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202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 18, 

2016. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–12324 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–2134; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–012–AD; Amendment 

39–18547; AD 2016–11–20] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; B/E 

Aerospace Protective Breathing 

Equipment Part Number 119003–11 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

B/E Aerospace protective breathing 

equipment (PBE) that is installed on 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

report of a PBE catching fire upon 

activation by a crewmember. This AD 

requires replacing the PBE. We are 

issuing this AD to correct the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective July 15, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of July 15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact B/ 

E Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft 

Products Group, 10800 Pflumm Road, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66215; phone: (913) 

338–9800; fax: (913) 338–8419; Internet: 

www.beaerospace.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

2134. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

2134; 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 address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Enns, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 1801 S. Airport Road, Room 100, 

Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 

946–4147; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

david.enns@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to 

amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD 

that would apply to certain B/E 

Aerospace protective breathing 

equipment (PBE) that is installed on 

airplanes. The SNPRM published in the 

Federal Register on January 15, 2016 

(81 FR 2131). We preceded the SNPRM 

with a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) that published in the Federal 

Register on June 16, 2015 (80 FR 34330). 

The NPRM proposed to require 

inspecting the PBE to determine if the 

pouch has the proper vacuum seal and 

replacing if necessary. The NPRM was 

prompted by a report of a PBE catching 

fire upon activation by a crewmember. 

The SNPRM proposed to require 

replacement of the PBE following newly 

issued service information, regardless of 

inspection results. We are issuing this 

AD to correct the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

have considered the comments received. 

We received one anonymous comment 

in support of the SNPRM (81 FR 2131, 

January 15, 2016). 

Request To Change Compliance Time 

Penney Baudin of United Airlines 

requested a change to the PBE 

replacement compliance time. 

The commenter requested a 12-month 

repetitive inspection with a 36-month 

terminating replacement action. The 

commenter stated that the change would 

alleviate restrictive shipping means and 

complex distribution of the PBEs since 

the units contain oxygen generators. 

We do not agree with the commenter. 

We believe that the replacement 

compliance time of 18 months after the 

effective date of this AD is sufficient 

time since we are allowing even more 

time than specified in the related 

service information. Also, the public has 

been aware of this safety issue since we 

first published the first NPRM on June 

16, 2015 (80 FR 34330). We have not 

changed the final rule AD action based 

on this comment. 

Request To Correct Service Information 

John Barker of B/E Aerospace stated 

that Service Bulletin 119003–35–009, 

dated November 9, 2015, is incorrectly 

referenced as Rev. 009 instead of Rev. 

000 in the preamble of the SNPRM (81 

FR 2131, January 15, 2016). The 

commenter requested the reference to 

the revision number be corrected. 

We agree with the commenter. 

However, on April 12, 2016, Rev. 001 of 

B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003– 

35–009 was released. We are 

incorporating the Revision 001, dated 

April 12, 2016, into the final rule AD 

action because the procedures for doing 

the inspection and replacement of the 

PBE have not changed. 

We have changed the final rule AD 

action to include the newly revised 

service bulletin and to give credit to 

owners/operators who may have already 

done the required replacement 

following B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin No. 119003–35–009, Rev. 000, 

dated November 9, 2015, which was 

correctly referenced in paragraph (h) of 

the regulatory text in the SNPRM (81 FR 

2131, January 15, 2016). 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the SNPRM (81 FR 

2131, January 15, 2016) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the SNPRM (81 FR 2131, 

January 15, 2016). 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin No. 119003–35–011, Rev. 000, 

dated February 4, 2015, and B/E 

Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003–35– 

009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016. B/ 

E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated 


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February 4, 2015, describes procedures 

for inspecting PBE, part number (P/N) 

119003–11, to determine if the vacuum 

seal of the pouch containing the PBE is 

compromised. B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin 119003–35–009, Rev. 001, 

dated April 12, 2016, describes 

procedures for replacing PBE P/N 

119003–11 with P/N 119003–21. This 

service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated 

February 4, 2015, applies to all PBE 

with P/N 119003–11 and P/N 119003– 

21. We have determined that this AD 

will apply only to a PBE P/N 119003– 

11 with regard to the inspection 

requirement of paragraph (g) of this AD. 

B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin 119003– 

35–009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016, 

includes instructions for disposal. In 

this AD, we are requiring only the 

replacement action. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 9,000 

products installed on 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 

Inspecting the pouch containing the PBE for 

proper vacuum seal.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ........... Not applicable $42.50 $382,500 

Replace the PBE P/N 119003–11 with a PBE 

P/N 119003–21.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ........... 1,510 .............. 1,552.50 13,972,500 

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 

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 

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. 

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): 

2016–11–20 B/E Aerospace: Amendment 

39–18547; FAA–2015–2134; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–012–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective July 15, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to B/E Aerospace 

Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE), part 

number (P/N) 119003–11, that is installed on 

airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 35; Oxygen. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

PBE, P/N 119003–11, catching fire upon 

activation by a crewmember. We are issuing 

this AD to correct the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection 

Within 3 months after July 15, 2016 (the 

effective date of this AD), while still in the 

stowage box, physically inspect the PBE 

pouch to determine if it has an intact vacuum 

seal. Do this inspection following paragraph 

III.A.1. of the Accomplishment Instructions 

in B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated February 4, 

2015. 

(h) Replacement 

(1) If a PBE pouch is found that does not 

have an intact vacuum seal during the 

inspection required in paragraph (g) of this 

AD: Before further flight or following existing 

minimum equipment list (MEL) procedures, 

replace the PBE with a PBE, P/N 119003–21, 

following paragraphs III.C., III.D.(4), III.D.(6), 

and III.D.(7) of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin No. 119003–35–009, Rev. 001, dated 

April 12, 2016, or replace it with another 

FAA-approved serviceable PBE. 

(2) If a PBE pouch is found during the 

inspection required in paragraph (g) of this 

AD where the vacuum seal is intact: Within 

18 months after July 15, 2016 (the effective 

date of this AD), remove PBE, P/N 119003– 

11, and replace the PBE with PBE, P/N 

119003–21, following paragraphs III.C., 

III.D.(4), III.D.(6), and III.D.(7) of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in B/E 


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009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016, or 

replace it with another FAA-approved 

serviceable PBE. 

(i) Credit for Actions Done Following 

Previous Service Information 

If you performed the replacement action 

required in paragraphs (h)(1) and (2) of this 

AD before July 15, 2016 (the effective date of 

this AD) using B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin No. 119003–35–009, Rev. 000, dated 

November 9, 2015, you met the requirements 

of those paragraphs of this AD. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita 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 (k) of this AD. 

(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. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact David Enns, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 S. Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: 

(316) 946–4147; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

david.enns@faa.gov. 

(l) 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) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 

2016. 

(ii) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated February 4, 

2015. 

(3) For B/E Aerospace, Inc. service 

information identified in this AD, contact B/ 

E Aerospace, Inc., 10800 Pflumm Road, 

Commercial Aircraft Products Group, Lenexa, 

Kansas 66215; phone: (913) 338–9800; fax: 

(913) 338–8419; Internet: 

www.beaerospace.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. It 

is also available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2015–2134. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 

25, 2016. 

Pat Mullen, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–13250 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–5284; Directorate 

Identifier 2016–CE–006–AD; Amendment 

39–18550; AD 2016–12–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS 

AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC– 

12, PC–12/45, PC–12/47, and PC–12/

47E airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as 

incorrect installation instructions of the 

torlon plates in the airplane 

maintenance manual resulting in the 

incorrect installation of the torlon plates 

in the forward wing-to-fuselage 

attachment. We are issuing this AD to 

require actions to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective July 15, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of July 15, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

5284; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact PILATUS AIRCRAFT 

LTD., Customer Support Manager, CH– 

6371 STANS, Switzerland; phone: +41 

(0)41 619 33 33; fax: +41 (0)41 619 73 

11; email: SupportPC12@pilatusaircraft.com; internet: http://

www.pilatus-aircraft.com. You may 

view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket No. FAA–2016–5284. 

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 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. 

Models PC–12, PC–12/45, PC–12/47, 

and PC–12/47E airplanes. The NPRM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on March 28, 2016 (81 FR 17107). The 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products and 

was based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

Incorrect installations of torlon plates in 

the forward lower wing-to-fuselage 

attachment were reported on aeroplanes in 

service. Investigation determined that wrong 

torlon plate installation instructions were 

published in June 2007 in Revision (Rev.) 18 

to 27 of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual 

(AMM) 02049, Data Module (DM) 12–A–57– 

00–00A–520A–A and DM 12–A–57–00–00A– 

720A–A, for the PC–12, PC–12/45 and PC– 

12/47 aeroplanes, and in the initial issue to 

Rev. 10 of AMM 02300, in DM 12–B–57–00– 

00A–520A–A and DM 12–B–57–00–00A– 

720A–A, for PC–12/47E aeroplanes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to additional loads at the wing-to-fuselage 

interface, which detrimentally affects the 

fatigue life of the structural joint. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Pilatus issued Service Bulletin (SB) No. 57– 

007 to provide inspection instructions to 

verify the correct installation of torlon plates 

in the wing-to-fuselage attachments, and the 

rectification instructions for incorrect 

installed torlon plates. 

For the reason described above, this AD 

requires a one-time inspection of the forward 

lower wing-to-fuselage attachments, both left 

hand (LH) and right hand (RH) sides and, 

depending on findings, accomplishment of 

applicable corrective action(s). 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: https:// 


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