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contact information in paragraph (h)(5) of 

this AD. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dowty Propellers, Anson 

Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, 

Gloucester GL2 9QN, UK; phone: 44 (0) 1452 

716000; fax: 44 (0) 1452 716001. 

(6) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, 

MA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

December 11, 2013. 

Frank P. Paskiewicz, 

Acting Director, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30882 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1032; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–121–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2011–13– 

07 that applies to all Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes. AD 2011– 

13–07 requires revising the airplane 

flight manual (AFM) to include a 

procedure to power off a radio-altimeter 

or revert to the correct radio-altimeter 

output. Since we issued AD 2011–13– 

07, an analysis showed that AFM 

procedures could be simplified. This 

proposed AD would require revising the 

AFM to include a simpler procedure to 

revert to the correct radio-altimeter 

output. We are proposing this AD to 

ensure that the flightcrew has 

procedures in the event of a radioaltimeter lock-up, which inhibits the 

display of warnings along with certain 

abnormal conditions, during the switch 

into landing mode during altitude 

cruise. If not corrected, this could result 

in the flightcrew being unaware of 

possible system failures that require 

immediate action by the flightcrew, 

leading to possible loss of control of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 10, 2014. 

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 Dassault 

Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.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. 

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 MCAI, 

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: 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) 227–1149. 

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–2013–1032; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–121–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 

On June 14, 2011, we issued AD 

2011–13–07, Amendment 39–16730 (76 

FR 36283, June 22, 2011). AD 2011–13– 

07 requires actions intended to address 

an unsafe condition on the products 

listed above. 

Since we issued AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, 

June 22, 2011), the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA), which is the 

Technical Agent for the Member States 

of the European Community, has issued 

EASA Airworthiness Directive 2009– 

0208R2, dated May 22, 2012 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Several occurrences of untimely radioaltimeter lock-up have been reported, where 

the failed radio-altimeter (RA) indicated a 

negative distance to the ground despite the 

aircraft was flying at medium or high 

altitude. 

A locked RA #1 leads to untimely 

inhibition of warnings that could be 

displayed along with certain abnormal 

conditions while the avionic system switches 

into landing mode during altitude cruise. 

This condition, if not corrected, may cause 

the flight crew to be unaware of possible 

system failures that could require immediate 

actions, which could ultimately lead to loss 

of control of the aeroplane. 

To address this unsafe condition, Dassault 

Aviation developed an Airplane Flight 

Manual (AFM) operational procedure that, in 

case of RA #1 lock-up, allows the crew to 

restore the system warning performance by 

depowering the RA #1. EASA issued AD 

2009–0208 [http://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/

2009-0208R3] to require application of that 

new abnormal procedure when RA #1 lockup occurs. That EASA AD also prohibited 

dispatch of the aeroplane with any radioaltimeter inoperative. 

Since issuance of EASA AD 2009–0208, 

Dassault Aviation developed Easy avionics 

load 10 which is embodied through Dassault 

Aviation production modification M0566 or 

in-service through Service Bulletin (SB) 

Falcon 7X n°100. This modification provides 

new features to display a ‘‘RA miscompare’’ 

flag on both Primary Display Units (PDU) and 

allows a commanded system reversion to the 

correct RA output. 

Prompted by this modification, EASA 

issued AD 2009–0208R1 [ http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2009-0208R3], to allow 

not deactivating RA #1 in case lock-up 

conditions occurred in flight, for aeroplanes 

on which M0566 or SB Falcon 7X n°100 was 

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Since issuance of EASA AD 2009–0208R1, 

further analysis shows that, for aeroplanes 

with M0566 applied in production, or SB 

Falcon 7X N°100 applied in service, the 

RA#2 lock-up occurrence should be 

addressed through a commanded system 

reversion, now only contained in a simplified 

Falcon 7X AFM procedure 3–140–70A. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD revises EASA AD 2009–0208R1 

to reduce the requirement to amend the AFM 

by deleting the reference to procedure 3– 

140–65B. In addition, Dassault Aviation have 

confirmed that all Falcon 7X have been or are 

being modified with Mod M0566 applied in 

production, or SB Falcon 7X n°100 applied 

in service. For this reason, paragraph (1) of 

this [EASA] AD has been deleted. Finally, 

many editorial changes have been made to 

align the writing of the AD with the current 

writing standards. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Dassault has issued Falcon 7X 

Airplane Flight Manual, DGT 105608, 

Revision 15, dated January 30, 2012. 

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 35 products 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 

AFM revision [retained actions from AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 22, 2011)].

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$85.

None ............ $85 $2,975 

New AFM revision [new proposed action] ............................... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$85.

None ............ 85 2,975 

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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

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 

removing airworthiness directive (AD) 

2011–13–07, Amendment 39–16730 (76 

FR 36283, June 22, 2011), and adding 

the following new AD: 

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1032; Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

121–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by February 

10, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in 

any category, all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 34, Navigation. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

untimely radio-altimeter lock-ups, where the 

failed radio-altimeter indicated a negative 

distance to the ground when the airplane was 

flying at medium or high altitude. We are 

issuing this AD to ensure that the flightcrew 

has procedures in the event of a radioaltimeter lock-up, which inhibits the display 

of warnings along with certain abnormal 

conditions, during the switch into landing 

mode during altitude cruise. If not corrected, 

this could result in the flightcrew being 

unaware of possible system failures that 

require immediate action by the flightcrew, 

leading to possible loss of control of the 

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(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Retained Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

Revision 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (h) of AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011), with editorial changes. For 

airplanes on which M0566 or Dassault 

Service Bulletin Falcon 7X–100 has been 

accomplished: Within 14 days after July 27, 

2011 (the effective date of AD 2011–13–07), 

revise the Limitations Section of the Dassault 

Falcon 7X AFM to include the statement in 

figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD. This may 

be done by inserting a copy of this AD in the 

AFM. When a statement identical to that in 

figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD has been 

included in the general revisions of the AFM, 

the general revisions may be inserted into the 

AFM, and the copy of this AD may be 

removed from the AFM. Accomplishing the 

revision required by paragraph (h) of this AD 

terminates the requirements of this 

paragraph, and after the revision required by 

paragraph (h) of this AD has been done, 

before further flight, remove the revision 

required by this paragraph. 

FIGURE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (g) OF THIS

AD 

If radio-altimeter #1 lock-up conditions 

occur in flight, revert to the correct radioaltimeter output, in accordance with the 

instructions of Falcon 7X AFM procedure 

3–140–65B and 3–140–70A. 

Dispatch of the airplane with any radio-altimeter inoperative is prohibited. 

(h) New Requirement of This AD: Revision 

of Airplane Flight Manual 

For airplanes on which M0566 or Dassault 

Service Bulletin Falcon 7X–100 has been 

accomplished: Within 30 days after the 

effective date of this AD, do the action 

specified in paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of 

this AD. 

(1) Revise the Limitations Section of the 

Dassault Falcon 7X AFM to include the 

statement in figure 2 to paragraph (h) of this 

AD. This may be done by inserting a copy of 

this AD in the AFM. Doing this revision 

terminates the requirements of paragraph (g) 

of this AD and the revision required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD must be removed. 

When a statement identical to that in figure 

2 to paragraph (h) of this AD has been 

included in the general revisions of the AFM, 

the general revisions may be inserted into the 

AFM, and the copy of this AD may be 

removed from the AFM. 

FIGURE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (h) OF THIS

AD 

If radio-altimeter miscompare indication occurs in flight, revert to the correct radioaltimeter output, in accordance with the 

instructions of Falcon 7X AFM procedure 

3–140–70A. 

Dispatch of the airplane with any radio-altimeter inoperative is prohibited. 

(2) Revise the Abnormal Procedures 

section to include procedure 3–140–70A of 

the Dassault Falcon 7X Airplane Flight 

Manual, DGT105608, Revision 15, dated 

January 30, 2012, into the AFM. 

(i) 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– 

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. AMOCs approved previously in 

accordance with AD 2011–13–07, 

Amendment 39–16730 (76 FR 36283, June 

22, 2011), are approved as alternative 

methods of compliance with this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, use these actions if they are 

FAA-approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or by the DAH with a 

State of Design Authority’s design 

organization approval). For a repair method 

to be approved, the repair approval must 

specifically refer to this AD. You are required 

to ensure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2009–0208R2, dated May 22, 2012, 

for related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 12, 2013. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30853 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1031; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–155–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, A330–200 

Freighter, and A330–300 series 

airplanes; and Model A340–200, A340– 

300, A340–500, and A340–600 series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by the failure of the generator 

control unit-constant speed motor/

generator (GCU–CSM/G) during a final 

assembly operational test. This 

proposed AD would require a detailed 

inspection of the connector wires for 

GCU–CSM/G connector 1XE–A for 

discrepancies (evidence of arcing or 

overheating damage), and related 

investigative and corrective actions if 

necessary. We are proposing this AD to 

detect and correct incorrect locking of 

contacts into connector 1XE–A of the 

GCU–CSM/G, which could result in a 

loss of contact continuity and lead to 

the CSM/G not operating, which, in 

conjunction with an emergency 

electrical configuration loss of the main 

electrical system or total engine flame 

out, could adversely affect the airplane’s 

safe flight. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 10, 2014. 

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– 


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