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(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, use these actions if they are 

FAA-approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or the DAH with a State 

of Design Authority’s design organization 

approval, as applicable). You are required to 

ensure the product is airworthy before it is 

returned to service. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–11, dated 

February 13, 2014, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

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

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–0171. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be obtained at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (l)(3) and (l)(4) of this AD. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 8–32–173, 

Revision A, dated December 17, 2012. 

(ii) Bombardier Service Bulletin 8–32–176, 

Revision A, dated February 22, 2013. 

(iii) Bombardier Service Bulletin 8–32–177, 

dated October 9, 2013. 

(iv) Bombardier Service Bulletin 8–33–56, 

Revision A, dated February 22, 2013. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone: 416–375–4000; fax: 416–375– 

4539; email: thd.qseries@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet: http://

www.bombardier.com. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

19, 2014. 

Ross Landes, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06636 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1019; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–038–AD; Amendment 

39–17810; AD 2014–06–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes. 

This AD results from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) issued 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 landing gear 

actuator rod and piston becoming 

unscrewed during operation and the 

landing gear actuator ball joint 

becoming uncrimped. We are issuing 

this AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 2, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of May 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1019; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact SOCATA—Direction 

des Services—65921 Tarbes Cedex 9— 

France; telephone +33 (0) 62 41 7300, 

fax +33 (0) 62 41 76 54, or for North 

America: SOCATA NORTH AMERICA, 

7501 South Airport Road, North Perry 

Airport, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33023; 

telephone: (954) 893–1400; fax: (954) 

964–4141; email: mysocata@

socata.daher.com; Internet: http://

mysocata.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

albert.mercado@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to add an AD that would apply 

to SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes. 

That NPRM was published in the 

Federal Register on December 4, 2013 

(78 FR 72834). That NPRM proposed to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products and was based on 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) originated by an 

aviation authority of another country. 

The MCAI states: 

During maintenance check, possible 

unscrewing of rod and piston during 

operation was detected on a landing gear 

actuator. Investigation showed that this was 

likely caused by maintenance operation not 

conforming with the procedure described in 

the SOCATA maintenance manual. 

Moreover, following in-service landing 

gear collapse, uncrimping of a right hand 

main landing gear (MLG) actuator ball joint 

was detected. Investigation revealed a 

manufacturing non-conformity of some 

actuator rod end assemblies. 

These conditions, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to MLG or nose landing 

gear (NLG) failure during landing or roll-out 

and consequent damage to the aeroplane and 

injury to occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

SOCATA issued Service Bulletin (SB) 70– 

197–32 to require a one-time inspection of 

the landing gear actuator piston/rod and SB 

70–206–32 to require a one-time inspection 

of the landing gear actuator ball joint 

centering and, depending on findings, 

accomplishment of corrective actions. 

SOCATA also developed modification 70– 

0334–32, embodied in production to secure 

rod/piston assembly through addition of a 

pin and to reduce retraction/extension 

indication failure through improvement of 

switch kinematics. These modified actuators 

have a new part number (P/N). 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires a one-time inspection of the landing 

gear actuators piston/rod and ball joint 

centering and, depending on findings, 

accomplishment of applicable corrective 

actions. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1019- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

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received on the proposal and the FAA’s 

response to the comment. 

Reference Correction Within the 

Actions and Compliance Section 

Catherine Herau of DAHER–SOCATA 

requested we change the service 

information references in paragraph (f) 

of this AD in the Actions and 

Compliance section to clarify the AD. 

We agree with the commenter and 

changed our final rule AD action to 

reference the Accomplishment 

Instructions section of the service 

information rather than the specific 

paragraph. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

495 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 2 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to 

be $84,150, or $170 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 3 work-hours for each main 

landing gear and 3 work-hours for the 

nose landing gear, and require parts 

costing $100 for each rod and assembly. 

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 AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

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 AD: 

(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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://www.

regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1019; 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 the NPRM (78 FR 72834, 

December 4, 2013), 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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: 

2014–06–06 SOCATA: Amendment 39– 

17810; Docket No. FAA–2013–1019; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–CE–038–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective May 2, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to SOCATA TBM 700 

airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 32: Landing Gear. 

(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 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as the landing 

gear actuator rod and piston becoming 

unscrewed during operation and the landing 

gear actuator ball joint becoming uncrimped. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

discrepancies in the pistons/rods and the ball 

joint centering of the nose landing gear and 

main landing gear, which could result in 

landing gear failure and lead to damage of the 

airplane and occupant injury. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(4) of this AD on 

any airplane with the landing gear actuators 

part number (P/N) T700A3230050000, P/N 

T700A323005000000, or P/N 

T700A323005300000 installed: 

(1) Within the next 8 months after May 2, 

2014 (the effective date of this AD), perform 

a detailed visual inspection (DVI) of the 

pistons and rods of the nose landing gear 

(NLG) and left hand (LH) and right hand (RH) 

main landing gear (MLG) actuators and 

measure the distance following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in DAHER– 

SOCATA Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70– 

197, dated April 2013. 

(2) Within the next 8 months after May 2, 

2014 (the effective date of this AD), perform 

a DVI of the ball joint centering of the NLG 

and LH and RH MLG actuators and measure 

the ball joint mismatch following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in DAHER– 

SOCATA Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 70– 

206, dated April 2013. 

(3) If any discrepancy is found during any 

inspection required in paragraphs (f)(1) or 

(f)(2) of this AD, before further flight, replace 

the affected actuator or rod end assembly if 

applicable with an airworthy part following 

the applicable Accomplishment Instructions 

in DAHER–SOCATA Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–197, dated April 2013; and/ 

or DAHER–SOCATA Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–206, dated April 2013. 

(4) As of May 2, 2014 (the effective date of 

this AD), do not install on any airplane a 

landing gear actuator P/N T700A3230050000, 

P/N T700A323005000000, or P/N 

T700A323005300000, unless it is found to be 

in compliance with the inspection 

requirements of paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of 

this AD. The landing gear actuator must be 

installed when doing these inspections. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 


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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: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: albert.mercado@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 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0227, dated 

September 23, 2013 for related information. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD docket on 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1019-0002. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) DAHER–SOCATA Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–197, dated April 2013. 

(ii) DAHER–SOCATA Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 70–206, dated April 2013. 

(3) For SOCATA service information 

identified in this AD, contact SOCATA— 

Direction des Services—65921 Tarbes Cedex 

9—France; telephone +33 (0) 62 41 7300, fax 

+33 (0) 62 41 76 54, or for North America: 

SOCATA NORTH AMERICA, 7501 South 

Airport Road, North Perry Airport, Pembroke 

Pines, Florida 33023; telephone: (954) 893– 

1400; fax: (954) 964–4141; email: mysocata@

socata.daher.com; Internet: http://

mysocata.com. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 

19, 2014. 

James E. Jackson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06483 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1012; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–037–AD; Amendment 

39–17807; AD 2014–06–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Jetstream 

Series 3101 and Jetstream Model 3201 

airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued 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 stress 

corrosion cracking of the main landing 

gear yoke pintle housing on a Jetstream 

series 3100 airplane. We are issuing this 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 2, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of May 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1012; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BAE Systems 

(Operations) Ltd, Customer Information 

Department, Prestwick International 

Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2RW, Scotland, 

United Kingdom; phone: +44 1292 

675207, fax: +44 1292 675704; email: 

RApublications@baesystems.com; 

Internet: http://

www.jetstreamcentral.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4138; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

taylor.martin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to add an AD that would apply 

to British Aerospace Regional Aircraft 

Jetstream Series 3101 and Jetstream 

Model 3201 airplanes. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 3, 2013 (78 FR 72598). That 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

An occurrence of Jetstream 3100 main 

landing gear (MLG) failure after landing was 

reported. The subsequent investigation 

revealed stress corrosion cracking of the MLG 

yoke pintle housing as a root cause of the 

MLG failure. Degradation of the surface 

protection by abrasion can occur when the 

forward face of the yoke pintle rotates against 

the pintle bearing, which introduces 

corrosion pits and, consequently, stress 

corrosion cracking. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to structural failure of the MLG possibly 

resulting in loss of control of the aeroplane 

during take-off or landing runs. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd issued Service 

Bulletin (SB) 32–JM7862 to provide 

instruction for installation of a protective 

washer fitted at the forward spigot on both, 

left hand (LH) and right hand (RH), MLG. 

For the reasons described above, this 

AD requires installation of a washer to 

protect the MLG at the forward face of 

the yoke pintle. The MCAI can be found 

in the AD docket on the Internet at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1012- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (78 

FR 72598, December 3, 2013) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 

72598, December 3, 2013) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (78 FR 72598, 

December 3, 2013). 


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