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(g) Required Action(s) 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, request instructions from the 

Manager, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, to address the 

unsafe condition specified in paragraph (e) of 

this AD; and accomplish the action(s) at the 

times specified in, and in accordance with, 

those instructions. Guidance can be found in 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information (MCAI) European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2013–0028, dated 

February 8, 2013. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, 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 Section, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (i)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) Refer to MCAI EASA AD 2013–0028, 

dated February 8, 2013, for related 

information. You may examine the MCAI on 

the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1242. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 425– 

227–1137; fax: 425–227–1149. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

2, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00339 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1243; Product 

Identifier 2012–NM–150–AD; Amendment 

39–19151; AD 2018–01–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011–14– 

10, which applied to certain Airbus 

Model A330–342 airplanes. AD 2011– 

14–10 required repetitive ultrasonic 

inspections for cracks of a certain 

fuselage frame at the fastener hole area 

just above a certain stringer, and repair, 

if necessary. This new AD was 

prompted by a new fatigue and damage 

tolerance evaluation, which showed that 

certain inspection thresholds and 

intervals need to be shorter. This AD 

requires contacting the FAA to obtain 

instructions for addressing the unsafe 

condition on these products, and doing 

the actions specified in those 

instructions. We are issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

January 29, 2018. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by February 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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–2017– 

1243; 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 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 Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone: 425–227–1138; fax: 425– 

227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued AD 2011–14–10, 

Amendment 39–16745 (76 FR 41657, 

July 15, 2011) (‘‘AD 2011–14–10’’), 

which applied to certain Airbus Model 

A330–342 airplanes. AD 2011–14–10 

was prompted by a determination that 

airworthiness limitation item (ALI) task 

533105–10–02 was not performed on 

certain airplanes. AD 2011–14–10 

required repetitive ultrasonic 

inspections for cracks of fuselage frame 

39.1 at the fastener hole area just above 

stringer 28, and repair, if necessary. We 

issued AD 2011–14–10 to detect and 

correct fatigue cracking of the internal 

structure of the fuselage, which could 

adversely affect the structural integrity 

of the airplane. 

Since we issued AD 2011–14–10, we 

have determined, based on a new 

fatigue and damage tolerance evaluation 

that took into account airplane usage, 

that the compliance time threshold and 

intervals need to be shorter. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2012–0140, 

dated July 27, 2012 (referred to after this 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Airbus Model A330–342 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Airworthiness Limitation Item (ALI) task 

533105–01–02 is applicable to aeroplanes on 

which Airbus modification 40391 has not 

been embodied in production. The 

requirements associated to this task are 

applicable to aeroplanes on which 

Modification Proposal (MP) S10374 has not 

been embodied. 

Following a query from an operator, 

investigations revealed that some aeroplane 

[manufacturer serial numbers] MSN, for 

which Airbus modification 40391 was 

indicated as fully embodied inside the 

Aircraft Inspection Report (AIR), did not 


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have MP S10374 which is part of this 

modification embodied in production. As a 

result, ALI task 533105–01–02 has not been 

performed on the aeroplane MSN listed in 

the applicability section of this [EASA] AD, 

which constitutes an unsafe condition. 

Prompted by these findings, EASA issued 

AD 2010–0173 [which corresponds to FAA 

AD 2011–14–10] to require repetitive special 

detailed inspections corresponding to ALI 

task 533105–01–02 and, depending on 

findings, the accomplishment of applicable 

corrective actions. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, a new 

fatigue and damage tolerance evaluation has 

been done, taking into account the aeroplane 

utilisation. Certain threshold and interval are 

more restrictive depending on airplane 

utilisation. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2010–0173, which is superseded, but 

requires those actions to be accomplished 

within amended thresholds and intervals. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2017–1243. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This 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. We are issuing this AD because 

we evaluated all pertinent information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

exists and is likely to exist or develop 

on other products of the same type 

design. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

Since there are currently no domestic 

operators of this product, we find good 

cause that notice and opportunity for 

prior public comment are unnecessary. 

In addition, for the reason(s) stated 

above, we find that good cause exists for 

making this amendment effective in less 

than 30 days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2017–1243; 

Product Identifier 2012–NM–150–AD’’ 

at the beginning of your comments. We 

specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this 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 AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

Currently, there are no affected U.S.- 

registered airplanes. This AD requires 

contacting the FAA to obtain 

instructions for addressing the unsafe 

condition, and doing the actions 

specified in those instructions. Based on 

the actions specified in the MCAI AD, 

we are providing the following cost 

estimates for an affected airplane that is 

placed on the U.S. Register in the future: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product 

Inspection (retained action from AD 2011–14–10) 15 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,275 per inspection cycle.$0 $1,275 per inspection 

cycle. 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the on-condition actions 

specified in this AD. 

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. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to transport category 

airplanes to the Director of the System 

Oversight Division. 

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 that 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. 

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. 


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§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing airworthiness directive (AD) 

2011–14–10, Amendment 39–16745 (76 

FR 41657, July 15, 2011), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2018–01–10 Airbus: Amendment 39–19151; 

Docket No. FAA–2017–1243; Product 

Identifier 2012–NM–150–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective January 29, 

2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2011–14–10, 

Amendment 39–16745 (76 FR 41657, July 15, 

2011) (‘‘AD 2011–14–10’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A330– 

342 airplanes, certificated in any category, 

manufacturer serial numbers 0012 and 0017. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that airworthiness limitation item (ALI) task 

533105–10–02 was not performed on certain 

airplanes, and a new fatigue and damage 

tolerance evaluation, which showed that 

certain inspection thresholds and intervals 

need to be shorter. We are issuing this AD 

to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the 

internal structure of the fuselage, which 

could adversely affect the structural integrity 

of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Action(s) 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, request instructions from the 

Manager, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, to address the 

unsafe condition specified in paragraph (e) of 

this AD; and accomplish the action(s) at the 

times specified in, and in accordance with, 

those instructions. Guidance can be found in 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information (MCAI) European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2012–0140, dated 

July 27, 2012. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, 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 Section, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (i)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) Refer to MCAI EASA AD 2012–0140, 

dated July 27, 2012, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI on the internet 

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

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–1243. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 

425–227–1138; fax: 425–227–1149. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

2, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00345 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0032; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AEA–1] 

Amendment of Class D Airspace and 

Revocation of Class E Airspace; Fort 

Eustis, VA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes Class E 

airspace designated as an extension at 

Fort Eustis, VA, as the Felker nondirectional beacon (NDB) has been 

decommissioned, and the approaches 

cancelled at Felker Army Airfield, 

(AAF). This action also updates the 

airport’s geographic coordinates under 

Class D airspace. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 29, 

2018. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it removes 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension, and amends Class D airspace 

at Felker AAF, Fort Eustis, VA, to 

support IFR operations under standard 

instrument approach procedures at the 

airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register (82 FR 16952, April 7, 

2017) for Docket No. FAA–2017–0032. 

The NPRM proposed to amend Class E 

airspace designated as an extension at 

Felker AAF, Fort Eustis, VA, due to the 

decommissioning of the Felker NDB and 

cancellation of the NDB approach. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

This action also makes an editorial 

change to the Class D airspace legal 

description removing the words 

‘‘(formerly the Airport/Facility 

Directory)’’. Except for this change, the 

rule is the same as published in the 

NPRM. 


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