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Programs, 7121 Southwest Boulevard, 

Wichita, KS 67215. Provide the brushes and 

the information specified in paragraphs 

(m)(1) through (m)(6) of this AD within 30 

days after the replacement if the replacement 

was done on or after the effective date of this 

AD, or within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD if the replacement was done before 

the effective date of this AD. 

(1) The model and serial number of the 

airplane. 

(2) The part number of the motor. 

(3) The part number of the brushes, if 

known. 

(4) The elapsed time, in motor hours, since 

the last brush/motor replacement, if known. 

(5) If motor hours are unknown, report the 

elapsed airplane flight hours since the last 

brush/motor replacement, and indicate that 

motor hours are unknown. 

(6) The number of motor hours currently 

displayed on the pallet hour meter, if 

installed. 

(n) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install an A/C compressor motor 

having P/N FWA1134104–1 or P/N 

FWA1134104–5, unless the inspection 

specified in paragraph (h) of this AD is done 

before installation, and the replacements 

specified in paragraph (i) of this AD are 

subsequently done in accordance with the 

applicable service information identified in 

paragraphs (j)(1) through (j)(6) of this AD at 

the times specified in paragraph (i) of this 

AD. 

(o) Special Flight Permit Limitation 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

21.197 and 21.199) with the following 

limitation: Operation of the A/C system is 

prohibited. 

(p) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden 

Statement 

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. 

(q) 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 (r)(1) 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. 

(r) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Craig Henrichsen, Aerospace 

Engineer, Electrical Systems and Avionics 

Branch, ACE–119W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport 

Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, 

Wichita, KS 67209; phone: 316 946 4110; fax: 

316 946 4107; email: Craig.Henrichsen@

faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Cessna Aircraft Co., P.O. Box 

7706, Wichita, KS 67277; telephone 316– 

517–6215; fax 316–517–5802; email 

citationpubs@cessna.textron.com; Internet 

https://www.cessnasupport.com/ 

newlogin.html. You may view this referenced 

service information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

11, 2015. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00994 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1051; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–171–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 A319, A320, and A321 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports that on airplanes 

equipped with sharklets, discretes (used 

to activate the load alleviation function) 

are connected on various flight 

computers using the same ground point. 

In these cases, the ground point 

segregation is no longer effective and a 

single failure could lead to loss of 

sharklet identification by flight 

computers causing a return to the wing 

tip fence (no sharklet configuration) 

performance. This proposed AD would 

require modification of the sharklet 

ground connection. We are proposing 

this AD to prevent loss of sharklet 

identification by the flight computers 

and subsequent reduced control of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 9, 2015. 

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. 

• 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 service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office–EIAS, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth eas@airbus.com; 

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

may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

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– 

1051; 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 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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 


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Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1405; 

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–2014–1051; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–171–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 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2014–0186, dated August 19, 

2014 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for certain Airbus 

Model A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

During A320 Neo review, Airbus design 

office identified that on A320 family 

aeroplanes equipped with sharklets, discretes 

used to activate the load alleviation function 

are connected on various flight computers 

using the same ground point. In that case, the 

ground point segregation is no longer 

effective and a single failure could lead to 

loss of sharklet identification by the flight 

computers, inducing a return to the wing tip 

fence (no sharklet configuration) behaviour. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to reduced control of the aeroplane, 

depending on aeroplane configuration and 

flight phase. 

It has been determined that Airbus mod 

156108 restores the correct segregation. 

However, since introduction of sharklet mod 

160500 and mod 160023, a number of 

aeroplanes equipped with sharklets have 

been delivered without incorporating mod 

156108. In addition, mod 156108 was not 

included in certain SBs [Service Bulletin] 

that introduce the sharklet device in service 

onto aeroplanes with a reinforced wing, 

previously operated with a wing tip fence. 

Airbus mod 156108 has now been introduced 

into Airbus SB A320–57–1186 at Rev.03 and 

will be introduced at next revisions of SB 

A320–57–1173 and SB A320–57–1187. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Airbus published SB A320–27–1240 for inservice installation of mod 156108. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires modification of the 

sharklet ground connection. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

1051. 

Related Service Information 

Airbus has issued Service Bulletin 

A320–27–1240, including Appendix 01, 

dated June 18, 2014. The service 

information describes procedures for 

modification of the sharklet ground 

connection. The actions described in 

this service information are intended to 

correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This 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 the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an 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 

affects 46 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 14 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost about $347 per 

product. Based on these figures, we 

estimate the cost of this proposed AD on 

U.S. operators to be $70,702, or $1,537 

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 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): 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2014–1051; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–NM–171–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 9, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus airplanes, 

certificated in any category, identified in 


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paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of this AD, 

all manufacturer serial numbers on which 

Airbus modification (mod) 160500 or mod 

160023 has been embodied in production, 

and those that have been modified in service 

through the Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

57–1173, A320–57–1186, and A320–57–1187 

except those on which Airbus mod 156108 

has been embodied in production. 

(1) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, 

–115, –131, –132, and –133 airplanes. 

(2) Model A320–211, –212, –214, –231, 

–232, and –233 airplanes. 

(3) Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports that on 

airplanes equipped with sharklets, discretes 

(used to activate the load alleviation 

function) are connected on various flight 

computers using the same ground point. In 

these cases, the ground point segregation is 

no longer effective and a single failure could 

lead to loss of sharklet identification by flight 

computers causing a return to the wing tip 

fence (no sharklet configuration) 

performance. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent loss of sharklet identification by the 

flight computers and subsequent reduced 

control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Modification 

Within 24 months after the effective date 

of this AD, modify the sharklet ground 

connection, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–27–1240, dated June 

18, 2014. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, 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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM 116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using 

any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the local flight 

standards district office/certificate holding 

district office. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2014–0186, dated August 19, 2014, 

for related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–1051. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office–EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; Internet 

http://www.airbus.com. 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

13, 2015. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00945 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1049; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–110–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc., 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 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2B19 

(Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of the horizontal 

stabilizer trim actuator (HSTA) spur 

gear bolts inside the gearbox found 

loose, broken, or backed out due to 

incorrect bending of the anti-rotation tab 

washer and the improper application of 

glue during installation. This proposed 

AD would require replacing certain 

HSTAs with a new HSTA. This 

proposed AD would also require 

revising the airplane flight manual 

(AFM) and the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable. We 

are proposing this AD to prevent failure 

of the HSTA and subsequent loss of 

control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 9, 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Bombardier, 

Inc., 400 Coˆte-Vertu Road West, Dorval, 

Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone 

514–855–5000; fax 514–855–7401; email 

thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com; Internet 

http://www.bombardier.com. You may 

view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. 

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 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Luke Walker, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE– 

171, FAA, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone 516–228–7363; fax 

516–794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 


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