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(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: 

Cindy Ashforth, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227-2768; 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) 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 FAA-approved 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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to MCAI Brazilian Airworthiness 

Directives 2011–12–01 and 2011–12–02, both 

effective December 27, 2011, and the service 

information identified in paragraphs (j)(1)(i) 

through (j)(1)(iv) of this AD, for related 

information. 

(i) Section 1 of EMBRAER 170 

Maintenance Review Board Report, MRB– 

1621, Revision 7, dated November 11, 2010. 

(ii) Section 1 of EMBRAER 190 

Maintenance Review Board Report, MRB– 

1928, Revision 5, dated November 11, 2010. 

(iii) Goodrich Alert Service Bulletin 

4A4030–25A402, dated June 30, 2011. 

(iv) Goodrich Alert Service Bulletin 

104003–25A403, dated June 30, 2011. 

(2) For EMBRAER service information 

identified in this AD, contact Embraer S.A., 

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. For Goodrich service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Goodrich Corporation, Aircraft Interior 

Products, ATTN: Technical Publications, 

3414 South Fifth Street, Phoenix, Arizona 

85040; telephone 602–243–2270; email 

george.yribarren@goodrich.com; Internet 

http://www.goodrich.com/TechPubs. You 

may review copies of the 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 October 

15, 2012. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26263 Filed 10–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1106; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–084–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 all 

Airbus Model A330–200 Freighter, 

–200, and –300 series airplanes; and 

Model A340–200, –300, –500, and –600 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report that erroneous 

height indication by one radio altimeter 

with engaged flare and retard mode, in 

case of go-around, might lead to a 

temporary loss of airplane longitudinal 

control. This proposed AD would 

require revising the airplane flight 

manual. We are proposing this AD to 

ensure that the flightcrew applies the 

appropriate operational procedures in 

the event of an erroneous indication of 

the radio altimeter, which could result 

in temporary loss of airplane 

longitudinal control. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 10, 

2012. 

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 review copies of the 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 Operations office 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, 

Washington 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–2012–1106; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–084–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 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0069, 

dated April 24, 2012 (referred to after 

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condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

Airbus performed tests to investigate the 

consequences of one radio altimeter 

providing an erroneous indication. 

These tests concluded that with engaged 

flare and retard mode, in case of go-around, 

the situation may lead to a temporary loss of 

aeroplane longitudinal control. 

To address this condition, Airbus issued a 

new Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

operational procedure. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires amendment of the 

applicable AFM to ensure that the flight crew 

applies the appropriate operational 

procedures. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Temporary 

Revision TR37, Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 

2010; and Temporary Revision TR38, 

Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 2010; to the 

Airbus A330/A340 AFM. 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. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

While the compliance time for doing 

the actions specified in EASA AD 2012– 

0069, dated April 24, 2012, is within 14 

days after the effective date of EASA AD 

2012–0069, dated April 24, 2012, this 

proposed AD has a required compliance 

time of within 30 days after the effective 

date of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 64 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour 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 

$5,440, or $85 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. 

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 adding 

the following new AD: 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2012–1106; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–NM–084–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

10, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A330– 

223F and –243F airplanes; Model A330–201, 

–202, –203, –223, –243, –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 34, Navigation. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report that 

erroneous height indication by one radio 

altimeter with engaged flare and retard mode, 

in case of go-around, might lead to a 

temporary loss of airplane longitudinal 

control. We are issuing this AD to ensure that 

the flightcrew applies the appropriate 

operational procedures in the event of an 

erroneous indication of the radio altimeter, 

which could result in temporary loss of 

airplane longitudinal control. 

(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) Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Revision 

(1) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, revise the applicable section of 

the Airbus A330/A340 AFM to include the 

information in Airbus Temporary Revision 

TR37, Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 2010; or 

Airbus Temporary Revision TR38, Issue 1.0, 

dated June 15, 2010; to the Airbus A330/ 

A340 AFM. This may be done by inserting 

a copy of this AD, or Airbus Temporary 

Revision TR37, Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 

2010, and Airbus Temporary Revision TR38, 

Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 2010; in the AFM. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1) of this AD: 

When the information in Airbus Temporary 

Revision TR37, Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 

2010; or Airbus Temporary Revision TR38, 

Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 2010, to the Airbus 

A3330/A340 AFM, has been included in the 

applicable section of 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, provided 


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the relevant information in the general 

revisions is identical to that in Airbus 

Temporary Revision TR37, Issue 1.0, dated 

June 15, 2010; or Airbus Temporary Revision 

TR38, Issue 1.0, dated June 15, 2010. 

(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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington 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) 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 FAA-approved 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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency Airworthiness Directive 2012– 

0069, dated April 24, 2012, and the service 

information specified in paragraphs (i)(1)(i) 

and (i)(1)(ii) of this AD, for related 

information. 

(i) Airbus Temporary Revision TR37, Issue 

1.0, dated June 15, 2010. 

(ii) Airbus Temporary Revision TR38, Issue 

1.0, dated June 15, 2010. 

(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 

review copies of the 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 October 

14, 2012. 

John P. Piccola, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26264 Filed 10–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1107; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–216–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; 

Intertechnique Aircraft Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) that 

applies to certain Intertechnique 

Aircraft Systems oxygen mask 

regulators. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report of a 

malfunctioning mask having an 

inflatable harness with a high premature 

rupture rate due to defective silicon. 

This proposed AD would require 

inspecting and replacing defective 

harnesses with new or modified 

serviceable units. We are proposing this 

AD to detect and correct defective 

harnesses which could lead, in case of 

a sudden depressurization event, to a 

harness rupture, thereby providing 

inadequate protection against hypoxia 

and possibly resulting in 

unconsciousness of the affected 

flightcrew member and consequent 

reduced control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 10, 

2012. 

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 

Intertechnique Aircraft Systems, 61 Rue 

Pierre Curie BP 1, 78373 Plaisir Cedex— 

France; telephone: (33) 1 61 34 12 32; 

fax: (33) 1 64 86 69 84; email: 

yann.laine@zodiacaerospace.com; 

Internet: www.zodiacaerospace.com. 

You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. 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 

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: 

Caspar Wang, Aerospace Engineer, 

Boston Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO) ANE–150, FAA, Engine and 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: (781) 238–7799; fax: (781) 238– 

7170; email: caspar.wang@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–2012–1107; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–216–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 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2011–0090R1, 

dated July 13, 2011 (referred to after this 

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

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

A malfunction of a quick donning mask 

was reported to Intertechnique, who initiated 


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