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(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 CoˆteVertu 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 

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 February 

23, 2016. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04680 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–4256; Directorate 

Identifier 2016–CE–002–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; M7 

Aerospace LLC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all M7 

Aerospace LLC Models SA226–AT, 

SA226–T, SA226–T(B), SA226–TC, 

SA227–AC (C–26A), SA227–AT, 

SA227–BC (C–26A), SA227–CC, SA227– 

DC (C–26B), and SA227–TT airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

reports of failed elevator control rod 

ends due to corrosion and lack of 

lubrication. This proposed AD would 

require initial and repetitive inspections 

and lubrication of the elevator control 

rod ends and bearings with replacement 

as necessary. We are proposing this AD 

to correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 18, 2016. 

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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact M7 

Aerospace LLC, 10823 NE Entrance 

Road, San Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: 

(210) 824–9421; fax: (210) 804–7766; 

Internet: http://www.elbitsystemsus.com; email: MetroTech@

M7Aerospace.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 816–329– 

4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

4256; 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 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, ASW–143 (c/o San Antonio 

MIDO), 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 650, 

San Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 

308–3365; fax: (210) 308–3370; email: 

andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2016–4256; Directorate Identifier 2016– 

CE–002–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://

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 FAA received reports of broken 

elevator control rod link assemblies 

between the elevator torque tube and 

the elevator quadrant due to corrosion 

and lack of lubrication on M7 Aerospace 

SA26, SA226, and SA227 airplanes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in increased friction and partial or 

complete loss of elevator control 

resulting in loss of pitch control. 

Relevant Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed M7 Aerospace LLC 

Service Bulletin (SB) 226–27–080 R1, 

M7 Aerospace LLC SB 227–27–060 R1, 

and M7 Aerospace LLC SB CC7–27–032 

R1, all Issued: November 5, 2015 and 

Revised: February 23, 2016. The service 

information describes procedures for 

inspection of the elevator control link 

assemblies between the elevator torque 

tubes and the elevator quadrant for 

frozen (stiff, hard to move) bearings or 

broken/cracked links (rod ends) with 

instructions for lubrication and 

replacement if necessary. All of the 

related service information is 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 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

initial and repetitive inspections of the 

elevator control rod ends and bearings 

with replacement as necessary. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 350 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 


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ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection and lubrication ............................... 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 ............. *NA $170 $59,500 

* Not applicable 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary repairs/replacements that 

would be required based on the results 

of the proposed inspection. We have no 

way of determining the number of 

airplanes that might need these repairs/ 

replacements: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replace Rod End ......................................................... 4 work-hours × $85 per hour = $340 ........................... $30 $370 

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: 

M7 Aerospace LLC: Docket No. FAA–2016– 

4256; Directorate Identifier 2016–CE– 

002–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 18, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to M7 Aerospace LLC 

Models SA226–AT, SA226–T, SA226–T(B), 

SA226–TC, SA227–AC (C–26A), SA227–AT, 

SA227–BC (C–26A), SA227–CC, SA227–DC 

(C–26B), and SA227–TT airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 2730, Elevator Control System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of failed 

elevator control rod ends due to corrosion 

and lack of lubrication. We are issuing this 

AD to require initial and repetitive 

inspections and lubrication of the elevator 

control rod ends and bearings with 

replacement as necessary. We are proposing 

this AD to correct the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with paragraphs (g)(1) through 

(g)(5) of this AD using the following service 

bulletins within the compliance times 

specified, unless already done: 

(1) For Models SA226–AT, SA226–T, 

SA226–T(B), and SA226–TC: M7 Aerospace 

LLC Service Bulletin (SB) 226–27–080 R1, 

Issued: November 5, 2015 and Revised: 

February 23, 2016; 

(2) For Models SA227–AC (C–26A), SA227– 

AT, SA227–BC (C–26A), and SA227–TT: M7 

Aerospace LLC SB 227–27–060 R1, Issued: 

November 5, 2015 and Revised: February 23, 

2016; or 

(3) For Models SA227–CC and SA227–DC 

(C–26B): M7 Aerospace LLC SB CC7–27–032 

R1, Issued: November 5, 2015 and Revised: 

February 23, 2016. 

(g) Actions 

(1) If abnormally high resistance is 

reported when operating the elevators, before 

further flight after the effective date of this 

AD, inspect and lubricate installed elevator 

control links following paragraph 2.A. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of the service 

bulletins identified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), 

or (f)(3) of this AD, as applicable. 

(2) Remove the elevator control links and 

inspect following paragraph 2.B. (and 2.C. 

when applicable) and lubricate the bearings 

following paragraph 2.E. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of the service 

bulletins identified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), 

or (f)(3) of this AD, as applicable, at 

whichever of the following occurs first: 

(i) At the next Zone related Phase or Letter 

Check inspection after the effective date of 

this AD or within the next 600 hours timein-service after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later; or 


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(ii) Within the next 6 months after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(3) Repetitively remove and inspect the 

elevator control links not to exceed every 12 

months following any inspection required in 

paragraph (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this AD following 

paragraph 2.B. (and 2.C. when applicable) 

and lubricate the bearings following 

paragraph 2.E. of the Accomplishment 

Instructions of the service bulletins identified 

in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of this AD, 

as applicable. 

(4) If during any inspection required in 

paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2) or (g)(3) of this AD, 

any link assemblies between the elevator 

torque tubes and the elevator quadrant are 

found to have frozen (stiff, hard to move) 

bearings or broken/cracked links (rod ends), 

before further flight, replace the rod ends 

following paragraph 2.D. and lubricate the 

bearings following with paragraph 2.E. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of the service 

bulletins identified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), 

or (f)(3) of this AD, as applicable. 

(5) Repetitively lubricate the rod end 

bearings (male and female) on both elevator 

control link assemblies following the time 

limits in paragraph 1.D.4) of the applicable 

SB, but not to exceed every 6 months, and 

following the procedures in paragraph 2.E. of 

the Accomplishment Instructions of the 

service bulletins identified in paragraphs 

(f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of this AD, as applicable. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane 

Certification Office, 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 (i) 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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, ASW–143 (c/o San Antonio 

MIDO), 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 650, San 

Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 308– 

3365; fax: (210) 308–3370; email: 

andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact M7 Aerospace LLC, 10823 

NE Entrance Road, San Antonio, Texas 

78216; phone: (210) 824–9421; fax: (210) 

804–7766; Internet: http://www.elbitsystemsus.com; email: MetroTech@

M7Aerospace.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 816–329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

February 25, 2016. 

Robert P. Busto, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04677 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3989; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–220–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 BD–700–1A10 

and BD–700–1A11 airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by inservice reports of passenger door 

tensator spring failures, and 

qualification testing that determined 

that non-conforming tensator springs 

could be susceptible to failure prior to 

reaching their safe-life limit. This 

proposed AD would require revising the 

maintenance or inspection program to 

incorporate certain temporary revisions, 

and replacing the passenger door 

tensator springs with new springs. We 

are proposing this AD to prevent 

tensator spring failure, resulting in the 

inability to open the main passenger 

door, which could impede evacuation in 

the event of an emergency. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 18, 2016. 

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 NPRM, 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3989; 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: 

Fabio Buttitta, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone: 516–228–7303; 

fax: 516–794–5531. 

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–2016–3989; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–220–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 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–39, 


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