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(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. 2023–28800 Filed 12–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2243; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00699–T; Amendment 

39–22631; AD 2023–25–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–08– 

04, which applied to all Airbus SAS 

Model A300 series airplanes. AD 2022– 

08–04 required revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations. 

Since the FAA issued AD 2022–08–04, 

the FAA has determined new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. This AD continues to require 

the actions of AD 2022–08–04, and 

requires new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations, as specified 

in a European Union Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) 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 17, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of January 17, 2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of June 16, 2022 (87 FR 

29037, May 12, 2022). 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by February 16, 2024. 

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 

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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–2243; 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 street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For material incorporated by 

reference in this AD, contact EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find 

this material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• 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. It is also available at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–2243. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 

231–3225; email dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2023–2243; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–00699–T’’ 

at the beginning of your comments. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the final rule, explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change, and include supporting data. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this final rule because of those 

comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this final rule. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this AD contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this AD, 

it is important that you clearly designate 

the submitted comments as CBI. Please 

mark each page of your submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA 

will treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the FOIA, and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of this AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Dan Rodina, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone 206–231–3225; email 

dan.rodina@faa.gov. Any commentary 

that the FAA receives which is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA issued AD 2022–08–04, 

Amendment 39–22007 (87 FR 29037, 

May 12, 2022) (AD 2022–08–04), for all 

Airbus SAS Model A300 series 

airplanes. AD 2022–08–04 was 

prompted by an MCAI originated by 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent for 

the Member States of the European 

Union. EASA issued AD 2021–0134, 

dated June 1, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0134), to correct an unsafe condition. 

AD 2022–08–04 required revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations described in Airbus A300 


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Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 2 Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT– 

ALI) Revision 03, Variation 3.2 

(Variation 3.2). The FAA issued AD 

2022–08–04 to address possible reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

Actions Since AD 2022–08–04 Was 

Issued 

Since the FAA issued AD 2022–08– 

04, EASA superseded EASA AD 2021– 

0134 and issued EASA AD 2023–0104, 

dated May 24, 2023 (EASA AD 2023– 

0104) (also referred to as the MCAI), to 

correct an unsafe condition for all 

Airbus SAS Model A300 series 

airplanes. The FAA has removed Airbus 

SAS Model A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, B2K– 

3C, and B2–203 airplanes from the FAA 

type certificate. Therefore, this AD does 

not include those airplanes in the 

applicability. 

The MCAI states that since EASA AD 

2021–0134 was issued, Airbus 

published Airbus A300 ALS Part 2 DT– 

ALI Revision 03, Variation 3.4 

(Variation 3.4), which supersedes 

Variation 3.2. Variation 3.4, as defined 

in EASA AD 2023–0104, contains new 

and more restrictive tasks and 

introduces Maintenance Program 

Publication Triggers (MPPT), reflecting 

the limit of validity (LOV) of the 

engineering data that supports the 

structural maintenance program. 

Therefore, EASA AD 2023–0104 takes 

over the requirements of EASA AD 

2021–0134 and requires 

accomplishment of the actions and 

compliance with the new MPPT 

specified in Variation 3.4. 

The MCAI also stated it had 

previously issued AD 2017–0207, dated 

October 12, 2017 (EASA AD 2017– 

0207); AD 2020–0110R1, dated May 27, 

2020 (EASA AD 2020–0110R1); AD 

2021–0134; and AD 2021–0181, dated 

July 30, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0181); 

requiring the actions described in 

Airbus A300 Airbus A300 ALS Part 2 

DT–ALI Revision 03, Variation 3.1, 

Variation 3.2, and Variation 3.3, 

respectively. EASA AD 2017–0207 

corresponds to FAA AD 2018–19–17, 

Amendment 39–19417 (83 FR 48207, 

September 24, 2018). EASA AD 2020– 

0110R1 corresponds to certain actions 

in FAA AD 2020–23–11, Amendment 

39–21327 (85 FR 75838, November 27, 

2020). EASA AD 2021–0181 

corresponds to FAA AD 2022–05–06, 

Amendment 39–21957 (87 FR 10956, 

February 28, 2022). After those EASA 

ADs were issued, Airbus published 

Variation 3.4, as defined in EASA AD 

2023–0104. The MCAI states that it does 

not supersede EASA ADs 2017–0207, 

2020–0110R1, and 2021–0181. 

However, the MCAI does affect EASA 

AD 2017–0207 and specifies that where 

it requires a task (limitation) that is 

required by EASA AD 2017–0207 

(which corresponds to FAA AD 2018– 

19–17), the instructions of Variation 3.4 

invalidate (terminate) the instructions of 

Airbus A300 Airbus A300 ALS Part 2 

DT–ALI Revision 03. Therefore, 

accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (j) of this AD terminates the 

corresponding requirements of AD 

2018–19–17 for the tasks identified in 

the service information referenced in 

EASA AD 2023–0104 only. This AD also 

replaces the LOVs specified in 

paragraph 1.3 of Airbus A300 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS), Part 2—Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT– 

ALI), Revision 03, dated August 28, 

2017, as required by FAA AD 2018–19– 

17. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

possible reduced structural integrity of 

the airplane. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–2243. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2023–0104 specifies 

procedures for new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations, which 

includes updated airplane LOV 

language and MPPTs. 

This AD also requires EASA AD 

2021–0134, dated June 1, 2021, which 

the Director of the Federal Register 

approved for incorporation by reference 

as of June 16, 2022 (87 FR 29037, May 

12, 2022). 

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. 

FAA’s Determination 

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 

is issuing this AD after determining that 

the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

on other products of the same type 

design. 

Requirements of This AD 

This AD requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, 

which are specified in EASA AD 2023– 

0104 described previously, as 

incorporated by reference. 

This AD requires revisions to certain 

operator maintenance documents to 

include new actions (e.g., inspections). 

Compliance with these actions is 

required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For 

airplanes that have been previously 

modified, altered, or repaired in the 

areas addressed by this AD, the operator 

may not be able to accomplish the 

actions described in the revisions. In 

this situation, to comply with 14 CFR 

91.403(c), the operator must request 

approval for an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) according to 

paragraph (n)(1) of this AD. 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 

CAAs. As a result, the incorporation by 

reference of EASA AD 2021–0134 is 

retained and EASA AD 2023–0104 is 

incorporated by reference in this AD. 

This AD requires compliance with 

EASA AD 2021–0134 and EASA AD 

2023–0104 in their entirety through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this AD. Using 

common terms that are the same as the 

heading of a particular section in EASA 

AD 2021–0134 or EASA AD 2023–0104 

does not mean that operators need 

comply only with that section. For 

example, where the AD requirement 

refers to ‘‘all required actions and 

compliance times,’’ compliance with 

this AD requirement is not limited to 

the section titled ‘‘Required Action(s) 

and Compliance Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 

2021–0134 or EASA AD 2023–0104. 

Service information required by EASA 

AD 2021–0134 and EASA AD 2023– 

0104 for compliance will be available at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–2243 after this AD is published. 

Airworthiness Limitation ADs Using 

the New Process 

The FAA’s process of incorporating 

by reference MCAI ADs as the primary 

source of information for compliance 

with corresponding FAA ADs has been 

limited to certain MCAI ADs (primarily 

those with service bulletins as the 

primary source of information for 

accomplishing the actions required by 

the FAA AD). However, the FAA is now 


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expanding the process to include MCAI 

ADs that require a change to 

airworthiness limitation documents, 

such as airworthiness limitation 

sections. 

For these ADs that incorporate by 

reference an MCAI AD that changes 

airworthiness limitations, the FAA 

requirements are unchanged. Operators 

must revise the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate the information specified in 

the new airworthiness limitation 

document. The airworthiness 

limitations must be followed according 

to 14 CFR 91.403(c) and 91.409(e). 

The previous format of the 

airworthiness limitation ADs included a 

paragraph that specified that no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals may be used unless the actions 

and intervals are approved as an AMOC 

in accordance with the procedures 

specified in the AMOCs paragraph 

under ‘‘Additional AD Provisions.’’ This 

new format includes a ‘‘New Provisions 

for Alternative Actions and Intervals’’ 

paragraph that does not specifically 

refer to AMOCs, but operators may still 

request an AMOC to use an alternative 

action or interval. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies 

to dispense with notice and comment 

procedures for rules when the agency, 

for ‘‘good cause,’’ finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, 

upon finding good cause, may issue a 

final rule without providing notice and 

seeking comment prior to issuance. 

Further, section 553(d) of the APA 

authorizes agencies to make rules 

effective in less than thirty days, upon 

a finding of good cause. 

There are currently no domestic 

operators of these products. 

Accordingly, notice and opportunity for 

prior public comment are unnecessary, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). In 

addition, for the forgoing reason(s), the 

FAA finds that good cause exists 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making 

this amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

The requirements of the RFA do not 

apply when an agency finds good cause 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule 

without prior notice and comment. 

Because the FAA has determined that it 

has good cause to adopt this rule 

without notice and comment, RFA 

analysis is not required. 

Costs of Compliance 

Currently, there are no affected U.S.- 

registered airplanes. For any affected 

airplane that may be imported and 

placed on the U.S. Register in the future, 

the FAA provides the following cost 

estimates to comply with this AD: 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the retained actions from 

AD 2022–08–04 to be $7,650 (90 workhours × $85 per work-hour). 

The FAA has determined that revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program takes an average of 90 workhours per operator, although the agency 

recognizes that this number may vary 

from operator to operator. Since 

operators incorporate maintenance or 

inspection program changes for their 

affected fleet(s), the FAA has 

determined that a per-operator estimate 

is more accurate than a per-airplane 

estimate. 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the new action to be $7,650 

(90 work-hours × $85 per work-hour). 

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, 

and 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska. 

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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2022–08–04, Amendment 39– 

22007 (87 FR 29037, May 12, 2022); and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

2023–25–04 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22631; Docket No. FAA–2023–2243; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–00699–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective January 17, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2022–08–04, 

Amendment 39–22007 (87 FR 29037, May 12, 

2022) (AD 2022–08–04). This AD affects AD 

2018–19–17, Amendment 39–19417 (83 FR 

48207, September 24, 2018) (AD 2018–19– 

17). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model 

A300 B4–2C, B4–103, and B4–203 airplanes, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address possible reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Revision of the Existing 

Maintenance or Inspection Program, With 

No Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of AD 2022–08–04, with no 

changes. Except as specified in paragraph (h) 

of this AD: Comply with all required actions 


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and compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0134, dated 

June 1, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0134). 

Accomplishing the revision of the existing 

maintenance or inspection program required 

by paragraph (j) of this AD terminates the 

requirements of this paragraph. 

(h) Retained Exceptions to EASA AD 2021– 

0134, With No Changes 

This paragraph restates the exceptions 

specified in paragraph (h) of AD 2022–08–04, 

with no changes. 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0134 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using June 16, 

2022 (the effective date of AD 2022–08–04). 

(2) Where paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2021– 

0134 specifies ‘‘This AD invalidates the LOV 

[limit of validity] as specified in Airbus A300 

ALS Part 2 Revision 03 [EASA AD 2017– 

0207],’’ this AD replaces the LOVs specified 

in paragraph 1.3 of Airbus A300 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS), 

Part 2—Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT–ALI), Revision 03, 

dated August 28, 2017, as required by FAA 

AD 2018–19–17. 

(3) Paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2021–0134 

specifies revising ‘‘the approved AMP’’ 

within 12 months after its effective date, but 

this AD requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, within 90 days after June 16, 2022 

(the effective date of AD 2022–08–04). 

(4) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0134 does not apply to this AD. 

(i) Retained Restrictions on Alternative 

Actions and Intervals With a New Exception 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (i) of AD 2022–08–04, with a new 

exception. Except as required by paragraph 

(j) of this AD, after the existing maintenance 

or inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0134. 

(j) New Revision of the Existing Maintenance 

or Inspection Program 

Except as specified in paragraph (k) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2023–0104, 

dated May 24, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0104). 

Accomplishing the revision of the existing 

maintenance or inspection program required 

by this paragraph terminates the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(k) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0104 

(1) This AD does not adopt the 

requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 

and (3) of EASA AD 2023–0104. 

(2) Where paragraph (4) of EASA AD 2023– 

0104 specifies ‘‘Within 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, revise the AMP,’’ 

this AD requires replacing those words with 

‘‘Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable.’’ 

(3) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (4) of EASA 

AD 2023–0104 is at the associated thresholds 

as incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (4) of EASA AD 2023–0104, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

(4) This AD does not adopt the provisions 

specified in paragraph (5) of EASA AD 2023– 

0104. 

(5) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2023–0104. 

(l) Replacement of LOVs and Terminating 

Action for AD 2018–19–17 

(1) Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (j) of this AD replaces the LOVs 

specified in paragraph 1.3 of Airbus A300 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS), 

Part 2-Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT–ALI), Revision 03, 

dated August 28, 2017, as required by AD 

2018–19–17. 

(2) Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (j) of this AD terminates the 

corresponding requirements of AD 2018–19– 

17 for the tasks identified in the service 

information referenced in AD 2023–0104 

only. 

(m) New Provisions for Alternative Actions 

and Intervals 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (j) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) and 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2023–0104. 

(n) 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 of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (o) 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 EASA; or Airbus SAS’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

If approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (n)(2) of this AD, if 

any service information contains procedures 

or tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are not identified 

as RC may be deviated from using accepted 

methods in accordance with the operator’s 

maintenance or inspection program without 

obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided 

the procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(o) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 

231–3225; email dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

(p) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on January 17, 2024. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0104, dated May 24, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on June 16, 2022 (87 FR 

29037, May 12, 2022). 

(i) EASA AD 2021–0134, dated June 1, 

2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(5) EASA ADs 2023–0104 and 2021–0134, 

contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 

50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

EASA AD on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(6) 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. This material may be found 

in the AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–2243. 

(7) 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 December 8, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28802 Filed 12–29–23; 8:45 am] 

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