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provide adequate clearance to prevent 

chafing between the high voltage electrical 

lines and the hydraulic hoses. This condition 

could result in a fire in an area of the 

helicopter without extinguishing capability 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2014–07–04R1, 

Amendment 39–17964 (79 FR 54893, 

September 15, 2014). 

(d) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

24, 2015. 

(e) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(f) Required Actions 

Within 150 hours time-in-service, reroute 

the left hand and right hand upper deck 

wiring system by complying with the 

Instructions, paragraph B, of Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation Special Service 

Instructions SSI No. 92–070A, Revision A, 

dated April 25, 2014. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Boston Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, may approve 

AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: 

Ian Lucas, Aviation Safety Engineer, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, FAA, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803; telephone (781) 238– 

7757; email ian.lucas@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Alert Service 

Bulletin ASB 92–20–003, Basic Issue, dated 

May 5, 2014, which is not incorporated by 

reference, contains additional information 

about the subject of this AD. For service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Customer 

Service Engineering, 124 Quarry Road, 

Trumbull, CT 06611; telephone 1–800- 

Winged-S or 203–416–4299; email 

sikorskywcs@sikorsky.com. 

You may review the service information at 

the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, Texas 76177. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2910 Main Hydraulic System. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

17, 2015. 

James A. Grigg, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3956; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–032–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Alpha 

Aviation Concept 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 certain 

Alpha Aviation Concept Limited Model 

R2160 airplanes that would supersede 

AD 2008–09–01. 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 a need to revise the 

maintenance program to include the 

revised airworthiness limitations for the 

internal wing structure and wing 

attachment inspections. 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 November 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 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Alpha 

Aviation Holdings Limited, Steele Road, 

RD 2 Hamilton Airport, Hamilton 3282, 

New Zealand, telephone: +64 7 843 

9877; fax: +64 7 929 2878; Internet: 

http://www.alphaaviation.co.nz/. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, Small 

Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. You may 

review copies of the 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–2015– 

3956; 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, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; 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–2015–3956; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–032–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 

On April 11, 2008, we issued AD 

2008–09–01, Amendment 39–15481 (73 

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FR 21519; April 22, 2008) (‘‘AD 2008– 

09–01’’). That AD required actions 

intended to address an unsafe condition 

on certain Alpha Aviation Concept 

Limited Model R2160 airplanes and was 

based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. 

Since we issued AD 2008–09–01, 

Alpha Aviation Concept Limited 

developed a longer life limit for the 

wing structure and wing attachments 

and transferred the life limit 

information from the related service 

information to the airplane maintenance 

manual. Subsequently, Alpha Aviation 

Concept Limited discovered that the 

analysis that allowed the life limit 

increase was incorrect and the previous 

life limit and inspection provisions of 

the related service bulletin should be 

retained. 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 

which is the aviation authority for New 

Zealand, has issued AD DCA/R2000/43, 

dated August 7, 2015 (referred to after 

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

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

This AD introduces a change to the 

airworthiness limitations for the internal 

wing structure and wing attachment 

inspections. These inspection intervals were 

increased and added to Section 3.2— 

Airworthiness Limitations of the applicable 

Service Manual in January 2015. Section 3.2 

of the respective Service Manuals has now 

been revised to revert to the original 

inspection intervals. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–3956. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Alpha Aviation Concept Limited has 

issued Alpha Aviation APEX R2000 

Service Manual, S/N 001 to 378, and 

Alpha Aviation R2000 Service Manual. 

These service manuals include a 

revision to Section 3: Airworthiness 

Limitations, Time Limits, & 

Maintenance Inspections, Issued August 

2015. These revisions now include 

periodic internal wing structure and 

wing attachment inspections. A copy of 

these revisions to the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the applicable 

service manuals are reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section of this NPRM. 

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 9 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 3 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 $2,295, or $255 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 12 work-hours and require parts 

costing $1,326, for a cost of $2,346 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 

removing Amendment 39–15481 (73 FR 

21519; April 22, 2008), and adding the 

following new AD: 

Alpha Aviation Concept Limited: Docket No. 

FAA–2015–3956; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–032–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

9, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2008–09–01, 

Amendment 39–15481 (73 FR 21519; April 

22, 2008) (‘‘AD 2008–09–01’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Alpha Aviation 

Concept Limited Model R2160 airplanes, 

serial numbers (S/Ns) 001 through 378, and 

160A–06001 and subsequent, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 5: Time Limits. 

(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 

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condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as a need to 

revise the maintenance program to include 

the revised airworthiness limitations for the 

internal wing structure and wing attachment 

inspections. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent failure of the wing structure and 

fuselage attachment due to undetected 

fatigue and corrosion. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, before further flight 

after the effective date of this AD, insert the 

following into the Airworthiness Limitations 

section of the FAA-approved maintenance 

program (e.g., maintenance manual). These 

revisions to the Limitations sections 

incorporate the wing spar inspection upon 

the accumulation of 3,500 hours time-inservice (TIS) and requires a repetitive 

inspection thereafter every 750 hours TIS 

(the requirements of AD 2008–09–01): 

(1) For S/Ns 001 through 378: Insert 

paragraph 3.4.9, Wing 3500 hr Inspection, on 

pages 3–3 and 3–4, dated August 2015, of 

Section 3: Airworthiness Limitations, Time 

Limits, & Maintenance Inspections, dated 

August 2015, of the APEX R2000 Service 

Manual S/N 001 to 378, Alpha Aviation Ltd. 

(2) For S/Ns 160A–06001 and subsequent: 

Insert paragraph 3.4.9, Wing 3500 hr 

Inspection, on pages 3–3 and 3–4, dated 

August 2015, of Section 3: Airworthiness 

Limitations, Time Limits, & Maintenance 

Inspections, all dated August 2015, of the 

R2000 Service Manual, Alpha Aviation Ltd. 

(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: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4146; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@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 FAAapproved 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 Civil Aviation Authority 

(CAA) AD DCA/R2000/43, dated August 7, 

2015, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the Internet at 

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

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–3956. 

For service information related to this AD, 

contact Alpha Aviation Holdings Limited, 

Steele Road, RD 2 Hamilton Airport, 

Hamilton 3282, New Zealand, telephone: +64 

7 843 9877; fax: +64 7 929 2878; Internet: 

http://www.alphaaviation.co.nz/. You may 

review copies of the 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 

September 17, 2015. 

Melvin Johnson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No.FAA–2015–3084; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–13] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; International Falls, MN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM), correction. 

SUMMARY: This action makes a 

correction to the NPRM published in the 

Federal Register of August 27, 2015, 

proposing to establish Class E en route 

domestic airspace in the International 

Falls, MN area. Exclusionary reference 

to Canadian airspace was omitted from 

the regulatory text. 

DATES: Comments due date remains 

October 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2015– 

3084/Airspace Docket No. 15–AGL–13, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection 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/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul 

Garza, Jr., Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–868– 

2927. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History. A notice of proposed 

rulemaking was published in the 

Federal Register of August 27, 2015 (80 

FR 51972). In the regulatory text of the 

proposed rule, exclusionary language 

was inadvertently omitted from the legal 

description of the airspace. This action 

makes the correction. The legal 

description is rewritten for clarity. 

Proposed Amendment Correction 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, in the 

Federal Register of August 27, 2015 (80 

FR 51972), FR Docket 2015–21087, the 

legal description on page 51973, column 

2, beginning at line 31, is corrected to 

read as follows: 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

AGL MN E6 International Falls, MN 

[Corrected] 

That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within an 

area bounded by lat. 49°00′00′′ N., long. 

095°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 49°00′00′′ N., long. 

093°30′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°06′30′′ N., long. 

090°06′00′′ W.; to lat. 47°53′00′′ N., long. 

090°55′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°34′00′′ N., long. 

094°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°40′00′′ N., long. 

095°00′00′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning, excluding that airspace 

within Federal airways and within 

Canadian airspace. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on September 9, 

2015. 

Robert W. Beck, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

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