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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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2014–02–09 Eurocopter France: 

Amendment 39–17737; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0039; Directorate Identifier 

2013–SW–058–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model EC225LP 

helicopters with emergency flotation gear 

installed and Model AS332L1 helicopters 

with emergency flotation gear with 

Eurocopter Modification OP26277 installed, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

incorrect routing of a strap under the hinged 

rod median plate of an emergency flotation 

gear rear cradle. This condition could result 

in failure of the rods or straps upon 

deployment of the emergency flotation gear, 

incorrect float position, and subsequent 

capsizing of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective February 24, 

2014. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Before the next overwater flight, inspect 

each left hand and right hand rear cradle 

strap on the hinged rods of the emergency 

flotation gear for correct installation as 

shown in Photo 1, Figure 1, of Eurocopter 

Emergency Alert Service Bulletin No. 

25A142, Revision 0, dated September 25, 

2013 (EASB No. 25A142), for Model 

EC225LP helicopters or EASB No. 25.02.76, 

Revision 0, dated September 25, 2013 (EASB 

No. 25.02.76), for Model AS332L1 

helicopters. Both straps must be installed 

over the hinged rod’s median plate. 

(2) If any strap is installed under the plate 

as shown in Photo 2, Figure 1, of EASB No. 

25A142 or No. 25.02.76, reinstall each 

incorrectly routed strap so that each strap is 

installed over the plate as depicted in Figure 

2 and Figure 3 of EASB No. 25A142 or No. 

25.02.76, as applicable to your model 

helicopter. 

(f) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits are prohibited for 

flights over water. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Gary Roach, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2013–0237–E, dated September 26, 2013. 

You may view the EASA AD at http://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0039. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 3212 Emergency Flotation Section. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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) Eurocopter EASB No. 25.02.76, Revision 

0, dated September 25, 2013. 

(ii) Eurocopter EASB No. 25A142, Revision 

0, dated September 25, 2013. 

Note 1 to paragraph (i)(2): Eurocopter 

EASB No. 25.02.76, Revision 0, dated 

September 25, 2013, and Eurocopter EASB 

No. 25A142, Revision 0, dated September 25, 

2013, are co-published as one document 

along with Eurocopter EASB No. 25.01.62, 

Revision 0, dated September 25, 2013, and 

Eurocopter ASB No. 25A060, Revision 0, 

dated September 25, 2013, which are not 

incorporated by reference. 

(3) For Eurocopter service information 

identified in this AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 

641–3775; or at http://www.eurocopter.com/ 

techpub. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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 Fort Worth, Texas, on January 10, 

2014. 

Kim Smith, 

Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01952 Filed 2–6–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0888; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–024–AD; Amendment 

39–17735; AD 2014–02–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam srl Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam srl 

Model P2006T airplanes. This AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued 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 cracks of the nose landing 

gear (NLG) lower link. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 14, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of March 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov or in person at 

Document 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 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Airworthiness 

Office, Via Maiorise–81043 Capua (CE) 

Italy; telephone: +39 0823 620134; fax: 

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+39 0823 622899; email: m.oliva@

tecnam.com or g.paduano@tecnam.com; 

Internet: www.tecnam.com/it-IT/

documenti/service-bulletins.aspx. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

albert.mercado@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to Costruzioni Aeronautiche 

Tecnam srl Model P2006T airplanes. 

That NPRM was published in the 

Federal Register on October 25, 2013 

(78 FR 63907). That NPRM proposed to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

During an inspection of a P2006T, a nose 

landing gear (NLG) lower link was found 

with two cracks. The affected NLG lower link 

is part of NLG lower link assembly P/N 26– 

8–1417–000. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to NLG failure, possibly 

resulting in damage to the aeroplane and 

injury to the occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam (hereafter 

referred to as Tecnam) issued Service 

Bulletin (SB) SB–128–CS, providing 

inspection instructions. Tecnam also 

developed an improved NLG lower link 

assembly with P/N 26–8–8000–000, which 

can be installed in service by 

accomplishment of Tecnam SB–104–CS. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires, for aeroplanes equipped with NLG 

lower link assembly P/N 26–8–1417–000, a 

one-time inspection of the NLG lower link 

and, depending on findings, accomplishment 

of the applicable corrective action. This AD 

also requires installation of the improved 

NLG lower link assembly P/N 26–8–8000– 

000. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!searchResults;rpp=25;po=0;s=FAA2013-0888;fp=true;ns=true. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 63907, October 25, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 

63907, October 25, 2013) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 63907, 

October 25, 2013). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 7 

products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about .5 

work-hour 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 the AD on U.S. operators to 

be $297.50, or $42.50 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 6 work-hours and require parts 

costing $1,800, for a cost on U.S. 

operators of $16,170, or $2,310 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 

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 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; 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 the NPRM, 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. 

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: 

2014–02–07 Costruzioni Aeronautiche 

Tecnam srl: Amendment 39–17735; 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0888; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–024–AD. 

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(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective March 14, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam srl Model P2006T 

airplanes, serial numbers (S/N) 001/US 

through S/N 9999/US, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 32: Landing Gear. 

(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 cracking of 

the nose landing gear (NLG) lower link. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

cracks in an NLG lower link, which could 

lead to NLG failure, possibly resulting in 

damage to the airplane and injury to the 

occupants. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) 

through (f)(5) of this AD: 

(1) For airplanes with an NLG lower link 

assembly part number (P/N) 26–8–1417–000 

installed, within the next 25 hours time-inservice (TIS) after March 14, 2014 (the 

effective date of this AD) or within the next 

30 days after March 14, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD), whichever occurs first, do 

a detailed inspection of the NLG lower link 

P/N 26–8–1417–1 (this is in the NLG–000 

assembly) following Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Service Bulletin No. 

SB 128–CS, Revision 0, dated May 15, 2013. 

(2) If a crack is detected during the 

inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD, before further flight, replace the NLG 

lower link assembly with an improved 

assembly. Follow the instructions in 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam Job Card 

442, P2006T NLG upper link replacement, 

Revision 1, dated February 11, 2013; 

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam Job Card 

468, New NLG Spring replacement, dated 

October 12, 2012; or Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Job Card 528, P2006T 

NLG retraction spring installation, Revision 

1, dated April 2, 2013, as applicable, as 

specified in Costruzioni Aeronautiche 

Tecnam Service Bulletin No. SB 128–CS, 

Revision 0, dated May 15, 2013. 

Note 1 to paragraphs (f)(2) and (f)(3) of this 

AD: Although Costruzioni Aeronautiche 

Tecnam Job Card 442, Revision 1, dated 

February 11, 2013, is designated P2006T NLG 

upper link replacement, it still pertains to the 

replacement of the lower link. 

(3) Unless already done as required by 

paragraph (f)(2) of this AD, within the next 

50 hours TIS after March 14, 2014 (the 

effective date of this AD) or within the next 

60 days after March 14, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD), whichever occurs first, 

replace the NLG lower link assembly P/N 26– 

8–1417–000 with an improved assembly. 

Follow the instructions in Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Job Card 442, P2006T 

NLG upper link replacement, Revision 1, 

dated February 11, 2013; Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Job Card 468, New 

NLG Spring replacement, dated October 12, 

2012; or Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Job Card 528, P2006T NLG retraction spring 

installation, Revision 1, dated April 2, 2013, 

as applicable, as specified in the Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Service Bulletin No. 

SB 128–CS, Revision 0, dated May 15, 2013. 

(4) After replacement of the NLG lower 

link assembly as required by paragraph (f)(2) 

or (f)(3) of this AD, as applicable, do not 

install an NLG lower link assembly P/N 26– 

8–1417–000 or an NLG lower link part P/N 

26–8–1417–1 (this is in the NLG–000 

assembly) on that airplane. 

(5) For an airplane with an NLG lower link 

assembly P/N 26–8–8000–000 already 

installed, after the effective date of this AD, 

do not install an NLG lower link assembly P/ 

N 26–8–1417–000 or a NLG lower link P/N 

26–8–1417–1 on that airplane. 

(g) Credit for Actions Done Following 

Previous Service Information 

This AD provides credit for the inspection 

required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD and 

any necessary replacement required in 

paragraphs (f)(2) or (f)(3) of this AD if already 

done before March 14, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD) following Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Service Bulletin No. 

SB 104–CS, Edition 2, Revision 1, dated 

March 28, 2013. 

(h) 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: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: albert.mercado@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. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0134, dated 

July 2, 2013, for more information. The MCAI 

can be found in the AD docket on the 

Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0888-0003. 

You may also refer to Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam Service Bulletin No. 

SB 104–CS, Edition 2, Revision 1, dated 

March 28, 2013, for more information. For 

service information related to this AD, you 

may contact the manufacturer using the 

information found in paragraph (j)(3) of this 

AD. 

(j) 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) Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Service Bulletin No. SB 128–CS, Revision 0, 

dated May 15, 2013. 

Note 2 to paragraph (j)(2)(i) of this AD: 

The Occurrence Report is not paginated. The 

correct pagination is page 3/3. 

(ii) Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Cartone di lavoro (English translation: Job 

Card) 468, New NLG Spring replacement, 

dated October 12, 2012. 

Note 3 to paragraphs (j)(2)(ii) through 

(j)(2)(iv) of this AD: This service information 

contains Italian to English translation. EASA 

used the English translation in referencing 

the documents from Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam srl. For enforceability 

purposes, we will refer to the Costruzioni 

Aeronautiche Tecnam srl service information 

as the titles appear on the documents. 

(iii) Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Cartone di lavoro (English translation: Job 

Card) 528, P2006T NLG retraction spring 

installation, Revision 1, dated April 2, 2013. 

(iv) Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Cartone di lavoro (English translation: Job 

Card) 442, P2006T NLG upper link 

replacement, Revision 1, dated February 11, 

2013. 

(3) For Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

srl service information identified in this AD, 

contact Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam 

Airworthiness Office, Via Maiorise–81043 

Capua (CE) Italy; telephone: +39 0823 

620134; fax: +39 0823 622899; email: 

m.oliva@tecnam.com or g.paduano@

tecnam.com; Internet: www.tecnam.com/itIT/documenti/service-bulletins.aspx. 

(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 January 

23, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01957 Filed 2–6–14; 8:45 am] 

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