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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on April 

20, 2015. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09743 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0655; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–070–AD; Amendment 

39–18142; AD 2015–08–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007–14– 

05 for all Airbus Model A310 and Model 

A300 B4–600, B4–600R, and F4–600R 

series airplanes, and Model A300 C4– 

605R Variant F airplanes (collectively 

called Model A300–600 series 

airplanes). AD 2007–14–05 required 

revising the Airworthiness Limitations 

section of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by incorporating certain 

certification maintenance requirements. 

This new AD requires revising the 

maintenance or inspection program to 

incorporate more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations. This AD was 

prompted by a determination that more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent safety-significant latent failures 

that would, in combination with one or 

more other specific failures or events, 

result in a hazardous or catastrophic 

failure condition of avionics, hydraulic 

systems, fire detection systems, fuel 

systems, or other critical systems. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

1, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of June 1, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain other publications listed in 

this AD as of August 22, 2007 (72 FR 

39307, July 18, 2007). 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA–2014–0655; or 

in person at the Docket 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. 

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.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. You 

may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. It is also 

available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0655. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2007–14–05, 

Amendment 39–15127 (72 FR 39307, 

July 18, 2007). AD 2007–14–05 applied 

to all Airbus Model A310 and A300–600 

series airplanes. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on October 1, 

2014 (79 FR 59154). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2013–0072, dated March 20, 

2013, corrected January 15, 2015, 

(referred to after this as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus Model A310 

and Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, and 

F4–600R series airplanes, and Model 

A300 C4–605R Variant F airplanes 

(collectively called Model A300–600 

series airplanes). The MCAI states: 

The airworthiness limitations for Airbus 

aeroplanes are currently published in 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) 

documents. 

The airworthiness limitations applicable to 

the A300–600 and A300–600ST Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMR) were 

previously specified in the Airbus A300–600 

CMR document referenced AUST5/829//85. 

DGAC [Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de l’Aviation 

Civile] France issued AD F2005–123 http:// 

ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/

easa_ad_F_2005_123.pdf/AD_F-2005-123 

(EASA approval 2005–6070) [which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2007–14–05, 

Amendment 39–15127 (72 FR 39307, July 18, 

2007)] to require compliance to the 

requirements as specified in this document. 

Since that AD was issued, the CMR tasks 

are now specified in Airbus A300–600 and 

Airbus A310 ALS Part 3 documents, which 

are approved by the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA). These documents 

introduce more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and/or airworthiness 

limitations. Failure to comply with the 

maintenance requirements contained in these 

documents could result in an unsafe 

condition. 

For the reasons described above, this new 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of DGAC 

France AD F–2005–123, which is 

superseded, and requires the implementation 

of the new or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements as specified in Airbus A310 

ALS Part 3 Revision 00 and A300–600 ALS 

Part 3 Revision 00, as applicable to the 

aeroplane type/model. 

This [EASA] AD is republished to correct 

typographical errors of the MRBR tasks 

numbers in Table 1 of the [EASA] AD. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0655- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 59154, October 1, 2014) 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 this AD 

as proposed, with minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 

59154, October 1, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 59154, 

October 1, 2014). 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued A310 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMR), dated November 

30, 2012. Airbus has also issued A300– 

600 ALS Part 3, Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMR), 

dated April 18, 2012. This service 

information describes mandatory 


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maintenance tasks operators must 

perform at specified intervals. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. This service information 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 of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 156 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Retained actions from AD 2007–14–05 

Amendment 39–15127 (72 FR 39307, July 

18, 2007).

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .................. $0 $85 $13,260 

Revision of maintenance or inspection program [new action].1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .................. 0 85 13,260 

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 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA–2014–0655; 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 Operations office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. 

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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2007–14–05, Amendment 39–15127 (72 

FR 39307, July 18, 2007), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2015–08–06 Airbus: Amendment 39–18142. 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0655; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–070–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective June 1, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2007–14–05, 

Amendment 39–15127 (72 FR 39307, July 18, 

2007). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus Model A310– 

203, –204, –221, –222, –304, –322, –324, and 

–325 airplanes; and all Model A300 B4–601, 

B4–603, B4–620, and B4–622 airplanes, 

Model A300 B4–605R and B4–622R 

airplanes, Model A300 F4–605R and F4– 

622R airplanes, and Model A300 C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes; certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness limitations 

are necessary. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent safety-significant latent failures that 

would, in combination with one or more 

other specific failures or events, result in a 

hazardous or catastrophic failure condition of 

avionics, hydraulic systems, fire detection 

systems, fuel systems, or other critical 

systems. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Revision to the Airworthiness 

Limitations Section of the Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (f) of AD 2007–14–05, Amendment 

39–15127 (72 FR 39307, July 18, 2007), with 

no changes. Within 3 months after August 22, 

2007 (the effective date of AD 2007–14–05), 

revise the Airworthiness Limitations section 

of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by incorporating Airbus 

A300–600 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMRs) AI/ST5/829/85, Issue 

12, dated February 2005 (for Model A300– 

600 series airplanes); or Airbus A310 CMR 

AI/ST5/849/85, Issue 12, dated February 

2005 (for Model A310 series airplanes); as 

applicable. Accomplish the actions specified 

in the applicable CMRs at the intervals 

specified in the applicable CMRs, except as 

provided by paragraph (h) of this AD. Where 

the CMRs specify to contact the Direction 


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Ge ́ne ́rale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC), 

operators are required to contact the 

Manager, International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA. The 

actions must otherwise be accomplished in 

accordance with the applicable CMRs. 

(h) Retained Transition/Grace Period for 

Maintenance Significant Item (MSI) 78.30.00 

Tasks 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of AD 2007–14–05, 

Amendment 39–15127 (72 FR 39307, July 18, 

2007), with no changes. For tasks identified 

in MSI 78.30.00, ‘‘Thrust Reverser Actuation 

and Cowling,’’ of Section 2, ‘‘CMR ‘Two Star’ 

Tasks,’’ of Airbus A300–600 CMR AI/ST5/

829/85, Issue 12, dated February 2005; and 

Airbus A310 CMR AI/ST5/849/85, Issue 12, 

dated February 2005: The initial compliance 

time is within 2,000 flight cycles or 12 

months after August 22, 2007 (the effective 

date of AD 2007–14–05), whichever occurs 

later. Thereafter, actions identified in MSI 

78.30.00 must be accomplished within the 

repetitive interval specified in the applicable 

CMRs. Where the CMRs specify to contact 

the DGAC, operators are required to contact 

the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, for 

such approvals. The actions must be 

accomplished in accordance with the 

applicable CMRs. 

(i) New Revision of Maintenance or 

Inspection Program 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate Airbus 

A310 Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMR), dated November 30, 

2012; or Airbus A300–600 ALS Part 3, 

Certification Maintenance Requirements 

(CMR), dated April 18, 2012. Except as 

required by paragraph (k) of this AD, the 

initial compliance time for accomplishing the 

actions is at the applicable time specified in 

Airbus A310 ALS Part 3, Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMR), dated 

November 30, 2012; or Airbus A300–600 ALS 

Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMR), dated April 18, 2012, 

as applicable; or within 3 months after the 

effective date of this AD; whichever occurs 

later. Accomplishing the requirements in this 

paragraph terminates the requirements in 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) New No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After accomplishment of the revision 

required by paragraph (i) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals, may be used unless the actions or 

intervals are approved as an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(k) New Compliance Time for Model A300– 

600 Series Airplanes 

For CMR Task 213000–A0001–1–C, 

‘‘Pressurization Control,’’ as identified in 

Sub-part 3–1, CMR Tasks, of the Airbus 

A300–600 ALS Part 3, Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMR), dated 

April 18, 2012: The initial compliance time 

for the task is at the applicable time specified 

in paragraphs (k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(3) of this 

AD. 

(1) For airplanes having accumulated less 

than 40,000 total flight hours since first flight 

of the airplane as of the effective date of this 

AD: Before the accumulation of 40,001 total 

flight hours. 

(2) For airplanes having accumulated 

40,000 total flight hours or more since first 

flight of the airplane as of the effective date 

of this AD, and on which Aging Systems 

Maintenance (ASM) Task 213115–04–1, 

‘‘Cabin Pressure Safety Valve;’’ or 

Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR) 

Tasks 21.30.00/06 and 21.30.00/08, 

‘‘Pressurization Control,’’ have been 

accomplished: Before the accumulation of 

14,000 flight hours after the most recent 

accomplishment of ASM Tasks 213115–04–1, 

or MRBR Tasks 21.30.00/06 and 21.30.00/08, 

whichever occurs later. 

(3) For airplanes having accumulated 

40,000 total flight hours or more since first 

flight of the airplane as of the effective date 

of this AD, and on which ASM Task 213115– 

04–1, or MRBR Tasks 21.30.00/06 and 

21.30.00/08, have not been accomplished: 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD. 

(l) 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. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the 

effective date of this AD, for any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, the action must be 

accomplished using a method approved by 

the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(m) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0072, dated 

March 20, 2013, (corrected January 15, 2015) 

for related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

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

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–0655. 

(n) 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 June 1, 2015. 

(i) Airbus A300–600 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section Part 3, Certification 

Maintenance Requirements, dated April 18, 

2012. 

(ii) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section Part 3, Certification Maintenance 

Requirements, dated November 30, 2012. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on August 22, 2007 (72 FR 

39307, July 18, 2007). 

(i) Airbus A300–600 Certification 

Maintenance Requirements AI/ST5/829/85, 

Issue 12, dated February 2005. 

(ii) Airbus A310 Certification Maintenance 

Requirements AI/ST5/849/85, Issue 12, dated 

February 2005. 

(5) 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.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(6) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(7) 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 Renton, Washington, on April 9, 

2015. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09285 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0930; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–040–AD; Amendment 

39–18144; AD 2015–08–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 


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