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(1) If the inspection was done on or after 

the effective date of this AD: Submit the 

report within 30 days after the inspection. 

(2) If the inspection was done before the 

effective date of this AD: Submit the report 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(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, 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: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–227–1137; fax: 425–227–1149; 

email: tom.rodriguez@faa.gov. Information 

may be emailed to: 9-ANM-11-AMOCREQUESTS@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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: A federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0160, dated 

August 24, 2012, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

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

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact ATR—GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional, 1, Alle ́e Pierre Nadot, 

31712 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

(0) 5 62 21 62 21; fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; 

email continued.airworthiness@atr.fr; 

Internet http://www.aerochain.com. You may 

review copies of 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 

September 17, 2013. 

Ross Landes, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23315 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0797; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–007–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company 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 

The Boeing Company Model 767–300 

and 767–300F series airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by reports 

of malfunctions in the flight deck 

display units resulting in blanking, 

blurring, or loss of color on the display. 

This proposed AD would require 

modification and installation of 

components in the main equipment 

center. For certain other airplanes this 

proposed AD would require 

modification, replacement, and 

installation of flight deck air relief 

system (FDARS) components. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent 

malfunctions of the flight deck display 

units, which could affect the ability of 

the flightcrew to read the displays for 

airplane attitude, altitude, or airspeed, 

and consequently reduce the ability of 

the flightcrew to maintain control of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 12, 

2013. 

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 Boeing service information 

identified in this proposed AD, contact 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Attention: Data & Services Management, 

P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 

98124–2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.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 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: 

Francis Smith, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Controls Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

917–6596; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

francis.smith@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– 

2013–0797; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

NM–007–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 


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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 

We have received reports of 

malfunctions in flight compartment 

display units on Model 767–300F 

airplanes. Operators of Model 767–300F 

airplanes reported flight deck display 

unit malfunctions including blanking, 

blurring, or loss of color caused by 

moisture or condensation being 

collected inside the display units during 

operation in hot and humid 

environments. The reports range from a 

malfunction in a single display unit to 

malfunctions in multiple display units. 

Boeing is aware of the likely causes of 

display unit malfunctions related to 

moisture or condensation ingress. The 

most frequent instance was display 

units being cold soaked by the air 

delivered from the air conditioning 

packs by the electronic cooling system 

through the 3-way valve in hot and 

humid conditions. Malfunctions of the 

flight deck display units, if not 

corrected, could affect the ability of the 

flightcrew to read the displays for 

airplane attitude, altitude, or airspeed, 

and consequently reduce the ability of 

the flightcrew to maintain control of the 

airplane. 

Model 767–300 airplanes have an 

electronic cooling system design similar 

to the electronic cooling system on the 

Model 767–300F airplane; therefore, 

Model 767–300 airplanes might be 

subject to the unsafe condition revealed 

on Model 767–300F airplanes. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed the following service 

information. 

• Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0240, Revision 1, dated November 12, 

2009. 

• Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0244, Revision 1, dated March 8, 2010. 

• Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0245, Revision 1, dated September 30, 

2010. 

• Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

21A0247, dated October 10, 2011. 

• Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

21A0253, dated October 12, 2012. 

For information on the procedures 

and compliance times, see this service 

information at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0797. 

Concurrent Service Information 

Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0240, 

Revision 1, dated November 12, 2009; 

and Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0244, Revision 1, dated March 8, 2010 

(both for Model 767–300 series 

airplanes); specify prior or concurrent 

accomplishment of Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–31–0073, dated October 

12, 1995 (for certain Model 767–300 

series airplanes). 

Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, 

Revision 1, dated September 30, 2010 

(for Model 767–300F series airplanes), 

specifies that if the 3-way valve control 

logic change in Boeing Service Bulletin 

767–21–0235, dated July 29, 2011, is 

done in concurrently with Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, Revision 

1, dated September 30, 2010, operators 

only need to do the functional test in 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, 

Revision 1, dated September 30, 2010. 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

21A0247, dated October 10, 2011 (for 

Model 767–300F series airplanes), 

specifies prior or concurrent 

accomplishment of Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–21–0235, dated October 8, 

2009; or Revision 1, dated July 29, 2011 

(for certain Model 767–300F series 

airplanes). 

For information on the procedures, 

see this service information at http://

regulations.gov by searching for Docket 

No. FAA–2013–0797. 

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 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information identified 

previously, except where Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–21–0240, Revision 1, dated 

November 12, 2009; and Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–21–0244, Revision 1, dated 

March 8, 2010; specify installing carpet 

in the flight deck, this proposed AD 

would not specifically require that 

action because it is not critical to 

address the unsafe condition. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 43 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Pressure switch installation, relay replacement, wire routing (Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767–21A0247, dated 

October 10, 2011).

16 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = $1,360.

$6,979 $8,339 $183,458 

(22 airplanes) 

Carpet, muffler, and drain tube installation, relay removal 

and installation, wire bundle changes (Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767-21–0240, dated November 12, 2009; and 

Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0244, Revision 1, 

dated March 8, 2010).

37 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = $3,145.

0 3,145 50,320 

(16 airplanes) 

Wire bundle and relay changes, install 2 diodes (Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, Revision 1, dated September 30, 2010).

14 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = $1,190.

1,148 2,338 11,690 

(5 airplanes) 

Replace duct, install additional duct, valve, altitude switch, 

and pitot tube (Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

21A0253, dated October 12, 2012).

76 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = $6,460.

55,663 N/A N/A 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this proposed AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. We do not control warranty 

coverage for affected individuals. As a 

result, we have included all costs in our 

cost estimate. 


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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 (AD): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0797; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

NM–007–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

12, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 767–300 and 767–300F series 

airplanes, certificated in any category; as 

identified in the service information 

specified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) 

of this AD. 

(1) Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0240, 

Revision 1, dated November 12, 2009. 

(2) Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0244, 

Revision 1, dated March 8, 2010. 

(3) Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, 

Revision 1, dated September 30, 2010. 

(4) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

21A0247, dated October 10, 2011. 

(5) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

21A0253, dated October 12, 2012. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 2158, Air Conditioning. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

malfunctions in the flight deck display units 

resulting in blanking, blurring, or loss of 

color on the display. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent malfunctions of the flight deck 

display units, which could affect the ability 

of the flightcrew to read the displays for 

airplane attitude, altitude, or airspeed, and 

consequently reduce the ability of the 

flightcrew to maintain control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Modification, Replacement, and 

Installation of Flight Deck Air Relief System 

(FDARS) Components 

For Model 767–300F series airplanes as 

identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

767–21A0253, dated October 12, 2012: 

Within 72 months after the effective date of 

this AD, in the main equipment center and 

the area under the left and right sides of the 

flight deck door, replace the existing duct 

with a new duct, install new FDARS 

components (including mounting brackets, 

ducts, orifice, outlet valve, and screen), 

modify wiring, modify the relay installation 

in panel P36, and install a new altitude 

switch and pitot tube, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 767–21A0253, dated October 

12, 2012. 

(h) Modification and Installation of 

Components in the Main Equipment Center 

(1) For Model 767–300F series airplanes as 

identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

767–21A0247, dated October 10, 2011: 

Within 72 months after the effective date of 

this AD, in the main equipment center, 

install a new bracket on the E8 Engine 

Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) 

rack at station 266.5, install a new pressure 

switch to the bracket at the E8 EICAS rack, 

make changes to wire bundles W176, W596, 

W1114, W1702, W2000, replace relay K10355 

with a new relay K10718, and flush the pitot 

static system, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 767–21A0247, dated October 

10, 2011. 

(2) For Model 767–300F series airplanes as 

identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0245, Revision 1, dated September 30, 2012: 

Within 72 months after the effective date of 

this AD, in the main equipment center, 

replace relay K10355 with a new relay 

K10718, add two diodes in the E8 EICAS 

rack, and make changes to wire bundles 

W0176, W596, W1702, W2000, and W2006, 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instruction of Boeing Service Bulletin 767– 

21–0245, Revision 1, dated September 30, 

2012, except as provided by paragraph (i) of 

this AD. 

(3) For Model 767–300 series airplanes as 

identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0240, Revision 1, dated November 12, 2009; 

and Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21–0244, 

Revision 1, dated March 8, 2010: Within 72 

months after the effective date of this AD, in 

the main equipment center, install drain 

tubing and muffler assemblies, change wire 

bundle W1718, change relays, placards, and 

wire bundle W5075 in the P136 left relay 

panel, change wire bundle W2006 in the E8 

EICAS rack; and change wire bundle W1114 

in the P50 electrical systems card file; in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin 767– 

21–0240, Revision 1, dated November 12, 

2009; or Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0244, Revision 1, dated March 8, 2010; as 

applicable. 

(i) Exception to Paragraph (h) of This AD 

For Model 767–300F series airplanes 

identified as Group 1 airplanes in Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, Revision 1, 

dated September 30, 2010: If the 3-way valve 

control logic change in Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–21–0235, dated July 29, 2011, is 

done prior to or concurrent with the actions 

required by paragraph (h)(2) of this AD, 

operators need to do only the functional test 

of the manifold interconnect valve control 

logic modification, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, Revision 1, 

dated September 30, 2010. Operators do not 

need to do the other actions specified in the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, Revision 1, 

dated September 30, 2010, if the actions in 

the Accomplishment Instructions in Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0235, dated July 29, 

2011, are done concurrently. If the functional 

test fails, before further flight, do corrective 

actions that are approved in accordance with 


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the procedures specified in paragraph (l) of 

this AD. 

(j) Concurrent Requirements 

For Model 767–300 series airplanes as 

identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 767- 

21–0240, Revision 1, dated November 12, 

2009; and Boeing Service Bulletin 767–21– 

0244, Revision 1, dated March 8, 2012: Prior 

to or concurrently with accomplishing the 

requirements of paragraph (h)(3) of this AD, 

do all of the actions specified in the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–31–0073, dated October 

12, 1995. 

(k) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions required by paragraph (h)(2) of this 

AD, if those actions were performed before 

the effective date of this AD using Boeing 

Service Bulletin 767–21–0245, dated April 

16, 2010, which is not incorporated by 

reference in this AD. 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 (m)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

to make those findings. For a repair method 

to be approved, the repair must meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Francis Smith, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental Controls 

Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; phone: 

425–917–6596; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

francis.smith@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 16, 2013. 

Ross Landes, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23273 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0794; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–157–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation 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 

Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 

2000EX airplanes. This proposed AD 

was prompted by a revision to the 

airplane airworthiness limitations to 

introduce a corrosion prevention control 

program, among other changes, to the 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations. This 

proposed AD would require revising the 

maintenance program to include the 

maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations specified in the 

airworthiness limitations section of the 

airplane maintenance manual. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 12, 

2013. 

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 Dassault 

Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.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 MCAI, 

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: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

227–1137; 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–2013–0794; Directorate Identifier 

2012–NM–157–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 2012–0157, 

dated August 23, 2012 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 


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