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TABLE 2—FDUS INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION—Continued 

Model A330–200 and –300 airplanes manufacturer 

serial numbers Position S/N 

1206 ................................................................................ ENG2 FDU (1WD2) ..................................................................................... ZL0770 

Parts Installation 

(i) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install on any airplane, any P/N 

3711–00 FDU with a serial number listed in 

table 1 of this AD, unless the FDU has been 

reworked and re-identified by L’Hotellier as 

specified in the instructions in Airbus AOT 

A330–26A3052, dated April 19, 2011 (for 

Model A330–200 and –300 series airplanes); 

Airbus AOT A340–200/300–26A4044, dated 

April 19, 2011 (for Model A340–200 and 

–300 series airplanes); or Airbus AOT A340– 

500/600–26A5024, dated April 19, 2011 (for 

Model A340–500 and –600 series airplanes). 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(j) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1138; fax (425) 

227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 

9-ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. The 

AMOC approval letter must specifically 

reference this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

Related Information 

(k) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) Airworthiness 

Directive 2011–0073, dated April 20, 2011; 

Airbus AOT A330–26A3052, dated April 19, 

2011; Airbus AOT A340–200/300–26A4044, 

dated April 19, 2011; and Airbus AOT A340– 

500/600–26A5024, dated April 19, 2011; for 

related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(l) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) of the 

following service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51: 

(1) Airbus All Operators Telex (AOT) 

A330–26A3052, dated April 19, 2011. Only 

the first page of this document contains the 

document number and date. 

(2) Airbus AOT A340–200/300–26A4044, 

dated April 19, 2011. Only the first page of 

this document contains the document 

number and date. 

(3) Airbus AOT A340–500/600–26A5024, 

dated April 19, 2011. Only the first page of 

this document contains the document 

number and date. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS—Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(5) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(425) 227–1221. 

(6) You may also review copies of the 

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/

code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 6, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32021 Filed 12–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0199; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–CE–005–AD; Amendment 

39–16890; AD 2011–06–06 R1] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eclipse 

Aerospace, Inc. Airplanes Equipped 

With Pratt & Whitney Canada, Corp. 

PW610F–A Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an existing 

airworthiness directive (AD) that 

applies to all Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. 

Model EA500 airplanes equipped with 

Pratt & Whitney Canada, Corp. (P&WC) 

Model PW610F–A engines. The existing 

AD currently requires incorporating an 

operating limitation of a maximum 

operating altitude of 30,000 feet into 

Section 2, Limitations, of the airplane 

flight manual (AFM). Since we issued 

that AD, P&WC has developed a design 

change for the combustion chamber 

liner assembly. This new AD retains the 

requirements of the current AD, clarifies 

the engine applicability, and allows the 

option of incorporating the design 

change to terminate the current 

operating limitation and restore the 

original certificated maximum operating 

altitude of 41,000 feet. We are issuing 

this AD to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 23, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of January 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Pratt & 

Whitney Canada, 1000 Marie-Victorin 

Blvd., Longueuil, Quebec, J4G 1A1 

Canada; telephone: (800) 268–8000; 

Internet: www.P&WC.ca. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 


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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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: (800) 647–5527) 

is Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Kinney, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Fort 

Worth Aircraft Certification Office, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone: (817) 222–5459; fax: 

(817) 222–5960; email: 

eric.kinney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to revise AD 2011–06–06, 

Amendment 39–16631 (76 FR 13078, 

March 10, 2011). That AD applies to the 

specified products. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 13, 2011 (76 FR 63571). That 

NPRM proposed to retain all 

requirements of AD 2011–06–06, clarify 

the engine applicability, and allow the 

option of incorporating Pratt & Whitney 

Canada Service Bulletin P&WC S.B. No. 

60077, dated June 1, 2011, to terminate 

the operating limitations set in AD 

2011–06–06 and restore the original 

certificated altitude of 41,000 feet. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (76 

FR 63571, October 13, 2011) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

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 (76 FR 

63571, October 13, 2011) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 259 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

[Retained from AD 2011–06–06, Amendment 39–16631 (76 FR 13078, March 10, 2011)] 

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Incorporate operating limitations of maximum operating altitude of 30,000 feet into Section 2, Limitations, of the AFM.1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .. Not Applicable $85 $22,015 

The cost presented above is a cost 

estimate only. A person holding at least 

a private pilot certificate as authorized 

by section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 43.7) may insert 

the AFM change. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

[Optional action] 

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Incorporation of Pratt & Whitney Canada Service Bulletin P&WC S.B. No. 60077, dated June 1, 2011, on 

both engines.

20 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$1,700 for both engines.

$236,610 for 

both engines 

$238,310 for 

both engines 

$61,722,290 

for both 

engines 

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 

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 

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. 


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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 

removing airworthiness directive (AD) 

2011–06–06, Amendment 39–16631 (76 

FR 13078, March 10, 2011), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2011–06–06 R1 Eclipse Aerospace, Inc.: 

Amendment 39–16890; Docket No. 

FAA–2011–0199; Directorate Identifier 

2011–CE–005–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective January 23, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD revises AD 2011–06–06, 

Amendment 39–16631 (76 FR 13078, March 

10, 2011). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. 

Model EA500 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

that are: 

(1) Equipped with Pratt & Whitney Canada, 

Corp. Model PW610F–A engines, all serial 

numbers up to and including serial number 

PCE–LA0583; and 

(2) Certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 72, Engine. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by several 

incidents of engine surge. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent hard carbon buildup on the 

static vane, which could result in engine 

surges. Engine surges may result in a 

necessary reduction in thrust and decreased 

power for the affected engine. In some cases, 

this could result in flight and landing under 

single-engine conditions. It is also possible 

this could affect both engines at the same 

time, requiring dual-engine shutdown. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Action Retained from AD 2011–06–06, 

Amendment 39–16631 (76 FR 13078, March 

10, 2011) 

(1) Before further flight after March 21, 

2011 (the effective date retained from AD 

2011–06–06), incorporate the following 

language into Section 2, Limitations, of your 

airplane flight manual (AFM): ‘‘Per AD 2011– 

06–06, LIMIT THE MAXIMUM OPERATING 

ALTITUDE TO 30,000 FEET (9144M) 

PRESSURE ALTITUDE.’’ 

(2) A person holding at least a private pilot 

certificate as authorized by section 43.7 of 

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

43.7) may insert the operating limitations 

into Section 2, Limitations, of the AFM. 

Make an entry into the aircraft logbook 

showing compliance with this portion of the 

AD in accordance with section 43.9 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9). 

(3) You may incorporate paragraph (g) of 

this AD into Section 2, Limitations, of your 

AFM to comply with this AD. 

(h) Optional Action To Restore Original 

Certificated Maximum Operating Altitude 

(1) You may, at any time after compliance 

with paragraph (g) of this AD, on both 

engines replace the turbofan engine 

combustion chamber liner assembly with one 

that has inner and outer liner assemblies that 

include heat shields. Do the replacements in 

accordance with Pratt & Whitney Canada 

Service Bulletin P&WC S.B. No. 60077, dated 

June 1, 2011. This includes the change to the 

weight and balance in paragraph 1.H. in the 

service bulletin. 

(2) Before further flight after doing the 

replacement specified in paragraph (h)(1) of 

this AD, remove the limitation required in 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD. 

(3) Within 30 days after doing the 

replacement specified in paragraph (h)(1) of 

this AD or within 30 days after January 23, 

2012 (the effective date of this AD), 

whichever occurs later, send a memo or 

email to Eric Kinney at the address specified 

in paragraph (k) of this AD notifying him of 

the completion of the replacement. In this 

notification, include the airplane serial 

number, engine serial numbers, and time-inservice (TIS) hours at the time of 

replacement. 

(i) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden 

Statement 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject to 

a penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act unless that collection of information 

displays a current valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number for this 

information collection is 2120–0056. Public 

reporting for this collection of information is 

estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per 

response, including the time for reviewing 

instructions, completing and reviewing the 

collection of information. All responses to 

this collection of information are mandatory. 

Comments concerning the accuracy of this 

burden and suggestions for reducing the 

burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 

20591, Attn: Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, AES–200. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane 

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. 

(3) AMOCs approved for AD 2011–06–06, 

Amendment 39–16631 (76 FR 13078, March 

10, 2011) are approved as AMOCs for this 

AD. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Eric Kinney, Aerospace Engineer, 

Fort Worth ACO, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone: (817) 

222–5459; fax: (817) 222–5960; email: 

eric.kinney@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use Pratt & Whitney Canada 

Service Bulletin P&WC S.B. No. 60077, dated 

June 1, 2011, to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

The Director of the Federal Register approved 

the incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 on January 

23, 2012. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Pratt & Whitney Canada, 

1000 Marie-Victorin Blvd., Longueuil, 

Quebec, J4G 1A1 Canada; telephone: (800) 

268–8000; Internet: http://www.P&WC.ca. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(816) 329–4148. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call (202) 741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 6, 2011. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31795 Filed 12–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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