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section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

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: 

2012–15–17 Airbus: Amendment 39–17147. 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0264; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–179–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective September 12, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A300 B4– 

603, B4–605R, and B4–622R airplanes; Model 

A300 C4–605R Variant F airplanes; and 

Model A300 F4–605R and F4–622R 

airplanes; certificated in any category; all 

serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 92. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report that 

chafing was detected between the autopilot 

electrical wiring conduit and the wing 

bottom skin. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent sparking due to electrical chafing 

when flammable vapors are present in the 

area, which could cause an uncontrollable 

fire. 

(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) Modification 

Within 30 months or 4,500 flight hours 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Modify the wiring in zone 675 

of the right-hand wing, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Mandatory Service Bulletin A300–24–6109, 

dated July 4, 2011. 

(h) 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; 

telephone (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. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency Airworthiness Directive 2011–0161, 

dated August 26, 2011; and Airbus 

Mandatory Service Bulletin A300–24–6109, 

dated July 4, 2011; for related information. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) 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. 

(2) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A300–24–6109, dated July 4, 2011. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS—EAW 

(Airworthiness Office), 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.airwortheas@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, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(5) 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 Renton, Washington, on July 25, 

2012. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18884 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0598; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–017–AD; Amendment; 

39–17150; AD 2012–16–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; HPH s. r.o. 

Sailplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all HPH 

s. r.o. Models 304C, 304CZ, and 304CZ– 

17 sailplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as the 

lack of a drain hole in the elevator 

control rod, which may allow water to 

accumulate in the control rod and lead 

to possible corrosion. This condition 

could cause the elevator control rod to 

fail, which could result in loss of 

control of the sailplane. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

12, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of September 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at 

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 service information identified in 

this AD, contact HPH spol. s. r.o., 

Cˇ a ́slavska ́ 126, P.O. Box 112, 284 01 

Kutna ́ Hora, Czech Republic; phone: 

+420 327 512 633; fax: +420 327 513 

441; email: hph@hph.cz; Internet: 

www.hph.cz. You may review copies of 


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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; phone: (816) 329–4138; 

fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

taylor.martin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on June 5, 2012 (77 FR 33127). 

That NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

A broken elevator control rod in the 

vertical fin on a Kestrel sailplane has been 

reported. 

The technical investigation revealed that 

water had soaked into the elevator control 

rod through a control bore hole and resulted 

in corrosion damage. The investigation 

concluded that the corrosion cannot be 

detected from outside the elevator control 

rod. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to failure of the elevator 

control rod, possibly resulting in loss of 

control of the sailplane. 

To address this unsafe condition, HPH 

spol. s.r.o. published Service Bulletins (SB): 

G304CZ–06a), G304CZ17–06a), G304C–06a), 

providing instructions for elevator control 

rod inspection and replacement. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires accomplishment of a one-time 

inspection of the elevator control rod in the 

vertical fin and replacement with an 

improved control rod if control rod without 

drainage hole is used. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 33127, June 5, 2012) 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 (77 FR 

33127, June 5, 2012) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (77 FR 33127, 

June 5, 2012). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

10 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 6 workhours per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $233 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $7,430, or $743 per product. 

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 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. 

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 the NPRM, 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. 

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: 

2012–16–03 HPH s. r.o. Sailplanes: 

Amendment 39–17150; Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0598; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–017–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective September 12, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to HPH s. r.o. Models 

304C, 304CZ, and 304CZ–17 sailplanes, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27, Flight controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as the lack of 

a drain hole in the elevator control rod, 

which may allow water to accumulate in the 

control rod and lead to possible corrosion. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

the elevator control rod, which could result 

in loss of control of the sailplane. 


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(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions in accordance with HPH spol. s. r.o. 

Service Bulletin No.: G304CZ—06 a)_R01, 

G304C—06 a)_R01, G304CZ17—06 a)_R01, 

dated April 23, 2012: 

(1) Within 30 days after September 12, 

2012 (the effective date of this AD), inspect 

the elevator control rod in the vertical fin. 

(2) If you find any deficiency during the 

inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD, before further flight, replace the elevator 

control rod with an elevator control rod that 

has a drain hole. 

(3) Within 9 months after September 12, 

2012 (the effective date of this AD), unless 

already done as required by paragraph (f)(2) 

of this AD, replace the elevator control rod 

in the vertical fin with an elevator control 

rod that has a drain hole. 

(4) As of September 12, 2012 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install an elevator 

control rod without a drainage hole. 

(g) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use HPH spol. s. r.o. Service 

Bulletin No.: G304CZ—06 a)_R01, G304C— 

06 a)_R01, G304CZ17—06 a)_R01, dated 

April 23, 2012, 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. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact HPH spol. s. r.o., Cˇ a ́slavska ́

126, P.O. Box 112, 284 01 Kutna ́ Hora, Czech 

Republic, telephone: +420 327 512 633; fax: 

+420 327 513 441; email: hph@hph.cz; 

Internet: www.hph.cz. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, 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/cfr/index.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 30, 

2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19094 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0422; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–177–AD; Amendment 

39–17146; AD 2012–15–16] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports that various pushrods had been 

manufactured with tubes having the 

incorrect heat treatment. This AD 

requires replacing the affected pushrod 

assembly. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent loss of rudder control, reduced 

directional control of the airplane on the 

ground, or a jammed nose landing gear 

(NLG) door that could prevent the NLG 

from retracting or extending. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

September 12, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of September 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov 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: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

New York 11590; telephone (516) 228– 

7318; fax (516) 794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on May 1, 2012 (77 FR 25642). 

That NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

It was discovered that various pushrods 

installed on the DHC–8 Series 100/200/300/ 

400 aeroplanes had been manufactured with 

tubes having the incorrect heat treatment, 

using 6061–T4 instead of 6061–T6. The 

incorrect heat treatment appreciably degrades 

the strength of these affected pushrods. 

Failure of these affected pushrods could 

result in a loss of rudder control, reduced 

directional control of the aeroplane on the 

ground or a jammed nose landing gear (NLG) 

door that could prevent the NLG from 

retracting or extending. 

This [Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA)] directive mandates the replacement 

of the affected pushrod assembly. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 25642, May 1, 2012) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available 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 (77 FR 

25642, May 1, 2012) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (77 FR 25642, 

May 1, 2012). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

about 171 products of U.S. registry. We 

also estimate that it will take about 28 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $6,504 

per product. Where the service 

information lists required parts costs 

that are covered under warranty, we 

have assumed that there will be no 

charge for these parts. As we do not 

control warranty coverage for affected 

parties, some parties may incur costs 

higher than estimated here. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD to the U.S. operators to be 

$1,519,164, or $8,884 per product. 

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. 


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