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–2014–0620; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–238–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007–22– 

10, for all Airbus Model A330–200, 

A330–300, A340–200, A340–300, A340– 

500, and A340–600 series airplanes. AD 

2007–22–10 currently requires 

repetitive inspections of the left-hand 

and right-hand wing main landing gear 

(MLG) rib 6 aft bearing lugs (forward 

and aft) to detect any cracking, and 

replacement if necessary. Since we 

issued AD 2007–22–10, we have 

received reports of additional cracking 

of the MLG rib 6 aft bearing forward lug. 

This proposed AD would expand the 

applicability and reduce certain 

compliance times. We are proposing 

this AD to detect and correct cracking of 

the MLG rib 6 aft bearing lugs, which 

could result in collapse of the MLG 

upon landing. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 20, 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 Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAL, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@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– 

0620; 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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1138; 

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–2014–0620; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–238–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 October 24, 2007, we issued AD 

2007–22–10, Amendment 39–15246 (72 

FR 61796, November 1, 2007. (A 

correction of that AD was published in 

the Federal Register on November 16, 

2007 (72 FR 64532).) AD 2007–22–10 

superseded AD 2007–03–04, 

Amendment 39–14915 (72 FR 4416, 

January 31, 2007). AD 2007–22–10 

requires actions intended to address an 

unsafe condition on all Airbus Model 

A330–200, A330–300, A340–200, A340– 

300, A340–500, and A340–600 series 

airplanes. 

Since we issued AD 2007–22–10, 

Amendment 39–15246 (72 FR 61796, 

November 1, 2007; corrected November 

16, 2007 (72 FR 64532)), we have 

received reports of additional cracking 

of the MLG rib 6 aft bearing forward lug 

on several other Model A330 and A340 

airplanes. Based on the safety analysis 

performed by the manufacturer, this 

proposed AD would expand the 

applicability and reduce certain 

compliance times. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0271, 

dated November 14, 2013 (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: 

During Main Landing Gear (MLG) 

lubrication, a crack was visually found in the 

MLG rib 6 aft bearing forward lug on one 

A330 in-service aeroplane. The crack had 

extended through the entire thickness of the 

forward lug at approximately the 4 o’clock 

position (when looking forward). It has been 

determined that similar type of crack can 

develop on other aeroplane types that are 

listed in the Applicability paragraph. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could affect the structural integrity 

of the MLG attachment. 

To address this situation, Airbus issued 

inspection Service Bulletins (SB) A330–57– 

3096, A340–57–4104 and A340–57–5009 to 

instruct repetitive inspection [for cracking] of 

the gear rib lugs. 

Prompted by these findings, EASA issued 

Emergency AD 2006–0364–E [http://


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require repetitive detailed visual inspections 

of the Left Hand (LH) and Right Hand (RH) 

wing MLG rib 6 aft bearing lugs [and 

replacement if necessary]. Later EASA issued 

AD 2007–0247R1–E [which corresponds to 

FAA AD 2007–22–10, Amendment 39–15246 

(72 FR 61796, November 1, 2007)], which 

superseded EAD 2006–0364–E, to: 

—Expand the applicability to all A330 and 

A340 aeroplanes, because the interference 

fit bushes cannot be considered as a 

terminating action, owing to unknown root 

cause; and 

—Add a second parameter quoted in Flight 

Hours (FH) to the inspection interval in 

order to reflect the aeroplane utilization in 

service. 

EASA AD 2007–0247R1–E was 

republished to correct a typographical error. 

Since the first crack finding and issuance 

of the inspection SBs and related ADs, six 

further cracks have been reported. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD, which supersedes EASA EAD 

2007–0247 R1–E and retains its 

requirements, is issued to expand the 

applicability to the newly certified models 

A330–223F and A330–243F and to reduce 

the threshold further to the risk assessment 

of recent in-service experience. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0620. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued the following 

service bulletins. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A330–57– 

3096, Revision 05, dated October 17, 

2013. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57– 

4104, Revision 04, dated October 17, 

2013. 

• Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57– 

5009, Revision 03, dated October 17, 

2013. 

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. 

‘‘Contacting the Manufacturer’’ 

Paragraph in This Proposed AD 

Since late 2006, we have included a 

standard paragraph titled ‘‘Airworthy 

Product’’ in all MCAI ADs in which the 

FAA develops an AD based on a foreign 

authority’s AD. 

The MCAI or referenced service 

information in an FAA AD often directs 

the owner/operator to contact the 

manufacturer for corrective actions, 

such as a repair. Briefly, the Airworthy 

Product paragraph allowed owners/

operators to use corrective actions 

provided by the manufacturer if those 

actions were FAA-approved. In 

addition, the paragraph stated that any 

actions approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent) are 

considered to be FAA-approved. 

In an NPRM having Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–101–AD (78 FR 

78285, December 26, 2013), we 

proposed to prevent the use of repairs 

that were not specifically developed to 

correct the unsafe condition, by 

requiring that the repair approval 

provided by the State of Design 

Authority or its delegated agent 

specifically refer to the FAA AD. This 

change was intended to clarify the 

method of compliance and to provide 

operators with better visibility of repairs 

that are specifically developed and 

approved to correct the unsafe 

condition. In addition, we proposed to 

change the phrase ‘‘its delegated agent’’ 

to include a design approval holder 

(DAH) with State of Design Authority 

design organization approval (DOA), as 

applicable, to refer to a DAH authorized 

to approve required repairs for the 

proposed AD. 

One commenter to the NPRM having 

Directorate Identifier 2012–NM–101–AD 

(78 FR 78285, December 26, 2013) stated 

the following: ‘‘The proposed wording, 

being specific to repairs, eliminates the 

interpretation that Airbus messages are 

acceptable for approving minor 

deviations (corrective actions) needed 

during accomplishment of an AD 

mandated Airbus service bulletin.’’ 

This comment has made the FAA 

aware that some operators have 

misunderstood or misinterpreted the 

Airworthy Product paragraph to allow 

the owner/operator to use messages 

provided by the manufacturer as 

approval of deviations during the 

accomplishment of an AD-mandated 

action. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph does not approve messages or 

other information provided by the 

manufacturer for deviations to the 

requirements of the AD-mandated 

actions. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph only addresses the 

requirement to contact the manufacturer 

for corrective actions for the identified 

unsafe condition and does not cover 

deviations from other AD requirements. 

However, deviations to AD-required 

actions are addressed in 14 CFR 39.17, 

and anyone may request the approval 

for an alternative method of compliance 

to the AD-required actions using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

To address this misunderstanding and 

misinterpretation of the Airworthy 

Product paragraph, we have changed the 

paragraph and retitled it ‘‘Contacting the 

Manufacturer.’’ This paragraph now 

clarifies that for any requirement in this 

proposed AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the actions 

must be accomplished using a method 

approved by the FAA, the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), or 

Airbus’s EASA DOA. 

The Contacting the Manufacturer 

paragraph also clarifies that, if approved 

by the DOA, the approval must include 

the DOA-authorized signature. The DOA 

signature indicates that the data and 

information contained in the document 

are EASA-approved, which is also FAAapproved. Messages and other 

information provided by the 

manufacturer that do not contain the 

DOA-authorized signature approval are 

not EASA-approved, unless EASA 

directly approves the manufacturer’s 

message or other information. 

This clarification does not remove 

flexibility previously afforded by the 

Airworthy Product paragraph. 

Consistent with long-standing FAA 

policy, such flexibility was never 

intended for required actions. This is 

also consistent with the 

recommendation of the Airworthiness 

Directive Implementation Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee to increase 

flexibility in complying with ADs by 

identifying those actions in 

manufacturers’ service instructions that 

are ‘‘Required for Compliance’’ with 

ADs. We continue to work with 

manufacturers to implement this 

recommendation. But once we 

determine that an action is required, any 

deviation from the requirement must be 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance. 

We also have decided not to include 

a generic reference to either the 

‘‘delegated agent’’ or ‘‘design approval 

holder (DAH) with State of Design 

Authority design organization 

approval,’’ but instead we have 

provided the specific delegation 

approval granted by the State of Design 

Authority for the DAH throughout this 

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Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 81 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate that it would take about 

2 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 $0 per product. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this proposed AD on U.S. operators to 

be $13,770, or $170 per product. 

We have no definitive data that would 

enable us to provide a cost estimate for 

the on-condition actions specified in 

this proposed AD. 

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. Amend § 39.13 by removing 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007–22– 

10, Amendment 39–15246 (72 FR 

61796, November 1, 2007; corrected 

November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64532)), and 

adding the following new AD: 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2014–0620; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–NM–238–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 20, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2007–22–10, 

Amendment 39–15246 (72 FR 61796, 

November 1, 2007; corrected November 16, 

2007 (72 FR 64532)). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A330– 

201, –202, –203, –223, –223F, –243, –243F 

–301, –302, –303, –321, –322, –323, –341, 

–342, and –343 airplanes; and Model A340– 

211, –212, –213 –311, –312, –313, –541, and 

–642 airplanes; certificated in any category; 

all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 57, Wings. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracking of the main landing gear (MLG) rib 

6 aft bearing forward lug. We are issuing this 

AD to detect and correct cracking of the MLG 

rib 6 aft bearing lugs, which could result in 

collapse of the MLG upon landing. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspections 

Before the accumulation of 42 months 

since the airplane’s first flight or since the 

last MLG support rib replacement, as 

applicable; or within 4 months after the 

effective date of this AD; whichever occurs 

later: Do a detailed inspection for cracking of 

the left-hand and right-hand wing MLG rib 6 

aft bearing lugs (forward and aft), in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A330– 

57–3096, Revision 05, dated October 17, 2013 

(for Model A330–201, –202, –203, –223, 

–223F, –243, –243F, –301, –302, –303, –321, 

–322, –323, –341, –342, and –343 airplanes); 

A340–57–4104, Revision 04, dated October 

17, 2013 (for Model A340–211, –212, –213, 

–311, –312, –313 airplanes); or A340–57– 

5009, Revision 03, dated October 17, 2013 

(for Model A340–541 and –642 airplanes). 

Repeat the inspections at the times specified 

in paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(7) of this AD, 

as applicable. 

(1) For Model A330–201, –202, –203, –223, 

and –243 airplanes, repeat the inspections at 

intervals not to exceed 300 flight cycles or 

1,500 flight hours, whichever occurs first. 

(2) For Model A330–223F and –243F 

airplanes, repeat the inspections at intervals 

not to exceed 300 flight cycles or 900 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

(3) For Model A330–301, –302, –303, –321, 

–322, –323, –341, –342, and –343 airplanes, 

repeat the inspections at intervals not to 

exceed 300 flight cycles or 900 flight hours, 

whichever occurs first. 

(4) For Model A340–211, –212, and –213 

airplanes, repeat the inspections at intervals 

not to exceed 200 flight cycles or 800 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

(5) For Model A340–311 and –312 

airplanes; and Model A340–313 airplanes 

(except weight variant (WV) 27), repeat the 

inspections at intervals not to exceed 200 

flight cycles or 800 flight hours, whichever 

occurs first. 

(6) For Model A340–313 (only WV27) 

airplanes, repeat the inspections at intervals 

not to exceed 200 flight cycles or 400 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

(7) For Model A340–541 and –642 

airplanes, repeat the inspections at intervals 

not to exceed 100 flight cycles or 500 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

(h) Corrective Action 

If any cracking is found during any 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD, before further flight, replace the cracked 

MLG support rib 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. Replacement of a 

MLG support rib does not terminate the 

repetitive inspections required by paragraph 

(g) of this AD. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

corresponding actions required by paragraph 

(g) of this AD, if those actions were 

performed before the effective date of this AD 

using the applicable service bulletin 

identified in paragraphs (i)(1) through (i)(12) 

of this AD. 

(1) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–57A3096, 

dated December 5, 2006, which was 

incorporated by reference in AD 2007–03–04, 

Amendment 39–14915 (74 FR 4416, January 

31, 2007), on February 15, 2007. 

(2) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–57A3096, 

Revision 01, dated April 18, 2007, which is 

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(3) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–57–3096, 

Revision 02, dated August 13, 2007, which 

was incorporated by reference in AD 2007– 

22–10, Amendment 39–15246 (72 FR 61796, 

November 1, 2007; corrected November 16, 

2007 (72 FR 64532)), on November 16, 2007. 

(4) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–57–3096, 

Revision 03, dated October 24, 2012, which 

is not incorporated by reference by this AD. 

(5) Airbus Service Bulletin A330–57–3096, 

Revision 04, dated February 6, 2013, which 

is not incorporated by reference by this AD. 

(6) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57A4104, 

dated December 5, 2006, which was 

incorporated by reference in AD 2007–03–04, 

Amendment 39–14915 (72 FR 4416, January 

31, 2007), on February 15, 2007. 

(7) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57–4104, 

Revision 01, dated August 13, 2007, which is 

not incorporated by reference by this AD. 

(8) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57–4104, 

Revision 02, dated September 5, 2007, which 

was incorporated by reference in AD 2007– 

22–10, Amendment 39–15246 (72 FR 61796, 

November 1, 2007; corrected November 16, 

2007 (72 FR 64532)), on November 16, 2007. 

(9) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57–4104, 

Revision 03, dated October 24, 2012, which 

is not incorporated by reference by this AD. 

(10) Airbus Service Bulletin A340– 

57A5009, dated December 5, 2006, which 

was incorporated by reference in AD 2007– 

03–04, Amendment 39–14915 (72 FR 4416, 

January 31, 2007), on February 15, 2007. 

(11) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57– 

5009, Revision 01, dated August 13, 2007, 

which was incorporated by reference in AD 

2007–22–10, Amendment 39–15246 (72 FR 

61796, November 1, 2007; corrected 

November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64532)), on 

November 16, 2007. 

(12) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–57– 

5009, Revision 02, dated October 24, 2012, 

which is not incorporated by reference by 

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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1138; 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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0271, dated 

November 14, 2013, 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–2014–0620. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@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 August 

25, 2014. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21055 Filed 9–3–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0622; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–009–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(EMBRAER) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(EMBRAER) Model EMB –135ER, 

–135KE, –135KL, –135LR, –145, 

–145ER, –145MR, –145LR, –145XR, 

–145MP, and –145EP airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by our 

determination of the need to revise the 

airplane airworthiness limitations to the 

pylon and fuselage. This proposed AD 

would require revising the maintenance 

or inspection program. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent fatigue 

cracking of various structural elements, 

which could affect the structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 20, 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 Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(EMBRAER), Technical Publications 

Section (PC 060), Av. Brigadeiro Faria 

Lima, 2170—Putim—12227–901 Sa ̃o 

Jose dos Campos—SP—BRASIL; 

telephone +55 12 3927–5852 or +55 12 

3309–0732; fax +55 12 3927–7546; 

email distrib@embraer.com.br; Internet 

http://www.flyembraer.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– 

0622; 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: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1175; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

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