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(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. 

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: 

2013–22–13 PILATUS Aircraft Ltd.: 

Amendment 39–17645; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0928; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–036–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective November 29, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. 

Model PC–7 airplanes, manufacturers’ serial 

numbers (MSN) 101 through 618, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 24: Electrical Power. 

(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 chafing on 

the wiring harness attached to the engine 

mounting frame on the right-hand side of the 

engine compartment. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent a short circuit, which could result 

in fire in the engine compartment. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions 

specified in paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this 

AD. 

(1) Within the next 90 days after November 

29, 2013 (the effective date of this AD), 

visually inspect the wiring harness and the 

flexile duct in the engine compartment for 

signs of chafing following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in PILATUS 

Aircraft Ltd. PC–7 Service Bulletin No. 24– 

009, dated September 6, 2013. 

(2) If, during the inspection required in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, any signs of 

chafing are found, before further flight, take 

all necessary corrective actions following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in PILATUS 

Aircraft Ltd. PC–7 Service Bulletin No. 24– 

009, dated September 6, 2013. 

(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–2013–009, dated 

October 7, 2013, for related information. You 

may examine the MCAI on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0928. 

(i) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. PC–7 Service 

Bulletin No. 24–009, dated September 6, 

2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD., Customer 

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

6371 STANS, Switzerland; telephone: +41 

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

Internet: http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com or 

email: Techsupport@pilatus-aircraft.com. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on October 

24, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25953 Filed 11–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0927; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–030–AD; Amendment 

39–17644; AD 2013–22–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; DG 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all DG 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG–800A, 

DG–800B, DG–500MB gliders. This AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as a defective starter motor 

control unit, which could activate the 

starter motor without pressing the 

starter button. We are issuing this AD to 

require actions to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 


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DATES: This AD is effective November 

18, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 18, 2013. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 23, 2013. 

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 AD, contact DG-Flugzeugbau 

GmbH, 76646 Bruchsal, Germany; 

telephone: +49 7251 3020 140; fax: +49 

7251 3020 269; Internet: http://www.dgflugzeugbau.de/index.php?id=1329; 

email: dirks@dg-flugzeugbau.de. You 

may view 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating it in 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0927; 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 

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: Jim 

Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: 

jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD No. 

2013–0212, dated September 13, 2013 

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

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

About 8% of the produced starter motor 

control units, as installed in DG–800 and 

DG–500MB powered sailplanes, have 

reportedly been sent in for repair with a 

defective starter motor control. Investigation 

results showed that a short circuit can 

activate the starter motor without pressing 

the starter button. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

cause sudden rotation of the propeller, 

possibly resulting in injury to the pilot or 

other persons. 

To address the potential unsafe condition, 

DG-Flugzeugbau issues Technical Note (TN) 

No. 800/42, 500/06 (single document). 

For the reason described above, this AD 

requires identification and replacement of 

the affected control units. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating it in 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0927. 

Relevant Service Information 

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH has issued 

Technical note No. 800/42, 500/06 (copublished as one document), dated May 

29, 2013. The actions described in this 

service information are intended to 

correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This 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 issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by the State of 

Design Authority and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD. The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because the starter motor could 

become activated without pressing the 

starter button and cause sudden 

propeller rotation, which could result in 

injury to the pilot and/or other persons. 

Therefore, we determined that notice 

and opportunity for public comment 

before issuing this AD are impracticable 

and that good cause exists for making 

this amendment effective in fewer than 

30 days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2013–0927; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–030– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this AD because of 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 AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

27 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about .5 workhour per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $1,147.50, or $42.50 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions will take 

about 2 work-hours and require parts 

costing $302, for a cost of $472 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 


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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 that 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. 

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: 

2013–22–12 DG Flugzeugbau GmbH: 

Amendment 39–17644; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0927; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–036–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective November 18, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to DG Flugzeugbau GmbH 

DG–800A, DG–800B, and DG–500MB gliders, 

all serial numbers, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 80: Engine Starting. 

(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 a defective 

starter motor control, which could activate 

the starter motor without pressing the starter 

button. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

sudden propeller rotation, which could result 

in injury to the pilot and/or other persons. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD: 

(1) Within 10 days after November 18, 2013 

(the effective date of this AD), inspect to 

determine if an unmodified starter control 

unit is installed. If an unmodified starter 

control unit is installed, remove the unit and 

replace it with a modified unit. Do the 

removal and replacement following the 

Instructions section of DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH Technical note No. 800/42, 500/06 

(co-published as one document), dated May 

29, 2013. 

(2) As of November 18, 2013 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install any starter 

motor control unit unless it has been 

modified and labeled with placard ‘‘MS.’’ 

(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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any glider 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No. 2013–0212, dated 

September 13, 2013, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0927. For service information related to this 

AD, contact DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH, 76646 

Bruchsal, Germany; telephone: +49 7251 

3020 140; fax: +49 7251 3020 269; Internet: 

http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/

index.php?id=1329; email: dirks@dgflugzeugbau.de. You may review copies of 

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. 

(i) 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) DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical note 

No. 800/42, dated May 29, 2013. 

(ii) DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Technical note 

No. 500/06, dated May 29, 2013. 

Note 1 to paragraph (i)(2): DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH Technical note No. 800/42, dated May 

29, 2013, and DG Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical note No. 500/06, dated May 29, 

2013, are co-published as one document. 

(3) For DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH, 76646 Bruchsal, 

Germany; telephone: +49 7251 3020 140; fax: 

+49 7251 3020 269; Internet: http://www.dgflugzeugbau.de/index.php?id=1329; email: 

dirks@dg-flugzeugbau.de. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 24, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25955 Filed 11–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0529; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–SW–050–AD; Amendment 

39–17648; AD 2013–22–16] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta 

S.p.A. (Type Certificate Currently Held 

by Agusta Westland) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 


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