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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. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency Airworthiness Directive 2012– 

0094, dated May 31, 2012, for related 

information. You may examine the MCAI in 

the AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0212-0002. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be viewed at the addresses specified in 

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

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A330–71–3028, Revision 01, dated February 

20, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) You may view 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 June 21, 

2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–26564 Filed 11–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0626; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–180–AD; Amendment 

39–17642; AD 2013–22–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Dassault Aviation Model Fan Jet Falcon; 

Model Mystere-Falcon 200 airplanes; 

and Model Mystere-Falcon 20–C5, 20– 

D5, 20–E5, and 20–F5 airplanes. This 

AD was prompted by reports of 

defective fire extinguisher bottle 

cartridges. This AD requires checking 

manufacturing references of 

pyrotechnical cartridges for batch 

number and date, repetitive checking of 

cartridges for electrical continuity, and 

replacing defective pyrotechnical 

cartridges if necessary. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct defective 

fire bottle cartridges, which could 

impact the capability to extinguish a fire 

in an engine, auxiliary power unit, or 

rear compartment, which could result in 

damage to the airplane and injury to the 

occupants. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 19, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of December 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-0626; or in 

person at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, 

P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 

07606; telephone 201–440–6700; 

Internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

You may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

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 published in the Federal 

Register on July 24, 2013 (78 FR 44473). 

The NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0190, 

dated September 24, 2012 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Several defective fire bottle cartridges have 

been reported on certain Dassault Aviation 

Fan Jet Falcon and Myste`re-Falcon 20-() 5 

aeroplanes. 

The results of the investigations concluded 

that there was a production quality issue 

with the fire bottle cartridge. In addition, the 

part numbers (P/N) of the fire bottle cartridge 

and the batch numbers have been identified. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could constitute a dormant failure 

that might impact the capability to extinguish 

a fire, either in an engine or the Auxiliary 

Power Unit, or the rear compartment, 

possibly resulting in damage to the aeroplane 

and injury to the occupants. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires repetitive checking of 

the electrical continuity [and of the 

references] of the fire extinguishers bottles 

cartridges [extinguisher bottle cartridges] and 

depending on findings, replacement of an 

affected part with a serviceable part. It also 

ultimately requires replacement of any 

affected cartridges with a serviceable part. In 

addition, this [EASA] AD prohibits 

installation of an affected fire extinguisher 

bottle cartridge. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0626- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 44473, July 24, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 


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Explanation of Change Made to the AD 

We have removed the phrase ‘‘or 

cartridges references matching (g)(1) 

through (g)(3)’’ in paragraph (h) of this 

final rule since only parts that have 

excessive resistance must be replaced 

before further flight. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the change described previously 

and minor editorial changes. We have 

determined that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 

44473, July 24, 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 44473, 

July 24, 2013). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 185 

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 

Check and Replacement ................................ 5 work-hours × $85 per hour = $425 ............. $6,300 $6,725 $1,244,125 

Where the service information lists 

required parts costs that are covered 

under warranty, we have assumed that 

there will be no charge for these parts. 

As we do not control warranty coverage 

for affected parties, some parties may 

incur costs higher than estimated here. 

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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0626- 

0002; 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 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. 

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: 

2013–22–10 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–17642. Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0626; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–180–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective December 19, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Dassault Aviation 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (c)(3) of this AD, certificated in any 

category, all serial numbers. 

(1) Model Fan Jet Falcon airplanes. 

(2) Model Mystere-Falcon 200 airplanes. 

(3) Model Mystere-Falcon 20–C5, 20–D5, 

20–E5, and 20–F5 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 26, Fire Protection. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

defective fire extinguisher bottle cartridges. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

defective fire bottle cartridges, which could 

impact the capability to extinguish a fire in 

an engine, auxiliary power unit, or rear 

compartment, which could result in damage 

to the airplane and injury to the occupants. 

(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) Checks of References of Cartridges 

For airplanes equipped with fire 

extinguisher bottle cartridges having a part 

number (P/N), batch number, and 

manufacturing date as listed in paragraph 

(g)(1), (g)(2), or (g)(3) of this AD: Within 30 

days or 100 flight hours, whichever occurs 

first after the effective date of this AD, check 

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pyrotechnical cartridges for batch number 

and date, and check the cartridges for 

electrical continuity and resistance, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Dassault Mandatory Service 

Bulletin F20–783, Revision 1 (also referred to 

as 783–R1), dated June 11, 2012 (for Model 

Fan Jet Falcon and Mystere-Falcon 20–C5, 

20–D5, 20–E5, and 20–F5 airplanes); or 

Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin F200– 

128, Revision 1 (also referred to as 128–R1), 

dated June 11, 2012 (for Model MystereFalcon 200 airplanes). 

(1) P/N 12–12–11707S1–4, with batch up 

to 44 inclusive, manufactured before May 

2012. 

(2) P/N 12–12–11707S2–4, with batch up 

to 33 inclusive, manufactured before May 

2012. 

(3) P/N 12–12–11707S3–4, with batch up 

to 44 inclusive, manufactured before May 

2012. 

(h) Replacement 

If, during any check as required by 

paragraphs (g) and (i) of this AD, a 

discrepancy [excessive resistance] is 

identified, before next flight, replace the 

discrepant fire extinguisher bottle cartridge(s) 

with a serviceable part, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Dassault 

Mandatory Service Bulletin F20–783, 

Revision 1 (also referred to as 783–R1), dated 

June 11, 2012 (for Model Fan Jet Falcon and 

Mystere-Falcon 20–C5, 20–D5, 20–E5, and 

20–F5 airplanes); or Dassault Mandatory 

Service Bulletin F200–128, Revision 1 (also 

referred to as 128–R1), dated June 11, 2012 

(for Model Mystere-Falcon 200 airplanes). 

Replacement of discrepant fire extinguisher 

bottle cartridges with a serviceable part 

terminates the repetitive actions required by 

paragraph (i) of this AD for that cartridge. 

(i) Repetitive Checks 

At the applicable time specified in 

paragraph (i)(1) or (i)(2) of this AD, repeat the 

checks required by paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(1) For airplanes equipped with fire 

extinguisher bottle cartridges having P/N 12– 

12–11707S3–4, having a batch number, and 

manufacturing date, as listed in paragraph 

(g)(3) of this AD, at intervals not to exceed 

65 days. 

(2) For airplanes equipped with fire 

extinguisher bottle cartridges having P/N 12– 

12–11707S1–4 or P/N 12–12–11707S2–4, 

having a batch number, and manufacturing 

date, as listed in paragraph (g)(1) or (g)(2) of 

this AD, at intervals not to exceed 12 months. 

(j) Replacement 

Except as required by paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Within 30 months after installation of an 

affected fire extinguisher bottle cartridge on 

an airplane, or within 36 months since 

cartridge manufacturing date, whichever 

occurs first after the effective date of this AD, 

replace each affected fire extinguisher bottle 

cartridge listed in paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), 

and (g)(3) of this AD, with a serviceable part, 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Dassault Mandatory Service 

Bulletin F20–783, Revision 1 (also referred to 

as 783–R1), dated June 11, 2012 (for Model 

Fan Jet Falcon and Mystere-Falcon 20–C5, 

20–D5, 20–E5, and 20–F5 airplanes); or 

Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin F200– 

128, Revision 1 (also referred to as 128–R1), 

dated June 11, 2012 (for Model MystereFalcon 200 airplanes). Replacing the affected 

fire extinguisher bottle cartridge with a 

serviceable part as required by paragraph (h) 

or (j) of this AD, terminates the repetitive 

actions required by paragraph (i) of this AD 

for that cartridge. 

(k) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install any fire extinguisher 

bottle cartridge having a part number, batch 

number, and manufacturing date as specified 

in paragraph (g)(1), (g)(2), or (g)(3) of this AD, 

on any airplane. 

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1137; 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. 

(m) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0190, dated 

September 24, 2012, for related information. 

You may examine this AD on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0626-0002. 

(n) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin 

F20–783, Revision 1 (also referred to as 783– 

R1), dated June 11, 2012. 

(ii) Dassault Mandatory Service Bulletin 

F200–128, Revision 1 (also referred to as 

128–R1), dated June 11, 2012. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(4) You may review this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA. For information on the availability of 

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

(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 October 

18, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27071 Filed 11–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0939; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–043–AD; Amendment 

39–17655; AD 2013–22–23] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Aermacchi 

S.p.A. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Aermacchi S.p.A. Models F.260, F.260B, 

F.260C, F.260D, F.260E, F.260F, S.208, 

and S.208A airplanes equipped with a 

Lycoming O–540 wide cylinder flange 

engine with a front crankcase mounted 

propeller governor. 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 the set screw that fixes the 

setting of the propeller governor idler 

gear shaft was not in the proper 

position. We are issuing this AD to 

require actions to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 


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