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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): 

2012–18–02 AGUSTA S.P.A.: Amendment 

39–17178; Docket No. FAA–2012–0927; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–SW–052–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

(1) This AD applies to Model AB412 and 

AB412EP helicopters with: 

(i) Hoist part-number (P/N) 412–8800–01– 

202 (Breeze Eastern P/N BL–20200–402) or 

P/N 412–8800–01–412 (Breeze Eastern P/N 

BL–20200–412), with a hook assembly (hook) 

P/N HK–118–2 installed; or 

(ii) Hoist P/N BL–20200–75 (Breeze 

Eastern) or P/N BL–20200–95 (Breeze 

Eastern), with a hook P/N BL–5740–8 

installed, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

the hook body locking screws not properly 

inserted into the slot on the housing, which 

could result in detachment of the hook and 

subsequent loss of an external load or person 

from the helicopter hoist. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective September 26, 

2012. 

(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) For hook, P/N HK–118–2, before further 

flight, and thereafter after every disassembly 

and reassembly of the hook, inspect the hook 

for correct assembly of the nut and housing 

hook by doing the following. 

(i) Using a .5 millimeter (mm) thickness 

feeler gauge, position the feeler gauge on the 

handwheel as shown in Figure 2 of 

AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico (BT) No. 

412–132, dated May 2, 2012 (BT 412–132). 

(ii) If feeler gauge cannot be inserted, the 

nut and housing are correctly assembled. 

(iii) If feeler gauge can be inserted, as 

shown in Figure 3 of BT 412–132, reassemble 

the hook by following the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraphs 5 through 20, and 

figures 4 and 5, of BT 412–132. 

(2) For hook, P/N BL–5740–8, before 

further flight, and thereafter after every 

disassembly and reassembly of the hook, 

inspect the hook for correct assembly of the 

nut and body by doing the following. 

(i) Pull down the rubber bumper to expose 

the body and setscrews. 

(ii) Determine if the two setscrews are 

inserted in the two slots as shown in Figure 

2 of AgustaWestland BT No. 412–133, dated 

May 17, 2012 (BT 412–133). 

(iii) If the setscrews are inserted in the 

slots, the nut and body are correctly 

assembled. Return the rubber bumper to its 

proper position. 

(iv) If the two setscrews are not inserted in 

the slots, as shown in Figure 3 of BT 412– 

133, reassemble the hook by following the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 5 

through 20, and figures 4 and 5, of BT 412– 

133. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Sharon Miles, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222 5110; email 

sharon.y.miles@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. 

(g) Additional Information 

(1) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency AD No. 

2012–0086–E, dated May 18, 2012. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2550: External Load Handling 

Equipment. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico No. 

412–132, dated May 2, 2012. 

(ii) AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico No. 

412–133, dated May 17, 2012. 

(3) For AgustaWestland service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

AgustaWestland, Customer Support & 

Services, Via Per Tornavento 15, 21019 

Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: 

Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone 39–0331– 

711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at http:// 

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbullettins. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

(5) You may also view this service 

information 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/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 28, 

2012. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21722 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0946; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–037–AD; Amendment 

39–17187; AD 2012–18–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GA200 (Pty) 

Ltd Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for GA200 

(Pty) Ltd Models GA200 and GA200C 

airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by the 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as failure 

of the strut bolt through the main spar. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

14, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of September 14, 2012. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by October 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact GippsAero, P.O. Box 


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881, Morwell, Victoria 3840, Australia, 

telephone: + 61 (0) 3 5172 1200; fax 

+ 61 (0) 3 5172 1201; email: support@

gippsaero.com; Internet: www.

gippsaero.com. You may review copies 

of the referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

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 this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: doug.

rudolph@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority 

(CASA), which is the aviation authority 

for the Commonwealth of Australia, has 

issued AD AD/GA200/1, dated August 

23, 2012 (referred to after this as ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

As a result of a reported case of failure of 

the strut bolt through the main spar on a 

GA200C aircraft, GippsAero has issued a 

mandatory service bulletin to alert operators 

and maintenance organisations and to 

provide inspection and rectification actions. 

This Airworthiness Directive makes this 

inspection and rectification action 

mandatory. Failure to complete the actions 

required by this service bulletin may result 

in wing strut bolt failure, resulting in wing 

structural failure. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

GippsAero has issued Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB–GA200–2012–08, 

Issue 1, dated August 22, 2012. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by the State of 

Design Authority and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD. The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because failure to complete the 

actions required by this service bulletin 

may result in wing strut bolt failure, 

resulting in wing structural failure. 

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–2012–0946; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–037– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://www.

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 3 

products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 2 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts would cost about $0 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $510, or $170 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 2 work-hours and require parts 

costing $400 for a cost of $570 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 


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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: 

2012–18–10 GA200 (Pty) Ltd: Amendment 

39–17187; Docket No. FAA–2012–0946; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–037–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective September 14, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GA200 (Pty) Ltd Models 

GA200 and GA200C airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 57: Wings. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. We are 

issuing this AD to require actions to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after September 14, 2012 (the effective date 

of this AD), and repetitively thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed every 100 hours TIS, 

do the inspections required following 

GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin SB– 

GA200–2012–08, Issue 1, dated August 22, 

2012. 

(2) If you find any discrepancy in any of 

the inspections required by paragraph (f)(1) 

of this AD, before further flight, take 

corrective actions following GippsAero 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB–GA200– 

2012–08, Issue 1, dated August 22, 2012. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer or other source, 

use these actions if they are FAA-approved. 

Corrective actions are considered FAAapproved if they are approved by the State 

of Design Authority (or their delegated 

agent). You are required to assure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Safety 

Authority AD AD/GA200/1, dated August 23, 

2012, and GippsAero Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB–GA200–2012–08, Issue 1, dated 

August 22, 2012, for related information. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin 

SB–GA200–2012–08, Issue 1, dated August 

22, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For GA200 (Pty) Ltd service information 

identified in this AD, contact GippsAero, PO 

Box 881, Morwell, Victoria 3840, Australia, 

telephone: + 61 (0) 3 5172 1200; fax + 61 (0) 

3 5172 1201; email: support@gippsaero.com; 

Internet: www.gippsaero.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at 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/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on August 

31, 2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22050 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1181; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ANM–20] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Boise, ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class 

E airspace areas at Boise Air Terminal 

(Gowen Field), Boise, ID. This action 

also adjusts the geographic coordinates 

of the airport. The Boise VHF OmniDirectional Radio Range Tactical Air 

Navigational Aid (VORTAC) is no 

longer needed as a reference. The 

Donnelly Tactical Air Navigation 

System (TACAN) has been 

decommissioned and controlled 

airspace reconfigured. This action also 

makes a minor change to the legal 

description in reference to Class E 

airspace 9,000 feet Mean Sea Level 

(MSL). This improves the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, 

November 15, 2012. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On February 7, 2012, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend controlled airspace at Boise 

Air Terminal (Gowan Field), Boise, ID 

(77 FR 6026). Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 


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