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(iv) If there is open or blind debonding 

beyond acceptable limits, before further 

flight, repair or replace the blade. 

(5) If there is a crack, before further flight, 

repair or replace the blade. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Gary Roach, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2013–0103, dated May 2, 2013. You may 

view the EASA AD on the Internet in the AD 

Docket at www.regulations.gov. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6210 Main Rotor Blades. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 16, 

2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01951 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0042; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–050–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Jetstream 

Series 3101 and Jetstream Model 3201 

airplanes. This proposed AD results 

from 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 inadequate instructions for 

inspection for corrosion on the rudder 

upper hinge bracket and certain internal 

wing and drainage paths. We are issuing 

this proposed AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited, Customer 

Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 

2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 

1292 675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review 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–2014– 

0042; 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 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

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: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0042; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–050–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://

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 AD No.: 2012– 

0036, dated March 12, 2012 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft Jetstream Series 3101 

and Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

Compliance with the inspections in the 

Corrosion Prevention and Control Programme 

(CPCP) has been identified as a mandatory 

action for continued airworthiness and UK 

CAA AD 003–04–94 was issued to require 

operators to comply with those inspection 

instructions. 

Since the issuance of that AD, reports have 

been received of finding extensive corrosion 

on the rudder upper hinge bracket. Although 

there is an existing zonal inspection of the 

area in the CPCP, it has been concluded that 

this is inadequate to identify the corrosion on 

this bracket and consequently, a new specific 

inspection of the rudder upper hinge bracket, 

task 200/EX/01 C2, has been added to the 

CPCP, currently at Revision 6. Failure of the 

rudder upper hinge bracket could lead to the 

onset of flutter and loss of control of the 

aeroplane. 

In addition, although the CPCP already 

included a wing internal inspection to check 

for corrosion and to verify that all drainage 

paths are clear, prompted by feedback from 

the fleet sampling programme, a new, more 

specific, inspection of wing stations 36, 51 

and 83, together with a check of the drainage 

paths, has been introduced into the CPCP 

through task 3/400/IN/01 C2. Failure to 

comply with these instructions could result 

in an unsafe condition. 


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For the reasons described above, this AD 

retains the requirements of UK CAA AD 003– 

04–94, which is superseded, and requires the 

implementation of the new inspections. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating it in 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0042. 

Relevant Service Information 

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

has issued British Aerospace Jetstream 

Series 3100 & 3200 Corrosion 

Prevention and Control Programme, 

Manual Ref: JS/CPCP/01, Revision 6, 

dated November 15, 2010. The actions 

described in this service information are 

intended to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the 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 this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 66 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 100 work-hours 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 $561,000, or $ 8,500 per 

product. 

The scope of damage found in the 

required inspection could vary 

significantly from airplane to airplane. 

We have no way of determining how 

much damage may be found on each 

airplane or the cost to repair damaged 

parts on each airplane or the number of 

airplanes that may require repair. 

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 AD: 

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft: Docket 

No. FAA–2014–0042; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–050–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 17, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft Jetstream Series 3101 and 

Model 3201 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 5: Time Limits. 

(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 inadequate 

instructions for inspection for corrosion on 

the rudder upper hinge bracket and certain 

internal wing stations and drainage paths. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent, detect, 

and correct corrosion on the rudder upper 

hinge bracket and internal wing, which could 

lead to reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane with consequent loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified in paragraphs 

(f)(1) through (f)(4) of this AD, including all 

subparagraphs, unless already done: 

(1) After the effective date of this AD, 

except as required by paragraph (f)(2) of this 

AD, within the thresholds and intervals 

specified, incorporate into the FAA-approved 

maintenance program BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 

3200 Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 6, dated November 15, 2010, in its 

entirety. 

(2) Within 2 years after the effective date 

of this AD, do the initial inspections 

specified in tasks 200/EX/01 C2 and 3/400/ 

IN/01 C2 in BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 

Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 6, dated November 15, 2010. 

(3) If any discrepancy, particularly 

corrosion, is found during any inspections or 

tasks required by paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) 

of this AD, within the compliance time 

specified, repair or replace, as applicable, all 

damaged structural parts and components 

and do the maintenance procedures for 

corrective action following BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 

3200 Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 6, dated November 15, 2010. If no 

compliance time is defined, do the applicable 

corrective action before further flight. 

(4) You may comply with the requirements 

of paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD by 

incorporating BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 

Corrosion Prevention and Control 

Programme, Manual Ref. JS/CPCP/01, 

Revision 6, dated November 15, 2010, into 

your maintenance program (instructions for 

continued airworthiness) and complying 

with that program. 


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(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

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: 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. 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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, 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. 

(h) Related Information 

MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No.: 2012–0036, dated March 12, 

2012, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the Internet at 

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

and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0042. For service information related to this 

AD, contact BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited, Customer Information Department, 

Prestwick International Airport, Ayrshire, 

KA9 2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 1292 

675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review 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 January 

23, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01949 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0034; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–006–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–10– 

53 for Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH 

(ECD) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, 

EC135P2+, EC135T1, EC135T2, and 

EC135T2+ helicopters. AD 2012–10–53 

currently requires, before further flight 

and at specified intervals, checking and 

inspecting the upper and lower main 

rotor hub (MRH) shaft flanges for a 

crack, and inspecting the lower hubshaft flange bolt attachment areas for a 

crack. Since we issued AD 2012–10–53, 

it has been determined that it is safe to 

increase the visual inspection intervals 

of the MRH shaft flanges from 10 hours 

time-in-service (TIS) to 50 hours TIS 

and remove the inspection of the lower 

MRH shaft flange bolt attachment areas. 

This proposed AD would continue to 

require checking and inspecting the 

upper and lower MRH shaft flanges for 

a crack. The proposed actions are 

intended to detect a crack on the MRH 

shaft flange, which if not corrected, 

could result in failure of the MRH and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, the economic 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 service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http:// 

www.eurocopter.com/techpub. You may 

review service information at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 

76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 


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