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paragraph (i)(3) of this AD. Do all corrective 

actions before further flight. Repeat the 

internal HFEC inspection thereafter at the 

time specified in Table 4 or Table 5 of 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–53A2682, 

Revision 1, dated May 24, 2012, as 

applicable. 

(1) Before further flight after an inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(2) Within 2,000 flight cycles after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(i) Service Information Clarifications and 

Exceptions 

(1) Paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747–53A2682, 

Revision 1, dated May 24, 2012, specifies 

certain compliance times in terms of the 

effective date of AD 2009–06–02, 

Amendment 39–15838 (74 FR 11013, March 

16, 2009). The effective date of AD 2009–06– 

02 is April 20, 2009. 

(2) Where paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747–53A2682, 

Revision 1, dated May 24, 2012, specifies 

counting the compliance time ‘‘after the 

revision 1 date of this service bulletin,’’ this 

AD requires compliance within the 

applicable time after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(3) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–53A2682, Revision 1, dated May 24, 

2012, specifies to contact Boeing for repair 

instructions, this AD requires repair before 

further flight using a method approved in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(j) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2682, dated May 8, 

2008. 

(k) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits, as described in 

Section 21.197 and Section 21.199 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 

and 21.199), are not allowed. 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (m)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Berhane Alazar, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–917–6577; fax: 425–917– 

6590; email: berhane.alazar@faa.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be obtained at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (n)(3) and (n)(4) of this AD. 

(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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

53A2682, Revision 1, dated May 24, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. 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 

November 6, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27845 Filed 11–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0561; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NE–23–AD; Amendment 39– 

17680; AD 2013–24–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Thielert 

Aircraft Engines GmbH Reciprocating 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH TAE 

125–01 reciprocating engines. This AD 

requires applying sealant to close the 

engine clutch housing (crankcase 

assembly) opening. This AD was 

prompted by a report of engine power 

loss due to engine coolant 

contaminating the engine clutch. The 

design of the engine allows the 

crankcase assembly opening to be 

susceptible to contamination from 

external sources. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent in-flight engine power loss, 

which could result in loss of control of, 

and damage to, the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The Docket Operations 

office is located at Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

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 (phone: 800– 

647–5527) is provided in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frederick Zink, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7779; fax: 781–238 

7199; email: frederick.zink@faa.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. The 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on August 5, 2013 (78 FR 

47228). The NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

A power loss event was reported on an 

aeroplane equipped with a TAE 125–01 

engine. The investigation results showed that 

the probable cause was contamination of the 

engine clutch by coolant spillage during the 

last maintenance operation. The 

contamination penetrated the clutch housing 

through an opening located under the coolant 

tank that was only closed by a not fluid-tight 

plastic cover. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0561- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 47228, August 5, 2013). 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

about 140 engines of U.S. registry. We 

also estimate that it will take about 2.5 

hours per engine to comply with this 

AD. The average labor rate is $85 per 

hour. Required parts cost about $110 per 

engine. Based on these figures, we 

estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. 

operators to be $45,150. 

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 to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, 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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2013–24–06 Thielert Aircraft Engines 

GmbH: Amendment 39–17680; Docket 

No. FAA–2013–0561; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NE–23–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective December 30, 

2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Thielert Aircraft 

Engines GmbH TAE 125–01 reciprocating 

engines. 

(d) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

engine power loss due to engine coolant 

contaminating the engine clutch. The design 

of the engine allows the crankcase assembly 

opening to be susceptible to contamination 

from external sources. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent in-flight engine power loss, which 

could result in loss of control of, and damage 

to, the airplane. 

(e) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) After the effective date of this AD at the 

next annual or 100-hour inspection, 

whichever comes first, apply sealant to close 

the engine clutch housing (crankcase 

assembly) opening. 

(2) Thereafter, reapply sealant to the engine 

clutch housing (crankcase assembly) 

opening, whenever the sealant is found to be 

not liquid-tight, or is removed. 

(3) Guidance on the sealant and 

application can be found in Thielert Aircraft 

Engines GmbH Service Bulletin No.TM TAE 

125–0022, dated August 8, 2012. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs to this AD. Use 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to 

make your request. 

(g) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Frederick Zink, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7779; fax: 781–238–7199; 

email: frederick.zink@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency AD 2013–0109, dated May 22, 

2013, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0561-0002. 

(3) Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Service 

Bulletin No. TM TAE 125–0022, dated 

August 8, 2012, which is not incorporated by 

reference in this AD, can be obtained from 

Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH, using the 

contact information in paragraph (g)(4) of this 

AD. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Thielert Aircraft Engines 

GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14 D–09350, 

Lichtenstein, Germany, phone: +49–37204– 

696–0; fax: +49–37204–696–55; email: info@

centurion-engines.com. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, 

MA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(h) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 


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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

November 14, 2013. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28183 Filed 11–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2013–0639] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Hackensack River, Kearney and Jersey 

City, NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

temporarily modifying the operating 

schedule that governs the operation of 

the Route 1 & 9 (Lincoln Highway) 

Bridge across the Hackensack River, 

mile 2.0, between Kearny and Jersey 

City, New Jersey. The bridge owner, 

New Jersey Department of 

Transportation, submitted a request to 

restrict bridge openings during the 

morning and afternoon rush hour 

periods to alleviate traffic congestion 

resulting from area roadway closures. It 

is expected that this change to the 

regulations would provide relief to 

vehicular traffic while continuing to 

meet the reasonable needs of navigation. 

DATES: This temporary final rule is 

effective from March 1, 2014 through 

March 1, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble are part of docket USCG– 

2013–0639. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this rulemaking. You 

may also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in room W12–140 on Ground 

Floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

final rule, call or email Mr. Joe Arca, 

Project Officer, First Coast Guard 

District Bridge Branch, 212–668–7165, 

joe.m.arca@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

§ Section Symbol 

U.S.C. United States Code 

A. Regulatory History and Information 

On August 28, 2013, we published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

entitled Drawbridge Operation 

Regulations Hackensack River in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 53104). We 

received no comments on the proposed 

rule. No public meeting was requested, 

and none was held. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

The Route 1 & 9 (Lincoln Highway) 

Bridge at mile 2.0, across the 

Hackensack River between Kearny and 

Jersey City, New Jersey, has a vertical 

clearance of 40 feet at mean high water 

and 45 feet at mean low water. The 

drawbridge operation regulations are 

listed at 33 CFR 117.723. 

The waterway users are 

predominantly recreational vessels and 

commercial vessels. 

The owner of the bridge, New Jersey 

Department of Transportation, 

submitted a request to the Coast Guard 

to temporarily change the drawbridge 

operating regulations. 

The purpose of this temporary final 

rule is to help provide relief to help 

reduce vehicular traffic congestion 

during the morning and afternoon 

vehicular rush hour periods. Additional 

vehicular traffic will be detoured across 

the Route 1 & 9 (Lincoln Highway) 

Bridges for two years from the adjacent 

Pulaski Skyway Bridge which will be 

under construction to replace its deck 

commencing on March 1, 2014 and 

continuing through March 1, 2016. 

The existing regulations presently 

require the bridge to open on signal at 

all times. 

Under this temporary final rule the 

draw shall open on signal; except that, 

the draw need not open for the passage 

of vessel traffic between 6 a.m. and 10 

a.m. and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. 

Tide dependent deep draft vessels 

may request bridge openings during the 

two rush hour closure periods provided 

at least a twelve hour advance notice is 

given. 

C. Discussion of Comments, Changes 

and the Final Rule 

The Coast Guard received no 

comments in response to the notice of 

proposed rulemaking. As a result, no 

changes have been made to this final 

rule. 

D. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on these statutes or executive 

orders. 

1. Regulatory Planning and Review 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, and does not 

require an assessment of potential costs 

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that 

Order. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under that 

Order. We believe that this rule is not 

a significant regulatory action because 

the bridge provides adequate clearance 

for recreational vessels in the closed 

position and the commercial vessels 

will be able to get openings at any time 

provided the advance notice is given by 

calling the number posted at the bridge. 

2. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires federal agencies to consider the 

potential impact of regulations on small 

entities during rulemaking. The Coast 

Guard received no comments from the 

Small Business Administration on this 

rule. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

This rule should not have a 

significant effect on small entities since 

the bridge provides 40 feet of vertical 

clearance at mean high water which 

should accommodate the recreational 

vessels that transit this waterway. Deep 

draft commercial vessels can transit at 

during the two rush hour closure 

periods provided they give the twelve 

hour advance notice for openings. 

There is no permanent restriction or 

regulation being imposed by this rule; 

therefore, the Coast Guard certifies 

under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this 

temporary final rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

3. Assistance for Small Entities 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 


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