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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Mark A. Satorius, 

Executive Director for Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01691 Filed 1–28–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0132; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–038–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS 

Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. Model PC–7 

airplanes. This proposed AD results 

from 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 potential for a spring 

on the compressor clutch plate to shear 

the oil cooler inlet-hose due to the close 

routing of these parts without a 

protective cover. We are issuing this 

proposed AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 16, 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 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact PILATUS 

AIRCRAFT LTD., Customer Technical 

Support (MCC), P.O. Box 992, CH–6371 

Stans, Switzerland; phone: +41 (0)41 

619 67 74; fax: +41 (0)41 619 67 73; 

email: Techsupport@pilatusaircraft.com; internet: http://

www.pilatus-aircraft.com. You may 

view this 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 Docket No. FAA–2015– 

0132; 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 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: 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

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–2015–0132; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–038–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 because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

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 Federal Office of Civil Aviation 

(FOCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Switzerland, has issued AD HB– 

2014–008, dated December 9, 2014 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for 

PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. Model PC–7 

airplanes and was based on mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is 

prompted due to an unprotected routing of 

the oil cooler inlet-hose close to the air 

conditioning compressor clutch plate. 

If a spring on the compressor clutch plate 

shears it could lead to a damage of the oil 

hose and the engine oil can spill into the 

engine bay. 

In order to correct and control the situation, 

this AD requires the installation of a cover 

assembly which will be mounted on the 

attachment points of the compressor. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–0132. 

Relevant Service Information 

PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. has issued 

PILATUS PC–7 Service Bulletin No: 21– 

012, dated November 4, 2014. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. The PILATUS PC–7 Service 

Bulletin No: 21–012, dated November 4, 

2014, describes procedures for installing 

a cover assembly to the compressor to 

protect the engine oil hose. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the 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 this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 10 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 6 work-hours 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 about $1,250 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $17,600, or $1,760 per 

product. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 


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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, 

(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 AD: 

PILATUS Aircraft Ltd.: Docket No. FAA– 

2015–0132; Directorate Identifier 2014– 

CE–038–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 16, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. 

Model PC–7 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

that 

(1) have not incorporated the actions of any 

version of PILATUS PC–7 Service Bulletin 

No: 21–006, which allows for the installation 

of a different air conditioning compressor 

mounted at a different location and thus 

making the unsafe condition nonexistent; 

and 

(2) are certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 21: Air Conditioning. 

(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 

potential for a spring on the compressor 

clutch plate to shear the oil cooler inlet-hose 

due to the close routing of these parts 

without a protective cover. We are issuing 

this AD to correct the unprotected routing of 

the oil cooler inlet-hose, which could lead to 

damage of the oil hose resulting in an engine 

oil spill into the engine bay. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, within the next 120 

days after the effective date of this AD, install 

a cover assembly on the attachment points of 

the compressor following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in PILATUS 

PC–7 Service Bulletin No: 21–012, dated 

November 4, 2014. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Federal Office of Civil 

Aviation (FOCA) AD HB–2014–008, dated 

December 9, 2014; and any version of 

PILATUS PC–7 Service Bulletin No: 21–006, 

for related information. You may examine the 

MCAI on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2015–0132. For 

service information related to this AD, 

contact PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD., Customer 

Technical Support (MCC), P.O. Box 992, CH– 

6371 Stans, Switzerland; phone: +41 (0)41 

619 67 74; fax: +41 (0)41 619 67 73; email: 

Techsupport@pilatus-aircraft.com; internet: 

http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com. You may 

review 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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

20, 2015. 

Robert Busto, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01556 Filed 1–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0780; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–168–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 


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