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lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2006–0163 R1, dated December 13, 2007. 

You may view the EASA AD at http://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0487. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6330, Main Rotor Transmission Mount. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 

05.00.65, Revision 0, dated March 28, 2006. 

(ii) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 

05A002, Revision 1, dated December 6, 2007. 

(3) For Eurocopter service information 

identified in this AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 

641–3775; or at http://www.eurocopter.com/ 

techpub. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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 Fort Worth, Texas, on November 

5, 2013. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27638 Filed 11–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0418; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–200–AD; Amendment 

39–17668; AD 2013–23–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A300 series airplanes; 

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 report that cracking was found in 

area 2 of the frame base fittings between 

frame 41 and frame 46. This AD requires 

a check of maintenance records to 

determine if certain repairs were done 

in area 1 of the frame base fittings, and, 

for affected airplanes, a detailed 

inspection for cracking in area 2 of the 

frame base fittings between frame 41 

and frame 46, and repair if necessary. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct cracking in area 2 of the frame 

base fittings between frame 41 and 

frame 46, which could adversely affect 

the structural integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 30, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of December 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-0418 or in 

person at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone: (425) 227–2125; 

fax: (425) 227–1149. 

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 the specified products. The 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2013 (78 FR 28159). 

The NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0229, 

dated October 31, 2012 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

During accomplishment of Airbus SB 

[service bulletin] A300–53–6111, which 

addresses detailed visual inspections of the 

lower frame fittings between Frame (FR) 41 

and FR 46, on one A300–600 aeroplane a 

crack was detected in the area 2 of the foot 

of frame FR 46 at junction radius level. 

This frame, that was previously repaired 

due to a crack finding in the area 1, was not 

due to be inspected before reaching the postrepair inspection threshold, i.e., 45,400 FC 

[flight cycles], from repair embodiment. 

It has been determined that the current 

repairs proposed in Airbus SB A300–53– 

6111 and Airbus [SB] A300–53–0337 are of 

limited effect to prevent cracking in the area 

2 of the lower frame fittings. 

Consequently, as a temporary action and 

until an improvement of the existing repairs 

is made available, this [EASA] AD requires 

a one-time detailed visual inspection [for 

cracking] of [the] frame base fittings that were 

repaired in accordance with Airbus SB 

A300–53–0337, original issue or Rev. 1, or 

Airbus SB A300–53–6111 original issue up to 

Rev. 4 * * *. 

The unsafe condition is cracking in the 

frame base fittings, which could 

adversely affect the structural integrity 

of the airplane. The required actions 

include repairing any cracking found. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0418- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

have considered the comment received. 

Request To Correct Typographical 

Error in SUMMARY Section 

UPS noted there is a typographical 

error in the SUMMARY section of the 

NPRM (78 FR 28159, May 14, 2013). 

UPS stated that the third line includes 

the phrase ‘‘frame brace fittings,’’ but 

throughout the rest of the document the 

terminology used is ‘‘frame base 

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consistency throughout the document 

‘‘brace’’ be changed to ‘‘base.’’ 

We agree that the word ‘‘brace’’ 

should be changed to ‘‘base’’ and have 

changed the SUMMARY section of this 

final rule accordingly. The error only 

appeared in the SUMMARY section so no 

additional changes were necessary. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes and the correction of the 

typographical error in the SUMMARY

section of this final rule. We have 

determined that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 

28159, May 14, 2013) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 28159, 

May 14, 2013). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 124 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate it will take about 4 workhours per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be 

$42,160, or $340 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions will take up 

to 350 work-hours and require parts 

costing up to $56,469 for a cost of 

$86,219 per product. We have no way 

of determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-0418; or in 

person at the Docket Operations office 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this AD, the 

MCAI, the regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. 

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 AD: 

2013–23–13 Airbus: Amendment 39–17668. 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0418; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–200–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective December 30, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the airplanes identified 

in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, 

certificated in any category. 

(1) Airbus Model A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, 

B2K–3C, B2–203, B4–2C, B4–103, and B4– 

203 airplanes, on which any repair has been 

done as specified in Airbus Service Bulletin 

A300–53–0337, dated February 4, 1999; or 

Airbus Service Bulletin A300–53–0337, 

Revision 01, dated March 17, 2003. 

(2) Airbus 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; and 

A300 C4–605R Variant F airplanes; on which 

any repair has been done as specified in any 

of the service information identified in 

paragraphs (c)(2)(i), (c)(2)(ii), (c)(2)(iii), 

(c)(2)(iv), (c)(2)(v), and (c)(2)(vi) of this AD. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A300–53–6111, 

dated February 4, 1999. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A300–53–6111, 

Revision 01, dated March 17, 2003. 

(iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A300–53– 

6111, Revision 02, dated September 13, 2004. 

(iv) Airbus Service Bulletin A300–53– 

6111, Revision 03, dated September 30, 2009. 

(v) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A300–53–6111, Revision 04, dated August 

25, 2011. 

(vi) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A300–53–6111, Revision 05, dated January 

28, 2013. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report that 

cracking was found in area 2 of the frame 

base fittings between frame 41 and frame 46. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

cracking in area 2 of the frame base fittings 

between frame 41 and frame 46, which could 

adversely affect the structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Maintenance Records Check and Frame 

Base Fitting Inspection 

Within 1,000 flight hours after the effective 

date of this AD: Check the airplane 

maintenance records to determine if repairs 

were done in area 1 of the frame base fittings 

as defined in Appendix 1 of Airbus Alert 

Operators Transmission A53W001–12, dated 

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(h) Frame Base Fitting Inspection 

If, during any records check required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, it is determined that 

area 1 of the frame base fittings was repaired: 

Within 1,000 flight hours after the effective 

date of this AD, do a detailed inspection of 

the frame base fittings between frame 41 and 

frame 46 in area 2 as defined in Appendix 

1 of Airbus Alert Operators Transmission 

A53W001–12, dated July 4, 2012. 

(i) Corrective Action 

If any cracking is found during any 

detailed inspection required by paragraph (h) 

of this AD: Before further flight, repair the 

cracking using a method approved by the 

Manager, International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (or 

its delegated agent). 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

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: 

Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–227–2125; 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. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2012–0229, dated October 31, 2012, 

for related information, which can be found 

in the AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0418-0002. 

(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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Alert Operators Transmission 

A53W001–12, dated July 4, 2012, including 

Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 and excluding 

Appendix 3. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 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 review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on 

November 6, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27832 Filed 11–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0998; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–047–AD; Amendment 

39–17674; AD 2013–23–19] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; XtremeAir 

GmbH Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

XtremeAir GmbH Model XA42 

airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by the 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as cracks 

in a weld seam between the lower left 

landing gear attachment bearing and the 

lower engine mount to the firewall 

attachment plate, which could reduce 

the structural integrity of the airplane 

and could result in engine separation. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

25, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 25, 2013. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by January 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact XtremeAir GmbH, 

Harzstrasse 2, D–39444 Hecklingen, 

Germany; phone: +49 39267 60999 0; 

fax: +49 39267 60999 20; email: 

airworthiness@xtremeair.de; Internet: 

http://www.xtremeair.de. You may view 

this 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0998; 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 street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 


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