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cycles after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first. 

(ii) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD. 

(5) For Task 52–20–00–610–801–01 52–205 

identified in the service information 

specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, the 

initial compliance time is 24 months after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(6) The limited service life of part number 

F2MA721512100 is 3,750 total flight cycles 

on the part or 6 years since the 

manufacturing date of the part, whichever 

occurs first. 

(h) Terminating Action 

Accomplishment of the actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD terminates the 

requirements of paragraph (g) of AD 2010– 

26–05, Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010), for all Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 2000 airplanes. 

(i) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(j) 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, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227–1137. 

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. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2012–0156, dated August 23, 2012, 

for related information. The MCAI can be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2013-0466-0002. 

(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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 18, dated July 2012, of 

Chapter 5, Maintenance Planning Document, 

of the Dassualt Falcon 2000 Maintenance 

Manual. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(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 view this 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 February 

3, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02775 Filed 2–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0937; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–029–AD; Amendment 

39–17762; AD 2014–04–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond 

Aircraft Industries GmbH Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Models DA 42 NG and DA 42 M–NG 

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 the 

failure of the alternator indication 

system to indicate warning when one 

alternator is inoperative. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 7, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of April 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0937; 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 Diamond Aircraft 

Industries GmbH, N.A. Otto-Stra+e 5, 

A–2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 

telephone: +43 2622 26700; fax: +43 

2622 26700 1369; email: airworthiness@

diamond-air.at; Internet: http://

www.diamond-air.at. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: mike.kiesov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to certain Diamond Aircraft 

Industries GmbH Models DA 42 NG and 

DA 42 M–NG airplanes. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 6, 2013 (78 FR 66666). That 

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: 

During maintenance troubleshooting of the 

DA 42 NG alternator indication system it has 

been discovered that, with one alternator 

inoperative, the system did not give a 

warning indication as described in the 

Airplane Flight Manual. 

Subsequent investigation results showed 

that the voltage regulator warning circuit, 

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which is part of the engine, monitors Bus 

Voltage and is the only trigger for the 

alternator fail annunciation. As a result, one 

alternator may fail but the related voltage 

regulator does not trigger the alternator fail 

annunciation as the voltage is being held at 

the regular level by the second alternator on 

board. 

The remaining generating system 

indication for the pilot is unaffected. The 

ampere-meter is indicating a load on each 

alternator and in case of a Low Voltage 

condition a caution message will be 

displayed. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to an undetected loss of one engine alternator 

and reduced capability of the electrical 

generating power system, possibly impairing 

safe continuation of the flight. 

Prompted by this event, Diamond Aircraft 

Industries (DAI) introduced at airframe level 

an additional independent alternator fail 

caution trigger by using the G1000 amperemeter signals. The trigger is set once an 

alternator provides less than 5A and thus 

indicates electrical power supply failure to 

the ship system. 

DAI issued Mandatory Service Bulletin 

(MSB) 42NG–003/12 providing instructions 

for installation of the Secondary 

Configuration Card Part Number (P/N) 010– 

12074–02 ‘‘Additional ALTN FAIL trigger’’ 

with system software P/N 010–00670–10 

applicable for all DA 42 NG and DA 42 M– 

NG aeroplanes. 

In addition, model DA 42 M–NG now 

incorporates an output of the GEA 71 to 

activate the alternator fail relay. DAI issued 

Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) 42MNG– 

006 to provide instructions for installation of 

that additional control cable P/N D62–2510– 

97–00–SB. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires installation of the Secondary 

Configuration Card P/N 010–12074–02 

‘‘Additional ALTN FAIL trigger’’ and System 

Software P/N 010–00670–10 for all DA 42 NG 

and DA 42 M–NG aeroplanes and installation 

of GEA Alternator fail control cable P/N D62– 

2510–97–00–SB on certain model DA 42 M– 

NG aeroplanes. 

This AD also prohibits installation of 

System Software prior to P/N 010–00670–10. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0937- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 66666, November 6, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the 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 NPRM (78 FR 

66666, November 6, 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 66666, 

November 6, 2013). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

26 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 $ 115 

per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $7,410, or $285 per product. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

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

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, 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. 

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 the NPRM, 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. 

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: 

2014–04–04 Diamond Aircraft Industries 

GmbH: Amendment 39–17762; Docket 

No. FAA–2013–0937; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–029–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective April 7, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Diamond Aircraft 

Industries GmbH Models DA 42 NG and DA 

42 M NG airplanes, all serial numbers 

certificated in any category, except those that 

have incorporated Supplemental Type 

Certificate (STC) SA02725NY (http://

rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_

Library/rgstc.nsf/0/286A29A0C46D66048

625764900624649?OpenDocument&

Highlight=sa02725ny). 

Note 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD: STC 

SA02725NY uses different electrical system 

architecture and the unsafe condition 

addressed in this AD does not apply to that 

system. 

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(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 24: Electric Power. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated 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 failure of 

the alternator indication system to indicate 

warning when one alternator is inoperative. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent the 

undetected loss of one engine alternator, 

which could result in reduced capability of 

the electrical generating power system. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) 

through (f)(3) of this AD, including all 

subparagraphs: 

(1) For all DA 42 NG airplanes: Within the 

next 12 months after April 7, 2014 (the 

effective date of this AD), install Secondary 

Configuration Card part number (P/N) 010– 

12074–02 ‘‘Additional ALTN FAIL trigger’’ 

and System Software P/N 010–00670–10 

following the Accomplishment/Instructions 

in Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB 42NG– 

003/13, dated October 11, 2013; or the 

Accomplishment/Instructions in Diamond 

Aircraft Industries GmbH Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. MSB 42NG–003/12, dated July 

8, 2013. 

(2) For DA 42 M–NG airplanes, serial 

numbers (S/Ns) 42.339, 42.MN001 through 

42.MN0026, and all S/Ns modified through 

Optional Service Bulletin (OSB) 42–081, 

using Work Instruction (WI) OSB–42–081 up 

to Revision 1 inclusive: Within the next 100 

hours time-in-service after April 7, 2014 (the 

effective date of this AD) or within the next 

12 months after April 7, 2014 (the effective 

date of this AD), whichever occurs first: 

(i) Install GEA Alternator fail control cable 

P/N D62–2510–97–00–SB following the 

Instructions in Diamond Aircraft Industries 

GmbH Work Instruction WI–MSB 42MNG– 

006, dated July 8, 2013, as specified in the 

Accomplishments/Instructions in Diamond 

Aircraft Industries GmbH Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. MSB 42MNG–006, July 8, 2013; 

and 

(ii) Install Secondary Configuration Card P/ 

N 010–12074–02 ‘‘Additional ALTN FAIL 

trigger’’ and System Software P/N 010– 

00670–10 following the Accomplishment/

Instructions in Diamond Aircraft Industries 

GmbH Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB 

42NG–003/13, dated October 11, 2013; or the 

Accomplishment/Instructions in Diamond 

Aircraft Industries GmbH Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. MSB 42NG–003/12, dated July 

8, 2013. 

(3) For all airplanes: As of April 7, 2014 

(the effective date of this AD), do not install 

on any airplane System Software prior to P/ 

N 010–00670–10. 

(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: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: mike.kiesov@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 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0224, dated 

September 19, 2013, for more information. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD docket on 

the Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!

documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0937-0002. 

You may also refer to Diamond Aircraft 

Industries GmbH Optional Service Bulletin 

OSB 42–081/1 and Diamond Aircraft 

Industries GmbH Work Instruction WI–OSB 

42–081, Rev. 1, both dated December 23, 

2010; and Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Optional Service Bulletin OSB 42–081 and 

Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Work 

Instruction WI–OSB 42–081, Rev. 0, both 

dated March 17, 2010, for more information. 

For service information related to this AD, 

you may contact the manufacturer using the 

information found in paragraph (i)(3) of this 

AD. 

(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) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB 42NG– 

003/13, dated October 11, 2013. 

(ii) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB 42NG– 

003/12, dated July 8, 2013. 

(iii) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Mandatory Service Bulletin MSB 42MNG– 

006, dated July 8, 2013. 

(iv) Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

Work Instruction WI–MSB 42MNG–006, 

dated July 8, 2013. 

(3) For Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, 

N.A. Otto-Stra+e 5, A–2700 Wiener Neustadt, 

Austria, telephone: +43 2622 26700; fax: +43 

2622 26700 1369; email: airworthiness@

diamond-air.at; Internet: http://

www.diamond-air.at. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(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 

February 12, 2014. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03604 Filed 2–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0886; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–SW–067–AD; Amendment 

39–17738; AD 2014–03–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta 

S.p.A. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta 

S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB139 and 

AW139 helicopters with a certain wire 

strike protection system (WSPS) top 

cable cutter assembly installed. This AD 

requires reworking or replacing the top 

cable cutter assembly to increase 

clearance between the WSPS and the 

main rotor (M/R) blades and requires 

that the reworked or replaced part be 

marked at the end of the part number to 

reflect the field modification. This AD 

was prompted by a report of in-flight 

contact between the top cable-cutter 

assembly and two M/R blades. The 

actions of this AD are intended to 

prevent damage to the M/R blades and 

subsequent loss of helicopter control. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 7, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of April 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Agusta, 

Via Giovanni Agusta, 520 21017 Cascina 

Costa di Samarate (VA), Italy, telephone 

39 0331–229111, fax 39 0331–229605/

222595, or at http://

customersupport.agusta.com/technical_

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