This 

AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations are necessary. 

This AD requires revising the 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 23, 

2018. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of October 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office— 

EAW, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine No: 

2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

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

61 93 44 51; email account.airwortheas@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. 

It is also available on the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0364. 

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– 

0364; or in person at Docket Operations 


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between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this final rule, 

the regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3225. 

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 all Airbus SAS Model A300 

and A310 series airplanes; and Model 

A300 B4–600, B4–600R, and F4–600R 

series airplanes, and Model A300 C4– 

605R Variant F airplanes (collectively 

called Model A300–600 series 

airplanes). The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on May 14, 2018 (83 

FR 22219). The NPRM was prompted by 

a determination that new or more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. The NPRM proposed to 

require revising the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate new or more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent fatigue 

damage in principal structural elements, 

which could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2017–0204, 

dated October 12, 2017 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Airbus SAS Model A300 and 

A310 series airplanes; and Model A300 

B4–600, B4–600R, and F4–600R series 

airplanes, and Model A300 C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes (collectively called 

Model A300–600 series airplanes). The 

MCAI states: 

The airworthiness limitations for the 

Airbus A300, A310, A300–600 and A300– 

600ST family aeroplanes, which are 

approved by EASA, are currently defined and 

published in the Airbus A300, A310 and 

A300–600 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) documents. The Safe Life 

Airworthiness Limitation Items are specified 

in the A300, A310 and A300–600 (including 

the A300–600ST) ALS Part 1 documents. 

These instructions have been identified as 

mandatory for continuing airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. 

EASA previously issued AD 2013–0248 

[which corresponds to FAA AD 2015–22–05, 

Amendment 39–18310 (80 FR 69846, 

November 12, 2015) (‘‘AD 2015–22–05’’)] to 

require the implementation of the 

instructions and airworthiness limitations as 

specified in Airbus A300, A310 and A300– 

600 ALS Part 1 documents at Revision 01. 

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 published 

Revision 02 of the A300, A310 and A300–600 

ALS Part 1, compiling all ALS Part 1 changes 

approved since previous Revision 01. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2013–0248, which is superseded, and 

requires accomplishment of the actions 

specified in A300 ALS Part 1 Revision 02, 

A310 ALS Part 1 Revision 02 and A300–600 

ALS Part 1 Revision 02. 

This AD requires revising the 

maintenance or inspection program to 

incorporate certain maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. The unsafe condition is 

fatigue damage in principal structural 

elements, 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– 

0364. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this final rule. 

The following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Remove Duplicated 

Language 

Airbus asked that we remove the 

duplicated language in the Discussion 

section of the NPRM which repeats the 

phrase ‘‘compiling all ALS Part 1.’’ 

We agree that the specified language 

in the Discussion section was 

duplicated, and have removed this 

duplication accordingly. 

Request To Release Related ADs at the 

Same Time 

Airbus requested in docket numbers, 

FAA–2018–0390 and FAA–2018–0365 

that we release this final rule and the 

following related ADs at the same time 

to provide clarity to operators. All four 

pending ADs are related to the same 

removal of 15 nose landing gear parts 

from ALS Part 1, on different airplane 

models. 

• Docket No. FAA–2018–0390, 

Product Identifier 2017–NM–130–AD 

(EASA AD 2017–0145, dated August 31, 

2017). 

• Docket No. FAA–2018–0365, 

Product Identifier 2017–NM–155–AD 

(EASA AD 2017–0203, dated October 

12, 2017). 

• Docket No. FAA–2018–0396, 

Product Identifier 2017–NM–156–AD 

(EASA AD 2017–0202, dated October 

12, 2017). 

We agree with the request insofar as 

we can control the publication 

schedule. While we cannot ensure that 

all four will be published on the same 

date, we will coordinate with the Office 

of the Federal Register (OFR) and 

attempt to issue all four final rules at the 

same time. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this 

final rule as proposed, except for minor 

editorial changes. We have determined 

that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

addressing 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 

Airbus SAS has issued the following 

service information, which describes 

procedures for revising the maintenance 

or inspection program to incorporate 

new or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. These documents are 

distinct since they apply to different 

airplane models. 

• For Model A300 series airplanes: 

Section 4, ‘‘Life Limits (LL)/ 

Demonstrated Fatigue Lives (DF),’’ of 

Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ Revision 

02, dated August 28, 2017, of the Airbus 

Model A300 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS). 

• For Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, 

and F4–600R series airplanes, and 

Model A300 C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes (collectively called Model 

A300–600 series airplanes): Section 4, 

‘‘Life Limits (LL)/Demonstrated Fatigue 

Lives (DF),’’ of Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (SL— 

ALI),’’ Revision 02, dated August 28, 

2017, of the Airbus Model A300–600 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS). 

• For Model A310 series airplanes: 

Section 4, ‘‘Life Limits (LL)/ 


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Demonstrated Fatigue Lives (DF),’’ of 

Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ Revision 

02, dated August 28, 2017, of the Airbus 

Model A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS). 

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 132 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this 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 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 and associated appliances to 

the Director of the System Oversight 

Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

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): 

2018–18–19 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

19398; Docket No. FAA–2018–0364; 

Product Identifier 2017–NM–154–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 23, 2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2015–22–05, 

Amendment 39–18310 (80 FR 69846, 

November 12, 2015) (‘‘AD 2015–22–05’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model 

A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203, B4– 

2C, B4–103, and B4–203 airplanes; Model 

A300 B4–601, B4–603, B4–620, and B4–622 

airplanes; Model A300 B4–605R and B4– 

622R airplanes; Model A300 F4–605R and 

F4–622R airplanes; Model A300 C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes; and Model A310–203, 

–204, –221, –222, –304, –322, –324, and –325 

airplanes; certificated in any category, all 

manufacturer serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time limits/maintenance 

checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness limitations 

are necessary. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent fatigue damage in principal 

structural elements, 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) 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 the applicable information 

specified in paragraph (g)(1), (g)(2), or (g)(3) 

of this AD, as applicable. The initial 

compliance times for accomplishing the tasks 

is at the applicable times specified in the 

applicable information specified in 

paragraph (g)(1), (g)(2), or (g)(3) of this AD, 

or within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, whichever occurs later. 

(1) For Model A300 series airplanes: 

Section 4, ‘‘Life Limits (LL)/Demonstrated 

Fatigue Lives (DF),’’ of Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ 

Revision 02, dated August 28, 2017, of the 

Airbus A300 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS). 

(2) For Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, and 

F4–600R series airplanes, and Model A300 

C4–605R Variant F airplanes (collectively 

called Model A300–600 series airplanes): 

Section 4, ‘‘Life Limits (LL)/Demonstrated 

Fatigue Lives (DF),’’ of Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ 

Revision 02, dated August 28, 2017, of the 

Airbus A300–600 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS). 

(3) For Model A310 series airplanes: 

Section 4, ‘‘Life Limits (LL)/Demonstrated 

Fatigue Lives (DF),’’ of Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ 

Revision 02, dated August 28, 2017, of the 

Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS). 

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After accomplishment of the revision 

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. 

(i) Terminating Action 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD terminates all 

requirements of AD 2015–22–05. 


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1The FAA notes that, prior to this rule, the FAA 

referred to the Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP) as ‘‘the flight 

information region of the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea (DPRK)’’ in the title of SFAR No. 

79. The FAA has changed that reference in this rule 

to more accurately represent the FIR name, in 

accordance with International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) naming conventions. The 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is 

the official name of North Korea. 

(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. 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 

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 AD 

2017–0204, dated October 12, 2017, 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–2018–0364. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

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

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206– 

231–3225. 

(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) Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ Revision 02, 

dated August 28, 2017, of the Airbus Model 

A300 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS). 

(ii) Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ Revision 02, 

dated August 28, 2017, of the Airbus Model 

A300–600 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS). 

(iii) Part 1, ‘‘Safe Life Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (SL—ALI),’’ Revision 02, 

dated August 28, 2017, of the Airbus Model 

A310 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS). 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine 

No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

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

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) 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. 

(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 Des Moines, Washington, on 

August 30, 2018. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19858 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No.: FAA–2018–0838; Amdt. No. 

91–352] 

RIN 2120–AL34 

Amendment of the Prohibition Against 

Certain Flights in the Pyongyang Flight 

Information Region (FIR) (ZKKP) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

prohibition against certain flight 

operations in the Pyongyang Flight 

Information Region (FIR) (ZKKP) by all: 

U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial 

operators; persons exercising the 

privileges of an airman certificate issued 

by the FAA, except when such persons 

are operating U.S.-registered aircraft for 

a foreign air carrier; and operators of 

U.S.-registered civil aircraft, except 

where the operator of such aircraft is a 

foreign air carrier. The FAA is also 

providing an approval process and 

exemption information for this Special 

Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR), 

consistent with the approval process 

and exemption information for more 

recently published flight prohibition 

SFARs. This final rule will remain in 

effect for 2 years. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

September 18, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Filippell, Air Transportation 

Division, Flight Standards Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone 202–267–8166; 

email michael.e.filippell@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

This action amends the prohibition of 

flight operations in the Pyongyang FIR 

(ZKKP) 1 by all: U.S. air carriers; U.S. 

commercial operators; persons 

exercising the privileges of an airman 

certificate issued by the FAA, except 

when such persons are operating U.S.- 

registered aircraft for a foreign air 

carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered 

civil aircraft, except where the operator 

of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. 

From February 17, 1998, until 

November 3, 2017, the FAA prohibited 

U.S. civil aviation operations in the 

Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP) west of 132 

degrees east longitude under SFAR No. 

79 due to the hazardous situation 

created by North Korea’s military 

capabilities and its rules of engagement. 

On November 3, 2017, the FAA issued 

KICZ Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 

A0023/17, prohibiting U.S. civil 

aviation operations in the entire 

Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP) due to the 

hazardous situation created by North 

Korean military capabilities and 

activities, including unannounced 

North Korean missile launches and air 

defense weapons systems. This 

amendment to SFAR No. 79 

incorporates the November 3, 2017 

NOTAM’s expanded flight prohibition 

into the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR). The FAA finds this action 

necessary due to continued hazards to 

U.S. civil aviation operations in the 

entire Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP). 

Further, this action moves SFAR No. 

79 into subpart M, Special Federal 

Aviation Regulations, of part 91 and 

adds an expiration date, consistent with 

other flight prohibition SFARs. The 

FAA also is providing an approval 

process and exemption information for 

SFAR No. 79, 14 CFR 91.1615, 

consistent with the approval process 

and exemption information for more 

recently published flight prohibition 

SFARs. 

SFAR No. 79, § 91.1615, will expire 

on September 18, 2020. 


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