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(C) To be acting as a finder for 

purposes of this section, the finder must 

comply with the following limitations. 

(1) A finder may act only as an 

intermediary between a buyer and a 

seller. 

(2) A finder may not bind any buyer 

or seller to the terms of a specific 

transaction or negotiate the terms of a 

specific transaction on behalf of a buyer 

or seller, except that a finder may— 

(i) Arrange for buyers to receive 

preferred terms from sellers so long as 

the terms are not negotiated as part of 

any individual transaction, are provided 

generally to customers or broad 

categories of customers, and are made 

available by the seller (and not by the 

financial holding company); and 

(ii) Establish rules of general 

applicability governing the use and 

operation of the finder service, 

including rules that govern the 

submission of bids and offers by buyers 

and sellers that use the finder service 

and the circumstances under which the 

finder service will match bids and offers 

submitted by buyers and sellers, and 

govern the manner in which buyers and 

sellers may bind themselves to the terms 

of a specific transaction. 

(3) A finder may not— 

(i) Take title to or acquire or hold an 

ownership interest in any product or 

service offered or sold through the 

finder service; 

(ii) Provide distribution services for 

physical products or services offered or 

sold through the finder service; 

(iii) Own or operate any real or 

personal property that is used for the 

purpose of manufacturing, storing, 

transporting, or assembling physical 

products offered or sold by third parties; 

or 

(iv) Own or operate any real or 

personal property that serves as a 

physical location for the physical 

purchase, sale or distribution of 

products or services offered or sold by 

third parties. 

(D) A finder must distinguish the 

products and services offered by the 

company from those offered by a third 

party through the finder service. 

(xxv) Directly, or indirectly acquiring 

or controlling, whether as principal, on 

behalf of one or more entities, or 

otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership 

interests (including debt or equity 

securities, partnership interests, trust 

certificates, or other instruments 

representing ownership) of a company 

or other entity, whether or not 

constituting control of such company or 

entity if: 

(A) Such shares, assets, or ownership 

interests are acquired and held as part 

of a bona fide underwriting or merchant 

or investment banking activity, 

including investment activities engaged 

in for the purpose of appreciation and 

ultimate resale or disposition of the 

investment; 

(B) Such shares, assets, or ownership 

interests are held for a period of time to 

enable the sale or disposition thereof on 

a reasonable basis consistent with the 

financial viability of the activities 

described in clause (A) of this 

paragraph; and 

(C) During the period such shares, 

assets, or ownership interests are held, 

the company does not routinely manage 

or operate such company or entity 

except as may be necessary or required 

to obtain a reasonable return on 

investment upon resale or disposition. 

(xxvi) Directly or indirectly acquiring 

or controlling, whether as principal, on 

behalf of one or more entities, or 

otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership 

interests (including debt or equity 

securities, partnership interests, trust 

certificates or other instruments 

representing ownership) of a company 

or other entity, whether or not 

constituting control of such company or 

entity if— 

(A) Such shares, assets, or ownership 

interests are acquired and held by an 

insurance company that is 

predominantly engaged in underwriting 

life, accident and health, or property 

and casualty insurance (other than 

credit-related insurance) or providing 

and issuing annuities; 

(B) Such shares, assets, or ownership 

interests represent an investment made 

in the ordinary course of business of 

such insurance company in accordance 

with relevant State law governing such 

investments; and 

(C) During the period such shares, 

assets, or ownership interests are held, 

the company does not routinely manage 

or operate such company except as may 

be necessary or required to obtain a 

reasonable return on investment. 

(xxvii) Lending, exchanging, 

transferring, investing for others, or 

safeguarding financial assets other than 

money or securities. 

(xxviii) Providing any device or other 

instrumentality for transferring money 

or other financial assets. 

(xxix) Arranging, effecting, or 

facilitating financial transactions for the 

account of third parties. 

(xxx) Ownership or control of one or 

more depository institutions. 

(xxxi) Any other activity, wherever 

conducted, determined by the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the Treasury, under section 

4(k)(1)(A) of the Bank Holding Company 

Act (12 USC 1843(k)(1)(A)) to be 

financial in nature or incidental to a 

financial activity. 

By order of the Board of Directors. 

Dated at Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

June 2012. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14701 Filed 6–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0597; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–054–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Boeing Company Model 777–200, 

–200LR, –300, and –300ER series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of in-service events 

related to electrical power system 

malfunctions resulting in damage to 

electrical load management system 

(ELMS) P200 and P300 power panels 

and the surrounding area. This 

proposed AD would require installing 

enclosure trays to contain debris in 

certain ELMS panels, and replacing 

certain ELMS contactors. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent contactor 

failures, which could result in 

uncontained hot debris flow due to 

ELMS contactor breakdown, consequent 

smoke and heat damage to airplane 

structure and equipment during ground 

operations, and possible injuries to 

passengers and crew. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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. 


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• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; email 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. For 

Smiths Aerospace and GE Aviation 

service information identified in this 

AD, contact GE Aviation, Customer 

Support Center, 1 Neumann Way, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45215; telephone: 513– 

552–3272; email: cs.techpubs@ge.com; 

Internet: http://www.geaviation.com. 

You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the 

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. 

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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Georgios Roussos, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM– 

130S, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 917–6482; fax (425) 

917–6590; email: 

georgios.roussos@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0597; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

NM–054–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We have received reports of in-service 

events related to electrical power system 

malfunctions that resulted in damage to 

ELMS P200 and P300 panels. 

Some operators reported severe 

damage to ELMS panels. No in-flight 

contactor failures have been reported. 

Extended contactor operation at current 

close to maximum can lead to thermal 

degradation of the material in the 

contactor, which further reduces 

contactor protection and can lead to 

loose parts and consequent increased 

probability of electrical arcing. In 

addition, there was evidence of material 

buildup from normal operation of the 

contactor and the potential for foreign 

object debris, which could lead to short 

circuits within the contactor. 

One operator reported that an airplane 

on the ground experienced smoke and 

heat damage from insulation blankets 

that smoldered after molten debris from 

a P200 ELMS power panel fell on the 

insulation blankets. When a contactor in 

the ELMS panel fails and overheats, the 

heat can cause molten debris to fall out 

of the panel. The bottom of the ELMS 

panel is open without protection to 

prevent hot debris from falling on to the 

insulation blankets and components 

below the panel. 

These conditions could result in 

uncontained hot debris flow due to 

ELMS contactor breakdown, consequent 

smoke and heat damage to airplane 

structure and equipment during ground 

operations, and possible injuries to 

passengers and crew. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–24– 

0106, dated July 20, 2007, which 

describes procedures for installing 

enclosure trays for debris containment. 

The installation includes securing the 

tray with rivets onto the ELMS panel 

heat shield. Guidance on these 

procedures can be found in Smiths 

Service Bulletins 1000ELM–24–666, 

Revision 1, dated August 6, 2007; 

2000ELM–24–667, Revision 1, dated 

August 13, 2007; and 3000ELM–24–668, 

Revision 1, dated August 13, 2007. 

We also reviewed Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–24– 

0112, Revision 2, dated December 14, 

2011, which describes procedures for 

replacing specified contactors in the 

ELMS P200 and P300 panels with new 

contactors. Guidance on these 

procedures can be found in GE Service 

Bulletins 2000ELM–24–697 and 

3000ELM–24–698, both Revision 2, both 

dated February 3, 2011. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously, except as discussed under 

‘‘Difference Between the Proposed AD 

and the Service Information.’’ 

Difference Between the Proposed AD 

and the Service Information 

Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 777–24–0106, dated July 20, 

2007, recommends a compliance time of 

60 months to install the enclosure trays 

for debris containment. We have 

determined that these trays must be 

installed sooner—within 36 months—to 

appropriately mitigate the identified 

unsafe condition. This difference has 

been coordinated with Boeing. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 128 airplanes of U.S. registry. We 

estimate the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Tray installation ............................................... 3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ............. $1,729 $1,984 $253,952 

Contactor replacement .................................... 6 work hours × $85 per hour = $510 ............. 49,317 49,827 6,377,856 


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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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 proposed regulation: 

(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. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0597; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

NM–054–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by August 2, 

2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 777–200, –200LR, –300, and –300ER 

series airplanes; certificated in any category; 

as identified in Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 777–24–0106, dated July 20, 

2007; and Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 777–24–0112, Revision 2, dated 

December 14, 2011. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 24, Electrical power. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of inservice events related to electrical power 

system malfunctions resulting in damage to 

electrical load management system (ELMS) 

P200 and P300 power panels and the 

surrounding area. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent contactor failures, which could result 

in uncontained hot debris flow due to ELMS 

contactor breakdown, consequent smoke and 

heat damage to airplane structure and 

equipment during ground operations, and 

possible injuries to passengers and crew. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Tray Installation 

For airplanes identified in Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–24–0106, 

dated July 20, 2007: Within 36 months after 

the effective date of this AD, install enclosure 

trays to contain debris in the ELMS panels, 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 777–24–0106, dated July 20, 

2007. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: 

Guidance on the tray installation can be 

found in the service bulletins identified in 

the following paragraphs: 

(1) Smiths Service Bulletin 1000ELM–24– 

666, Revision 1, dated August 6, 2007. 

(2) Smiths Service Bulletin 2000ELM–24– 

667, Revision 1, dated August 13, 2007. 

(3) Smiths Service Bulletin 3000ELM–24– 

668, Revision 1, dated August 13, 2007. 

(h) Contactor Replacement 

For airplanes identified in Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–24–0112, 

Revision 2, dated December 14, 2011: Within 

60 months after the effective date of this AD, 

replace specified electrical power contactors 

in the ELMS P200 and P300 power panels 

with new contactors, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 777–24– 

0112, Revision 2, dated December 14, 2011. 

Note 2 to paragraph (h) of this AD: 

Guidance on the contactor replacement 

procedures can be found in GE Service 

Bulletins 2000ELM–24–697 and 3000ELM– 

24–698, both Revision 2, both dated 

February 3, 2011. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

replacement of the ELMS contactors required 

by paragraph (h) of this AD, if those actions 

were performed before the effective date of 

this AD in accordance with Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–24–0112, 

dated February 19, 2009; or Revision 1, dated 

June 30, 2011. 

(j) Parts Installation 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a 

contactor having part number ELM827–1 in 

the ELMS panels and locations identified in 

this AD. 

(k) 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 the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9–ANM– 

Seattle-ACO–AMOC–Requests@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. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Georgios Roussos, Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment Branch, 

ANM–130S, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6482; fax (425) 917–6590; email: 

georgios.roussos@faa.gov. 

(2) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & 

Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 

2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; 

telephone 206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 

206–766–5680; email 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet https:// 

www.myboeingfleet.com. For Smiths 

Aerospace and GE Aviation service 

information identified in this AD, contact GE 

Aviation, Customer Support Center, 1 

Neumann Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215; 

telephone: 513–552–3272; email: 

cs.techpubs@ge.com; Internet: http:// 

www.geaviation.com. You may review copies 

of the referenced service information at the 


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FAA, the 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 7, 

2012. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14794 Filed 6–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0596; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–245–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A330–200 freighter series 

airplanes, Model A330–200 and –300 

series airplanes, and Model A340–200, 

–300, –500, and –600 series airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

reports of the ram air turbine (RAT) not 

deploying when tested. This proposed 

AD would require identification of the 

supplier, part number, and serial 

number of the installed RAT actuator, 

and re-identification of the actuator and 

RAT, or replacement of the RAT 

actuator with a serviceable unit and reidentification of the RAT, if necessary. 

We are proposing this AD to prevent 

non-deployment of the RAT, which if 

occurred following a total engine flameout, or during a total loss of normal 

electrical power generation, could result 

in reduced control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 2, 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, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For Airbus service information 

identified in this proposed 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. For Hamilton 

Sunstrand service information 

identified in this proposed AD, contact 

Hamilton Sundstrand, Technical 

Publications, Mail Stop 302–9, 4747 

Harrison Avenue, P.O. Box 7002, 

Rockford, Illinois 61125–7002; 

telephone 860–654–3575; fax 860–998– 

4564; email tech.solutions@hs.utc.com; 

Internet http:// 

www.hamiltonsundstrand.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the 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. 

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 proposed AD, 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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA. 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1138; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0596; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–245–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2011–0204, 

dated October 14, 2011 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

During a production test flight, a Ram Air 

Turbine (RAT) did not deploy when tested. 

An investigation, conducted by the RAT 

manufacturer Hamilton Sundstrand (HS) and 

Arkwin Industries, revealed that the RAT did 

not deploy due to insufficient stroke inside 

one of the actuator deployment solenoids. 

This condition, if occurring following a 

total engine flame out, or during a total loss 

of normal electrical power generation, could 

possibly result in reduced control of the 

aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires the modification of the 

affected RAT actuator deployment 

mechanism, or replacement of the RAT 

actuator with a modified unit. 

The required actions include 

identification of the supplier, part 

number, and serial number of the 

installed RAT actuator, and reidentification of the actuator and RAT, 

or replacement of the RAT actuator with 

a serviceable unit and re-identification 

of the RAT, if necessary. You may 

obtain further information by examining 

the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued the following 

service bulletins: 

• Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A330–29–3114, dated May 18, 2011. 

• Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–29–4089, dated May 18, 2011. 

• Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–29–5018, dated May 18, 2011. 

Hamilton Sundstrand has issued the 

following service bulletins: 

• Hamilton Sundstrand Service 

Bulletin ERPS06M–29–18, dated March 

8, 2011. 

• Hamilton Sundstrand Service 

Bulletin ERPS33T–29–5, dated March 8, 

2011. 

The actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 


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