This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1001; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–034–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Short 

Brothers & Harland Ltd. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Short 

Brothers & Harland Ltd. Model SC–7 

Series 3 airplanes. This proposed AD 

results from 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 fatigue cracking, which 

could lead to structural failure of the 

nose landing gear (NLG). We are issuing 

this proposed AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 22, 2015 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. 

service information identified in this 

proposed AD, contact Airworthiness, 

Short Brothers PLC, P.O. Box 241, 

Airport Road, Belfast, BT3 9DZ 

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; 

phone: +44–2890–462469, fax: 44– 

2890–733647, email: 

michael.mulholland@

aero.bombardier.com, internet: None; 

and for SAFRAN Messier-BuggattiDowty service information contact 

Messier-Dowty Limited, Cheltenham 

Road, Gloucester GL2 9QH, ENGLAND; 

phone: +44(0)1452 712424; fax: 

+44(0)1452 713821; email: americacsc@

safranmbd.com, Internet: http://

www.safranmbd.com. You may review 

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. 

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–2014– 

1001; 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 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2014–1001; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–034–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://

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 AD No.: 2014– 

0246, dated November 12, 2014 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

A fracture of the nose landing gear (NLG) 

sliding tube was reported. The subsequent 

investigation determined fatigue cracking as 

possible cause of the failure. 

This condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could lead to structural failure of the NLG, 

possibly resulting in loss of control of the 

aeroplane during take-off or landing. 

To address this unsafe condition, the 

Messier-Dowty Ltd, the NLG manufacturer, 

issued Service Bulletin (SB) 32–17M to 

provide inspection instructions. 

Consequently Short Brothers PLC issued SB 

32–74 which references Messier-Dowty Ltd 

SB 32–17M. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires one-time visual and fluorescent 

penetrant inspections and, depending on 

findings, accomplishment of applicable 

corrective action(s). 

The MCAI requires you report the 

findings to Short Brothers PLC to obtain 

approved repair instructions and 

accomplish the repair accordingly. You 

may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2014–1001. 

Relevant Service Information 

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. has 

issued Shorts Service Bulletin Number 

32–74, dated November 1, 2014; and 

SAFRAN Messier-Buggatti-Dowty has 

issued Service Bulletin No. 32–17M, 

dated November 1, 2014. The actions 

described in this service information are 

intended to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 


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FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 24 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 5 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $10,200, or $425 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 16 work-hours and require parts 

costing $25,000, for a cost of $26,360 

per product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a current valid 

OMB control number. The control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this AD is 2120–0056. The 

paperwork cost associated with this AD 

has been detailed in the Costs of 

Compliance section of this document 

and includes time for reviewing 

instructions, as well as completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Therefore, all reporting associated with 

this AD is mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden 

and suggestions for reducing the burden 

should be directed to the FAA at 800 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. ATTN: Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, AES–200. 

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 proposed 

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 AD: 

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd.: Docket No. 

FAA–2014–1001; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–034–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by January 22, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Short Brothers & 

Harland Ltd. Model SC–7 Series 3 airplanes, 

all serial numbers, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 32: Landing Gear. 

(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 fatigue 

cracking which could lead to structural 

failure of the nose landing gear (NLG). We are 

issuing this proposed AD to detect and 

correct fatigue cracking which, if not 

detected and corrected, could lead to 

structural failure of the NLG, possibly 

resulting in loss of control of the airplane 

during take-off or landing. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, comply with this AD 

within the compliance times specified in 

paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(5) of this AD, 

unless already done. 

(1) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, accomplish a visual inspection of 

the NLG sliding tube following the 

instructions of paragraph 3.A of SAFRAN 

Messier-Buggatti-Dowty Service Bulletin No. 

32–17M, dated November 1, 2014. 

Note 1 to paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(4), 

and (f)(5) of this AD: Instructions provided 

by SAFRAN Messier-Buggatti-Dowty Service 

Bulletin No. 32–17M, dated November 1, 

2014, are referenced in Shorts Service 

Bulletin Number 32–74, dated November 1, 

2014. 

(2) Within 90 days after the effective date 

of this AD, do a fluorescent penetrant 

inspection of the sliding tube following the 

instructions of paragraph 3.B of SAFRAN 

Messier-Buggatti-Dowty Service Bulletin No. 

32–17M, dated November 1, 2014. 

(3) If any crack is detected during the 

inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) or 

(f)(2) of this AD, before further flight, obtain 

FAA-approved repair instructions approved 

specifically for compliance with this AD by 

reporting the findings to Short Brothers & 

Harland Ltd. and incorporating those 

instructions. You can find contact 

information for Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. 

in paragraph (h) of this AD. 

(4) Within 30 days after any inspection 

required by paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this 

AD or within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, whichever occurs later, report the 

inspection results to Short Brothers & 


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Harland Ltd. by completing the Inspection 

Results Proforma following the instructions 

of paragraph 3.C.(2) of SAFRAN MessierBuggatti-Dowty Service Bulletin No. 32–17M, 

dated November 1, 2014. You can find 

contact information for Short Brothers & 

Harland Ltd. in paragraph (h) of this AD. 

(5) From the effective date of this AD, you 

may install a sliding tube on an NLG 

provided that, before next flight after 

installation, the NLG sliding tube passes the 

inspections in paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of 

this AD following the instructions of 

paragraph 3 of SAFRAN Messier-BuggattiDowty Service Bulletin No. 32–17M, dated 

November 1, 2014. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

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

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

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered 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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

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

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No.: 2014–0246, dated November 

12, 2014; and Shorts Service Bulletin 

Number 32–74, dated November 1, 2014, for 

related information. You may examine the 

MCAI on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2014–1001. For 

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. service 

information identified in this proposed AD, 

contact Airworthiness, Short Brothers PLC, 

P.O. Box 241, Airport Road, Belfast, BT3 9DZ 

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; phone: 

+44–2890–462469, fax: +44–2890–733647, 

email: michael.mulholland@

aero.bombardier.com, Internet: None; and for 

Messier-Buggatti-Dowty service information 

contact Messier-Dowty Limited, Cheltenham 

Road, Gloucester GL2 9QH, ENGLAND; 

phone: +44(0)1452 712424; fax: +44(0)1452 

713821; email: americacsc@safranmbd.com, 

Internet: http://www.safranmbd.com. You 

may review 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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 2, 2014. 

Robert Busto, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28700 Filed 12–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1002; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–033–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Pacific 

Aerospace Limited (PAL) Model 750XL 

airplanes. This proposed AD results 

from 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 PAL Model 750XL 

airplanes manufactured with only one 

attitude indicator. A second attitude 

indicator is required for flights under 

instrument flight rules. We are issuing 

this proposed AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 22, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Pacific 

Aerospace Limited, Airport Road, 

Private Bag 3027, Hamilton 3240, New 

Zealand; telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: 

+64 7 843 6134; email: pacific@

aerospace.co.nz; Internet: http://

www.aerospace.co.nz/. You may review 

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. 

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–2014– 

1002; 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 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4146; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 

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–2014–1002; Directorate Identifier 

2014–CE–033–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 


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