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Service Bulletin 605–35–008, dated October 

28, 2022. 

(h) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a 

passenger oxygen mask lanyard assembly 

provided with an oxygen box lanyard kit 

containing a lot number in paragraph (h)(1) 

or (2) of this AD. 

(1) Oxygen box lanyard kit part number (P/ 

N) CDKC29–006–501, lot number 

2011007411, 2012010412, 2101018703, 

2101035167, 2102030139, 2104003817, or 

2105005522. 

(2) Oxygen box lanyard kit P/N CDKC29– 

006–503, lot number 2011029525, 

2012006900, 2103007412, or 2103029992. 

(i) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager, International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (j)(2) of this AD or email to: 9- 

AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. If mailing 

information, also submit information by 

email. Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada or 

Bombardier, Inc.’s Transport Canada Design 

Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(j) Additional Information 

(1) Refer to Transport Canada AD CF– 

2023–06, dated February 9, 2023, for related 

information. This Transport Canada AD may 

be found in the AD docket at regulations.gov 

under Docket No. FAA–2023–1505. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Gabriel Kim, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516– 

228–7300; email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 605–35– 

008, dated October 28, 2022. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier Business 

Aircraft Customer Response Center, 400 CoˆteVertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, 

Canada; telephone 514–855–2999; email 

ac.yul@aero.bombardier.com; website 

bombardier.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on November 29, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27679 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1807; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00394–T; Amendment 

39–22618; AD 2023–24–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. 

(Type Certificate Previously Held by 

Yabora ̃ Indu ́ stria Aerona ́utica S.A.; 

Embraer S.A.; Empresa Brasileira de 

Aerona ́utica S.A. (EMBRAER)) 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Embraer S.A. Model EMB–135BJ 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports of missing sealant on the rivets 

installed in the interface between rib 3 

and the wing skin. This AD requires 

applying sealant on the rivets installed 

in the interface between rib 3 and wing 

skin, as specified in an Ageˆncia 

Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil (ANAC) AD, 

which is incorporated by reference. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 22, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1807; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For material incorporated by 

reference in this AD, contact ANAC, 

Aeronautical Products Certification 

Branch (GGCP), Rua Dr. Orlando 

Feirabend Filho, 230—Centro 

Empresarial Aquarius—Torre B— 

Andares 14 a 18, Parque Residencial 

Aquarius, CEP 12.246–190—Sa ̃o Jose ́

dos Campos—SP, Brazil; telephone 55 

(12) 3203–6600; email pac@anac.gov.br; 

website anac.gov.br/en/. You may find 

this material on the ANAC website at 

sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/ 

DAE.asp. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–1807. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hassan Ibrahim, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 206–231–3653; email 

hassan.m.ibrahim@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Embraer S.A. Model 

EMB–135BJ airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 30, 2023 (88 FR 59813). The 

NPRM was prompted by AD 2023–03– 

01, effective March 6, 2023, issued by 

ANAC, which is the aviation authority 

for Brazil (ANAC AD 2023–03–01) (also 

referred to as the MCAI). The MCAI 

states that missing sealant was 

identified on the rivets installed in the 

interface between rib 3 and the wing 

skin in some Embraer Model EMB– 

135BJ airplanes. The lack of sealant 

when a failure on the rivet installation 

exists may result in a potential ignition 

source inside the fuel tank during a 

lightning strike, which, combined with 

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fuel tank explosion and consequent loss 

of the airplane. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require applying sealant on the rivets 

installed in the interface between rib 3 

and wing skin, as specified in ANAC 

AD 2023–03–01. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1807. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on this 

product. Except for minor editorial 

changes, this AD is adopted as proposed 

in the NPRM. None of the changes will 

increase the economic burden on any 

operator. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

ANAC AD 2023–03–01 specifies 

procedures for applying sealant on the 

rivets installed in the interface between 

rib 3 and wing skin. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 10 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Up to 7 work-hours × $85 per hour = $595 ................................... $0 Up to $595 ................................. Up to $5,950. 

The FAA has included all known 

costs in its cost estimate. According to 

the manufacturer, however, some or all 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected operators. 

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. 

The FAA is 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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 Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2023–24–02 Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Yabora ̃ Indu ́ stria 

Aerona ́utica S.A.; Embraer S.A.; 

Empresa Brasileira de Aerona ́utica S.A. 

(EMBRAER)): Amendment 39–22618; 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1807; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00394–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective January 22, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model 

EMB–135BJ airplanes, certificated in any 

category, having serial numbers 14501119 

through 14501165 inclusive, 14501167 

through 14501215 inclusive, and 14501217 

through 14501236 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 57, Wings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

missing sealant on the rivets installed in the 

interface between rib 3 and the wing skin. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

lack of sealant on the rivets, which may 

result in a potential ignition source inside the 

fuel tank during a lightning strike when a 

failure on the rivet installation exists, which, 

combined with flammable fuel vapors, could 

result in a fuel tank explosion and 

consequent loss of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, Ageˆncia Nacional de 

Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil (ANAC) AD 2023–03–01, 


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effective March 6, 2023 (ANAC AD 2023–03– 

01). 

(h) Exceptions to ANAC AD 2023–03–01 

(1) Where ANAC AD 2023–03–01 refers to 

its effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt paragraph (c)(1) 

of ANAC AD 2023–03–01. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in ANAC AD 2023–03–01 

specifies to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Validation Branch, send 

it to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or ANAC; or ANAC’s 

authorized Designee. If approved by the 

ANAC Designee, the approval must include 

the Designee’s authorized signature. 

(k) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Hassan Ibrahim, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 

231–3653; email hassan.m.ibrahim@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil 

(ANAC) AD 2023–03–01, effective March 6, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For ANAC AD 2023–03–01, contact 

ANAC, Aeronautical Products Certification 

Branch (GGCP), Rua Dr. Orlando Feirabend 

Filho, 230—Centro Empresarial Aquarius— 

Torre B—Andares 14 a 18, Parque 

Residencial Aquarius, CEP 12.246–190—Sa ̃o 

Jose ́ dos Campos—SP, Brazil; telephone 55 

(12) 3203–6600; email pac@anac.gov.br; 

website anac.gov.br/en/. You may find this 

ANAC AD on the ANAC website at 

sistemas.anac.gov.br/certificacao/DA/ 

DAE.asp. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. 

Issued on November 29, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27678 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1329; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AEA–2] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes T–440, T– 

455, T–457, T–459, and T–476, and 

Amendment of RNAV Routes T–358, T– 

416, and T–445; Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects a final 

rule published by the FAA in the 

Federal Register on November 24, 2023, 

that establishes United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) routes T–440, T– 

455, T–457, T–459, and T–476, and 

amends RNAV routes T–358, T–416, 

and T–445 in support of the FAA’s Very 

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Minimum Operational Network 

(MON) Program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

25, 2024. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this final rule, 

and all background material may be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

using the FAA Docket number. 

Electronic retrieval help and guidelines 

are available on the website. It is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The FAA published a final rule in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 82252; 

November 24, 2023), amending and 

establishing multiple RNAV T-routes in 

support of the FAA’s VOR MON 

Program. Subsequent to publication, the 

FAA determined that for RNAV route 

T–358, the SWANN, MD; AVALO, NJ; 

MANTA, NJ; BURDY, MA; LBSTA, MA; 

and MESHL, ME, route points were 

inadvertently identified as WPs, in 

error. This rule corrects those errors by 

changing all references to these six 

points as Fixes. These are editorial 

changes only to match the FAA’s 

aeronautical database information. 

Additionally, the FAA determined 

that it inadvertently omitted the BEADS, 

NY, Fix, and the JORDN, NY, Fix, from 

the part 71 description of RNAV route 

T–358. The BEADS Fix and the JORDN 

Fix were part of RNAV route T–358 but 

were incorrectly calculated to be a turn 

of less than one degree so they were not 

originally included in the part 71 

description. Subsequent to publication, 

the FAA determined that the route 

segment between the MANTA, NJ, Fix 

and the BEADS Fix was a turn of two 

degrees; and the route segment between 

the ORCHA, NY, WP and the JORDN Fix 

was a turn of one degree, which require 

that the BEADS and the JORDN Fixes be 

added to the part 71 description. 

Adding the BEADS Fix and the JORDN 

Fix to RNAV route T–358 does not 

substantially alter the route. 

In describing the changes to RNAV 

route T–445, the location of the 

Westminster, VORTAC was identified in 

error as ‘‘ME’’ and is corrected from 

‘‘Westminster, ME (EMI), VORTAC’’ to 

‘‘Westminster, MD, (EMI), VORTAC’’. 

Correction to Final Rule 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, in Docket No. 

FAA–2023–1329. As published in the 

Federal Register of November 24, 2023 

(88 FR 82252), FR Doc. 2023–25852, is 

corrected as follows: 

1. On page 82253, in the first column, 

under the heading ‘‘The Rule’’ in the 

paragraph starting with ‘‘T–358’’, 

correct ‘‘AVALO, NJ, WP’’ to read 

‘‘AVALO, NJ, Fix’’. 

2. On page 82253, in the first column, 

under the heading ‘‘The Rule’’ in the 

paragraph starting with ‘‘T–358’’, 

correct ‘‘AVALO WP and the BURDY, 

MA, WP; and between the LBSTA, MA, 

WP’’ to read ‘‘AVALO Fix and the 


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