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period begins on July 1, and ends on 

June 30. 

In an interim rule published in the 

Federal Register on April 29, 2013, and 

effective on April 30, 2013 (78 FR 

24981, Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0010, 

FV13–946–1 IR), § 946.248 was 

amended by decreasing the assessment 

rate established for Washington potatoes 

for the 2013–2014 fiscal year and all 

subsequent fiscal periods from $0.003 to 

$0.0025 per hundredweight of potatoes 

handled. The decrease in the per 

hundredweight assessment rate allows 

the Committee to reduce its financial 

reserve while still providing adequate 

funding to meet program expenses. 

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) has 

considered the economic impact of this 

rule on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this final regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions in 

order that small businesses will not be 

unduly or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are 43 handlers of Washington 

potatoes subject to regulation under the 

order and approximately 267 producers 

in the regulated production area. Small 

agricultural service firms are defined by 

the Small Business Administration as 

those having annual receipts of less than 

$7,000,000, and small agricultural 

producers are defined as those having 

annual receipts of less than $750,000. 

(13 CFR 121.201) 

During the 2011–2012 marketing year, 

the Committee reports that 11,018,670 

hundredweight of Washington potatoes 

were shipped into the fresh market. 

Based on average f.o.b. prices estimated 

by the USDA’s Economic Research 

Service and Committee data on 

individual handler shipments, the 

Committee estimates that 42, or 

approximately 98 percent, of the 

handlers had annual receipts of less 

than $7,000,000. 

In addition, based on information 

provided by the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, the average producer 

price for Washington potatoes for 2011 

was $7.90 per hundredweight. The 

average gross annual revenue for the 267 

Washington potato producers is 

therefore calculated to be approximately 

$326,021. In view of the foregoing, the 

majority of Washington potato 

producers and handlers may be 

classified as small entities. 

This rule continues in effect the 

action that decreased the assessment 

rate established for the Committee and 

collected from handlers for the 2013– 

2014 fiscal year and all subsequent 

fiscal periods from $0.003 to $0.0025 

per hundredweight of potatoes. The 

Committee also unanimously 

recommended 2013–2014 expenditures 

of $37,400. This action will allow the 

Committee to reduce its financial 

reserve while still providing adequate 

funding to meet program expenses. 

The quantity of assessable potatoes for 

the 2013–2014 fiscal period is estimated 

at 10,000,000 hundredweight. Thus, the 

$0.0025 rate should provide $25,000 in 

assessment income. Income derived 

from handler assessments, along with 

interest income and funds from the 

Committee’s authorized reserve, will be 

adequate to cover budgeted expenses. 

This rule continues in effect the 

action that decreased the assessment 

obligation imposed on handlers. 

Assessments are applied uniformly on 

all handlers, and some of the costs may 

be passed on to producers. However, 

decreasing the assessment rate reduces 

the burden on handlers and may reduce 

the burden on producers. 

In addition, the Committee’s meeting 

was widely publicized throughout the 

Washington potato industry. All 

interested persons were invited to 

attend the meeting and participate in 

Committee deliberations on all issues. 

Like all Committee meetings, the 

January 30, 2013, meeting was a public 

meeting. All entities, both large and 

small, were able to express their views 

on this issue. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0178, 

Vegetable and Specialty Crops Generic 

Package. No changes in those 

requirements as a result of this action 

are necessary. Should any changes 

become necessary, they would be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

This action imposes no additional 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

on either small or large Washington 

potato handlers. As with all Federal 

marketing order programs, reports and 

forms are periodically reviewed to 

reduce information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this rule. 

Comments on the interim rule were 

required to be received on or before June 

28, 2013. No comments were received. 

Therefore, for reasons given in the 

interim rule, we are adopting the 

interim rule as a final rule, without 

change. 

To view the interim rule, go to: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;

D=AMS-FV-13-0010-0001. 

This action also affirms information 

contained in the interim rule concerning 

Executive Orders 12866 and 12988, and 

the E-Gov Act (44 U.S.C. 101). 

After consideration of all relevant 

material presented, it is found that 

finalizing the interim rule, without 

change, as published in the Federal 

Register (78 FR 24981, April 29, 2013) 

will tend to effectuate the declared 

policy of the Act. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 946 

Marketing agreements, Potatoes, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

PART 946—IRISH POTATOES GROWN 

IN WASHINGTON 

Accordingly, the interim rule 

amending 7 CFR part 946, which was 

published at 78 FR 24981 on April 29, 

2013, is adopted as a final rule, without 

change. 

Dated: August 1, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19011 Filed 8–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0671; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–124–AD; Amendment 

39–17547; AD 2013–16–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and 

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A321 series airplanes. This AD requires 

an inspection to determine airplane 

configuration and part numbers of the 

landing gear control interface unit and 

main landing gear (MLG) door actuators; 

and, for affected airplanes, repetitive 

inspections of the opening sequence of 

the MLG door actuator, and replacement 

of the MLG door actuator if necessary. 

This AD also provides optional 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections. This AD was prompted by 

a report of a MLG failing to extend 

during landing, and a determination 

that a certain configuration of landing 

gear control interface unit and actuators 

may result in masking of centralized 

fault display system messages that are 

necessary to mitigate risks associated 

with failure of MLG extension or downlocking. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct such a configuration, which 

could prevent the full extension or 

down-locking of the MLG, possibly 

resulting in MLG collapse during 

landing and consequent damage to the 

airplane and injury to occupants. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

August 23, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of August 23, 2013. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by September 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, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this AD, the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information 

(MCAI), 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. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–1405; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

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 

Emergency Airworthiness Directive 

2013–0132–E, dated June 25, 2013 

(referred to after this as the ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Some operators reported slow operation of 

the main landing gear (MLG) door opening/ 

closing sequence, leading to the generation of 

Centralized Fault Display System (CFDS) 

messages/ECAM [electronic centralized 

aircraft monitor] warnings during the landing 

gear retraction or extension sequence. 

Investigations showed that the damping ring 

and associated retaining ring of the MLG 

door actuator deteriorate. The resultant 

debris increases the friction inside the 

actuator which can be sufficiently high to 

restrict opening of the MLG door by gravity, 

during operation of the landing gear alternate 

(free-fall) extension system. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could prevent the full extension 

and/or down-locking of the MLG, possibly 

resulting in MLG collapse during landing and 

consequent damage to the aeroplane and 

injury to occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

EASA issued [EASA] AD 2011–0069 

(currently at R1) [http://ad.easa.europa.eu/

blob/easa_ad_2011_0069_R1.pdf/AD_2011- 

0069R1_1] [which corresponds to FAA AD 

2011–13–11, Amendment 39–16734 (76 FR 

37241, June 27, 2011)] to require an 

amendment of the applicable Airplane Flight 

Manual (AFM), repetitive checks of specific 

CFDS messages, and repetitive inspections of 

the opening sequence of the MLG door 

actuator and, depending on findings, 

corrective action. 

Since that AD [EASA AD 2011–0069R1] 

was issued, following a recent occurrence 

with a gear extension problem, additional 

analyses by Airbus have revealed that the 

CFDS expected specific messages may be not 

generated and as a result, repetitive checks of 

messages are not effective for aeroplanes 

fitted with landing gear control interface unit 

(LGCIU) interlink communication ARINC 429 

(applied in production through Airbus 

Modification (mod.) 39303, or in service 

through Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A320– 

32–1409), in combination with certain 

LGCIUs and MLG door actuators installed. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] Emergency AD requires 

identification of the affected aeroplanes to 

establish the configuration and, for those 

aeroplanes, repetitive inspections of the 

opening sequence of the MLG door actuator 

and, depending on findings, replacement of 

the MLG door actuator. 

This [EASA] AD also provides optional 

terminating action by disconnection of the 

interlink for certain LGCIUs, or in-service 

modification of the aeroplane by installation 

of MLG actuator Part Number (P/N) 

114122014 through Airbus SB A320–32–1407 

(Airbus production mod. 153655). 

Doing an inspection of the door 

opening sequence of the left-hand and 

right-hand doors of the MLG of an 

airplane, as required by paragraph (h) of 

this AD, is an acceptable alternative 

method to comply with the 

requirements of paragraphs (j) and (l) of 

AD 2011–13–11, Amendment 39–16734 

(76 FR 37241, June 27, 2011), for that 

airplane. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Alert Operators 

Transmission (AOT) A32N001–13, 

dated June 24, 2013; and Airbus Service 

Bulletin A320–32–1407, dated May 14, 

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 the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information 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. Since the issuance of FAA AD 

2011–13–11, Amendment 39–16734 (76 

FR 37241, June 27, 2011), we have 

received a report of a MLG failing to 

extend during landing. We have also 

been notified that a certain 

configuration of LGCIU and actuators 

may result in masking of CFDS 

messages that are necessary to mitigate 

risks associated with failure of MLG 

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extension or down-locking. This 

condition could possibly result in MLG 

collapse during landing and consequent 

damage to the airplane and injury to 

occupants. 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–2013–0671; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–NM–124– 

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 affects 851 

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 

Configuration and part number 

determination.

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$85.

$0 $85 ....................................... $72,335. 

MLG door repetitive inspection 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$170 per inspection cycle.

$0 $170 per inspection cycle .... $144,670 per inspection 

cycle. 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the on-condition actions 

specified in this AD. 

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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

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: 

2013–16–09 Airbus: Amendment 39–17547. 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0671; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–124–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective August 23, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2011–13–11, 

Amendment 39–16734 (76 FR 37241, June 

27, 2011), by providing an alternative method 

to comply with the requirements of 

paragraphs (j) and (l) of AD 2011–13–11. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus airplanes, 

certificated in any category, identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of 

this AD, all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(1) Model A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes. 

(2) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, 

–115, –131, –132, and –133 airplanes. 

(3) Model A320–111, –211, –212, –214, 

–231, –232, and –233 airplanes. 

(4) Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 32, Landing gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

main landing gear (MLG) failing to extend 

during landing, and a determination that a 

certain configuration of landing gear control 

interface unit (LGCIU) and actuators may 

result in masking of centralized fault display 

system messages that are necessary to 

mitigate risks associated with failure of MLG 

extension or down-locking. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct such a 

configuration, which could prevent the full 

extension or down-locking of the MLG, 

possibly resulting in MLG collapse during 

landing and consequent damage to the 

airplane and injury to occupants. 

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(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Configuration and Part Number 

(P/N) Determination 

At the later of the compliance times 

specified in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of 

this AD: Do an inspection to determine the 

configuration (modification status) of the 

airplane and identify the part number of the 

left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) LGCIU 

and MLG door actuators. A review of the 

airplane delivery or maintenance records is 

acceptable for compliance with the 

requirements of this paragraph provided the 

airplane configuration and installed 

components can be conclusively determined 

from that review. 

(1) Prior to the accumulation of 800 total 

flight cycles since first flight of the airplane. 

(2) Within 14 days after the effective date 

of this AD. 

(h) MLG Door Opening Sequence Repetitive 

Inspections 

If, during the determination and 

identification required by paragraph (g) of 

this AD, the configuration of the airplane is 

determined to be Airbus post-modification 

39303 or post-Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

32–1409 (Interlink Communication ARINC 

429 installed), and both an LGCIU and a MLG 

door actuator are installed with a part 

number listed in table 1 to paragraph (h) of 

this AD: Except as provided by paragraph (k) 

of this AD, at the later of the compliance 

times specified in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) 

of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 8 days or 5 flight cycles, whichever 

occurs later, do an inspection of the door 

opening sequence of the LH and RH MLG 

doors, in accordance with the instructions of 

Airbus Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) 

A32N001–13, dated June 24, 2013. 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF THIS

AD 

Component name Part No. 

LGCIU (LH and RH) ....... 80–178–02–88012 

LGCIU (LH and RH) ....... 80–178–03–88013 

MLG door actuator ......... 114122006 

MLG door actuator ......... 114122007 

MLG door actuator ......... 114122009 

MLG door actuator ......... 114122010 

MLG door actuator ......... 114122011 

MLG door actuator ......... 114122012 

(i) MLG Door Opening Sequence Corrective 

Action 

If a slow door operation or restricted 

extension is found during any inspection 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD: Before 

further flight, replace the affected MLG door 

actuator with a new or serviceable actuator, 

in accordance with the instructions of Airbus 

AOT A32N001–13, dated June 24, 2013. 

(j) Repetitive Inspection—Terminating 

Action 

Replacement of a MLG door actuator, as 

required by paragraph (i) of this AD, does not 

constitute terminating action for the 

repetitive inspections required by paragraph 

(h) of this AD, unless MLG door actuators 

having P/N 114122014 are installed on both 

LH and RH sides, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–32–1407, dated May 

14, 2013. 

(k) Repetitive Inspection Exception 

Airplanes on which the LGCIU interlink is 

disconnected (Airbus modification 155522 

applied in production, or modified in-service 

in accordance with the instructions of Airbus 

AOT A32N001–13, dated June 24, 2013), or 

on which MLG door actuators having P/N 

114122014 are installed on both LH and RH 

sides (Airbus modification 153655 applied in 

production, or modified in-service in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

32–1407, dated May 14, 2013), are not 

required to do the actions required by 

paragraph (h) of this AD, provided that the 

airplane is not modified to a configuration as 

defined in paragraph (h) of this AD. 

(l) Alternative Action for AD 2011–13–11, 

Amendment 39–16734 (76 FR 37241, June 

27, 2011) 

Doing an inspection of the door opening 

sequence of the LH and RH doors of the MLG 

of an airplane, as required by paragraph (h) 

of this AD, is an acceptable alternative 

method to comply with the requirements of 

paragraphs (j) and (l) of AD 2011–13–11, 

Amendment 39–16734 (76 FR 37241, June 

27, 2011), for that airplane. 

(m) 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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–1405; fax (425) 227– 

1149. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(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. 

(n) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to 

a location where the airplane can be 

modified (if the operator elects to do so), 

provided the MLG remains extended and 

locked, and that no MLG recycle is done. 

(o) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information European 

Aviation Safety Agency Emergency 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0132–E, dated 

June 25, 2013, for related information, which 

can be found in the AD docket on the 

internet at http://www.regulations.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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Alert Operators Transmission 

A32N001–13, dated June 24, 2013. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–32–1407, 

dated May 14, 2013. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 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.airwortheas@airbus.com; Internet http:// 

www.airbus.com. 

(4) You may review copies of the 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. 

(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 Renton, Washington, on July 26, 

2013. 

Stephen P. Boyd, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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