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some additional costs on handlers, the 

costs are minimal and uniform on all 

handlers. Some of the additional costs 

may be passed on to producers. 

However, these costs would be offset by 

the benefits derived from the operation 

of the marketing order. In addition, the 

Executive Subcommittee and the 

Committee’s meetings were widely 

publicized throughout the grape 

production area and all interested 

persons were invited to attend and 

participate in Committee deliberations 

on all issues. Like all Committee 

meetings, the October 30, 2014, meeting 

was a public meeting and all entities, 

both large and small, were able to 

express views on this issue. Finally, 

interested persons are invited to submit 

comments on this proposed rule, 

including the regulatory and 

informational impacts of this action on 

small businesses. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0189. No 

changes in those requirements as a 

result of this action are necessary. 

Should any changes become necessary, 

they would be submitted to OMB for 

approval. 

This proposed rule would impose no 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

California grape handlers. As with all 

Federal marketing order programs, 

reports and forms are periodically 

reviewed to reduce information 

requirements and duplication by 

industry and public sector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this action. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Jeffrey Smutny 

at the previously-mentioned address in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

A 15-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposed rule. Fifteen days is 

deemed appropriate because: (1) The 

2015 fiscal period began on January 1, 

2015, and the order requires that the 

rate of assessment for each fiscal period 

apply to all assessable grapes handled 

during such fiscal period; (2) the 

Committee needs to have sufficient 

funds to pay its expenses, which are 

incurred on a continuous basis; and (3) 

handlers are aware of this action, which 

was unanimously recommended by the 

Committee at a public meeting and is 

similar to other assessment rate actions 

issued in past years. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 925 

Grapes, Marketing agreements, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 925 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 925—GRAPES GROWN IN A 

DESIGNATED AREA OF 

SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 925 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 925.215 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 925.215 Assessment rate. 

On and after January 1, 2015, an 

assessment rate of $0.0250 per 18-pound 

lug is established for grapes grown in a 

designated area of southeastern 

California. 

Dated: March 26, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07370 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0675; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–213–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

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 Model A330–200, –200 

Freighter, and –300 series airplanes; and 

all Airbus Model A340–200, –300, –500, 

and –600 series airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by reports 

of cracks at certain frames of the 

forward cargo door. This proposed AD 

would require a detailed inspection for 

cracking of certain forward cargo doors, 

and repair if necessary. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

cracking at certain frames, which could 

result in the loss of structural integrity 

of the forward cargo door. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 15, 2015. 

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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed 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. You 

may view this referenced 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. 

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–2015– 

0675; 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 proposed AD, 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. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 


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Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1138; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2015–0675; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–213–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on 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 proposed AD. 

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 2014–0228, dated October 20, 

2014 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

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

an unsafe condition for certain Airbus 

Model A330–200, –200 Freighter, and 

–300 series airplanes; and all Airbus 

Model A340–200, –300, –500, and –600 

series airplanes. The MCAI states: 

An A330 aeroplane operator reported 

recently cases of crack findings on two 

different aeroplanes, at frame 20A and at 

frame 20B close to beam 3 of the forward 

cargo door. The first finding was detected 

during scheduled maintenance, while the 

second one was found during an inspection 

prompted by the first finding. Subsequent 

analyses of these cracks identified that the 

first crack initiated at frame 20B, which is the 

first primary load path, leading to excessive 

loads at frame 20A and consequent cracking. 

Nevertheless, on the other aeroplane, a crack 

was detected on frame 20A only. Rupture of 

both frames 20A and 20B could lead to frame 

21 failure after a limited number of flight 

cycles (FC). 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, may potentially result in the loss 

of structural integrity of the forward cargo 

door, which could ultimately jeopardise the 

aeroplane’s safe flight. 

Prompted by these findings, Airbus issued 

Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) 

A52L010–14 to provide instructions for a 

one-time inspection of frames 20A, 20B and 

21 in the area of beam 3, until the half pitch 

between beam 2 and beam 3. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires identification of the Part 

Number (P/N) of the affected forward cargo 

doors, a one-time detailed inspection (DET) 

of each affected door and, depending on 

findings, accomplishment of applicable 

corrective action(s) [contacting Airbus]. 

This [EASA] AD is considered to be an 

interim action and further AD action may 

follow. 

Required actions also include sending 

inspection results to Airbus. 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–2015– 

0675. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued Alert Operators 

Transmission (AOT) A52L010–14, dated 

September 30, 2014. The service 

information describes procedures for an 

inspection for cracking of certain 

forward cargo doors, and repair if 

necessary. The actions described in this 

AOT are intended to correct the unsafe 

condition identified in the MCAI. This 

service information is reasonably 

available; see ADDRESSES for ways to 

access this service information. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

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 pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of these same 

type designs. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 89 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost $0 per product. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this proposed AD on U.S. operators to 

be $7,565, or $85 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 32 work-hours and require parts 

costing $654,850, for a cost of $657,570 

per product. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need this action. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to 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 control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this proposed AD is 2120– 

0056. The paperwork cost associated 

with this proposed AD has been 

detailed in the Costs of Compliance 

section of this document and includes 

time for reviewing instructions, as well 

as completing and reviewing the 

collection of information. Therefore, all 

reporting associated with this proposed 

AD is 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. 

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 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; 


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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: Docket No. FAA–2015–0675; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–NM–213–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 15, 

2015. 

(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 A330–201, –202, –203, 

–223, –223F, –243, –243F, –301, –302, –303, 

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

airplanes, all manufacturer serial numbers, 

except those on which Airbus Modification 

202702 has been embodied in production. 

(2) Airbus Model A340–211, –212, –213, 

–311, –312, –313, –541, and –642 airplanes, 

all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 52, Doors. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of cracks 

at certain frames of the forward cargo door. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

cracking at certain frames, which could result 

in the loss of structural integrity of the 

forward cargo door. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection and Repair 

(1) Within 200 flight cycles after the 

effective date of this AD, do a detailed 

inspection for cracking of an affected forward 

cargo door, having a part number identified 

in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(xii) of 

this AD, at frames 20A, 20B, and 21 areas 

located above beam 3, from outside and 

inside, in accordance with Airbus Alert 

Operators Transmission (AOT) A52L010–14, 

dated September 30, 2014. 

(i) F523–70500–000. 

(ii) F523–70550–004. 

(iii) F523–70500–006. 

(iv) F523–70500–008. 

(v) F523–70500–010. 

(vi) F523–70500–012. 

(vii) F523–70500–014. 

(viii) F523–70550–000. 

(ix) F523–70550–002. 

(x) F523–70500–004. 

(xi) F523–70550–008. 

(xii) F523–70550–050. 

(2) If any crack is found during the 

inspection required by paragraph (g)(1) of 

this AD, before further flight, repair using a 

method approved by the Manager, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

(h) Definition of Detailed Inspection 

For the purposes of this AD, a detailed 

inspection is an intensive examination of a 

specific item, installation, or assembly to 

detect damage, failure, or irregularity. 

Available lighting is normally supplemented 

with a direct source of good lighting at an 

intensity deemed appropriate. Inspection 

aids such as a mirror, magnifying lenses, etc., 

may be necessary. Surface cleaning and 

elaborate procedures may be required. 

(i) Reporting Requirement 

Submit a report of the findings (both 

positive and negative) of the inspection 

required by paragraph (g)(1) of this AD to 

Serge KIYMAZ, Structure Engineer, Structure 

Engineering—SEES1 CUSTOMER SERVICES, 

Phone: +33(0)5 82 05 10 33, Fax: +33(0)5 61 

93 36 14, email: serge.kiymaz@airbus.com, at 

the applicable time specified in paragraph 

(i)(1) or (i)(2) of this AD. The report must 

include the information identified in Airbus 

AOT A52L010–14, dated September 30, 

2014. 

(1) If the inspection was done on or after 

the effective date of this AD: Submit the 

report within 30 days after the inspection. 

(2) If the inspection was done before the 

effective date of this AD: Submit the report 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(j) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, 

installing a forward cargo door having any 

part number specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) 

through (g)(1)(xii) of this AD is permitted on 

any airplane, provided that prior to 

installation, the door is inspected and, 

depending on the findings, corrected, in 

accordance with Airbus AOT A52L010–14, 

dated September 30, 2014. 

(k) 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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 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) 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 Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the EASA; or Airbus’s EASA DOA. If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: 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. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–0228, dated 

October 20, 2014, 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–2015–0675. 

(2) 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. You may 


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view this 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

19, 2015. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07172 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0679; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–182–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–13– 

06, for all Airbus Model A300 series 

airplanes and all 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). AD 2012– 

13–06 currently requires a one-time 

detailed inspection to determine the 

length of the fire shut-off valve (FSOV) 

bonding leads and for contact or chafing 

of the wires, and corrective actions if 

necessary. Since we issued AD 2012– 

13–06, a determination was made that 

the description of the inspection area 

specified in the service information was 

misleading; therefore, some operators 

might have inspected incorrect bonding 

leads. This proposed AD would instead 

require a new one-time detailed 

inspection of the FSOV bonding leads to 

ensure that the correct bonding leads are 

inspected, and corrective action if 

necessary. We are proposing this AD to 

detect and correct contact or chafing of 

wires and the bonding leads, which, if 

not detected, could be a source of sparks 

in the wing trailing edge, and could lead 

to an uncontrolled engine fire. May 5, 

2015. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 15, 2015. 

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, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed 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. You 

may view this referenced 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. 

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–2015–0679; 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 proposed AD, 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. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

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: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2015–0679; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–182–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

On June 21, 2012, we issued AD 

2012–13–06, Amendment 39–17108 (77 

FR 40485, July 10, 2012). AD 2012–13– 

06 requires actions intended to address 

an unsafe condition on all Airbus Model 

A300 series airplanes and all 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). 

Since we issued AD 2012–13–06, the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2013–0204, dated September 

6, 2013 (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 a scheduled maintenance check, 

one operator reported inoperative Fire Shut 

Off Valve (FSOV). Investigations showed 

damage at wire located between engine 2 

hydraulic FSOV and wing rear spar, in the 

zones 575/675, and at bonding lead, located 

between wing rib 7A and rib 8 below 

hydraulic pressure lines. 

Similar inspections on different aeroplanes 

have shown that one of the causes of damage 

is the contact between bonding lead and the 

harness, due to over length of the bonding 

lead. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to either: 

—a potential explosive condition onground if the FSOV, that is installed in fuel 

vapor zone is commanded to close position, 

or 

—a temporary uncontrolled engine fire, if 

combined with a fire event in the nacelle fed 

by an hydraulic leakage and not controlled 

by the fire extinguishing system. 

As the affected wire is not powered during 

normal operation, no defect can be detected 

unless a test is performed on the FSOV 

during maintenance check. 

EASA issued AD 2011–0084 [http://ad.

easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2011_

0084.pdf/AD_2011–0084_Superseded] which 

required a one-time [detailed] inspection of 

the wires [for contact or chafing] located 

between [LH/RH] engines hydraulic FSOV 

and wing rear spar in the zones 575/675, and 

the bonding lead [for length] that is located 

between rib 7A and rib 8 below hydraulic 

pressure lines, and corrective actions [repair 

of wires or replacement of bonding leads] 

depending on findings. 

It appeared that the original issue of the 

Airbus inspection Service Bulletins (SB’s) as 


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