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26, 2017 (the effective date of AD 2017–08– 

09) following Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH 

Technische Mitteilung (English translation: 

Service Bulletin), Nr. 4600–5, Ausgabe 1 

(English translation: Issue 1), dated 

November 24, 2014. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 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: Jim Rutherford, 

Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC on any glider 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) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Small Airplane Standards 

Branch, FAA; or the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA). 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2014–0269, dated 

December 11, 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–2018–0014. 

For service information related to this AD, 

contact Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH, Postfach 

600152, 71050 Sindelfingen, Germany; 

telephone: +49 703 1301–0; fax: +49 703 

1301–136; email: aircraft@solo-germany.com; 

internet: http://aircraft.solo-online.com. You 

may review this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 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 

8, 2018. 

Melvin Johnson, 

Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00476 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1246; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–086–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014–02– 

01, which applies to certain 

Bombardier, Inc., Model CL–600–2C10 

(Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), 

Model CL–600–2D15 (Regional Jet 

Series 705), and Model CL–600–2D24 

(Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes. AD 

2014–02–01 requires repetitive 

inspections of the rudder travel limiter 

(RTL) return springs and primary 

actuator, and corrective actions if 

necessary; and replacement of certain 

RTL return springs. Since we issued AD 

2014–02–01, we received reports that 

when installing the RTL return springs, 

the RTL limiter arm assembly lug can 

become deformed. This proposed AD 

would require an inspection of the RTL 

return springs for signs of chafing; an 

inspection of the casing of the primary 

actuator for signs of chafing or missing 

paint; replacement of the RTL return 

springs; and an inspection of the lugs of 

the RTL limiter arm assembly for cracks, 

and modification or replacement, as 

applicable; and applicable corrective 

actions. This proposed AD would also 

add airplanes to the applicability. We 

are proposing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 2, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Bombardier, Inc., 

400 Coˆte-Vertu Road West, Dorval, 

Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, Canada; Widebody 

Customer Response Center North 

America toll-free telephone: 1–866– 

538–1247 or direct-dial telephone: 1– 

514–855–2999; fax: 514–855–7401; 

email: ac.yul@aero.bombardier.com; 

internet: http://www.bombardier.com. 

You may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

1246; 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 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: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 516– 

228–7318; fax: 516–794–5531. 

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– 

2017–1246; Product Identifier 2017– 

NM–086–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 

We issued AD 2014–02–01, 

Amendment 39–17729 (79 FR 7382, 

February 7, 2014) (‘‘AD 2014–02–01’’), 

for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model CL– 


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600–2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, 

& 702), Model CL–600–2D15 (Regional 

Jet Series 705), and Model CL–600– 

2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes. 

AD 2014–02–01 was prompted by 

reports of failure of the RTL return 

spring. AD 2014–02–01 requires 

repetitive inspections of the RTL return 

springs and primary actuator, and 

corrective actions if necessary; and 

replacement of certain RTL return 

springs, including related investigative 

and corrective actions, if necessary. We 

issued AD 2014–02–01 to prevent 

failure of the RTL, which would permit 

an increase of rudder authority beyond 

normal structural limits and 

consequently affect the controllability of 

the airplane. 

Since we issued AD 2014–02–01, we 

received reports that when installing 

RTL return spring part number BA670– 

93468–1, the RTL limiter arm assembly 

lugs can become deformed when the 

RTL return spring attachment bolt is 

torqued. We have also determined that 

additional airplanes are affected by the 

unsafe condition. 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian AD 

CF–2017–19, dated June 6, 2017 

(referred to after this as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

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

condition for certain Bombardier, Inc., 

Model CL–600–2C10 (Regional Jet 

Series 700, 701, & 702), Model CL–600– 

2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and 

Model CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet 

Series 900) airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Transport Canada AD CF–2010–18R1 

[which corresponds to FAA AD 2014–02–01] 

mandated a repetitive inspection and 

introduced a new rudder travel limiter (RTL) 

return spring, part number (P/N) BA670– 

93468–1, to correct the potential dormant 

RTL spring failure. This [Canadian] AD is 

issued to supersede the repetitive inspection 

and the replacement of the RTL spring due 

to discoveries made after the issuance of 

[Canadian] AD CF–2010–18R1. 

When installing the RTL return spring P/ 

N BA670–93468–1 as mandated by 

[Canadian] AD CF–2010–18R1, it was found 

that it is possible for the RTL limiter arm 

assembly lug to be deformed. The lugs 

become bent when the RTL return spring 

attachment bolt is torqued. This condition, if 

not corrected, can lead to failure of the 

limiter arm assembly lug. In combination 

with failure of the RTL, failure of the limiter 

arm assembly lug could affect the 

controllability of the aeroplane. 

This [Canadian] AD mandates the 

inspection for cracked RTL limiter arm lugs 

and modification of the RTL limiter arm to 

prevent the RTL limiter arm lugs from 

bending during RTL assembly. 

Required actions include: A detailed 

visual inspection of the RTL return 

springs for signs of chafing; a detailed 

visual inspection of the casing of the 

primary actuator for signs of chafing or 

missing paint; replacement of the RTL 

return springs; an eddy current 

inspection of the lugs of the RTL limiter 

arm assembly for cracks, and 

modification or replacement of the RTL 

limiter arm assembly, as applicable; and 

applicable corrective actions. Corrective 

actions include: replacement of the RTL 

return springs, repair of the primer and 

topcoat of the primary actuator, and 

replacement of the primary actuator. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

1246. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Bombardier, Inc., has issued 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

070, Revision B, dated March 31, 2017. 

The service information describes 

procedures for an inspection of the RTL 

return springs for signs of chafing; an 

inspection of the casing of the primary 

actuator for signs of chafing or missing 

paint; replacement of the RTL return 

springs; and an inspection of the lugs of 

the RTL limiter arm assembly for cracks, 

and modification or replacement, as 

applicable; and applicable corrective 

actions. This service information is 

reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of these same 

type designs. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 544 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate that it would take about 

16 work-hours per product to comply 

with the basic requirements of this 

proposed AD. The average labor rate is 

$85 per work-hour. Required parts 

would cost about $2,960 per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $2,350,080, or $4,320 per 

product. 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the on-condition actions 

specified in this proposed 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 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, 

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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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2014–02–01, Amendment 39–17729 (79 

FR 7382, February 7, 2014), and adding 

the following new AD: 

Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2017– 

1246; Product Identifier 2017–NM–086– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 2, 

2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2014–02–01, 

Amendment 39–17729 (79 FR 7382, February 

7, 2014) (‘‘AD 2014–02–01’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the airplanes identified 

in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, 

certificated in any category. 

(1) Bombardier, Inc., Model CL–600–2C10 

(Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) 

airplanes, serial number 10002 through 

10344 inclusive. 

(2) Bombardier, Inc., Model CL–600–2D15 

(Regional Jet Series 705) airplanes and Model 

CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) 

airplanes, serial numbers 15001 through 

15397 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports that 

when installing the rudder travel limiter 

(RTL) return springs, the RTL limiter arm 

assembly lug can become deformed. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent deformed RTL 

limiter arm assembly lugs, which can lead to 

failure of the limiter arm assembly lug. In 

combination with failure of the RTL, failure 

of the limiter arm assembly lug could result 

in reduced controllability of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspections, Modification, and 

Replacement 

(1) For airplanes equipped with RTL return 

spring part number BA–670–93465–1 or 

E0650–069–02750S: Within 800 flight hours 

or 4 months after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs first, do a detailed 

visual inspection of the casing of the primary 

actuator for signs of chafing or missing paint, 

and all applicable corrective actions; replace 

the RTL return springs; and do an eddy 

current inspection of the lugs of the RTL 

limiter arm assembly for cracks, and modify 

or replace the RTL limiter arm assembly, as 

applicable; in accordance with Part A of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier 

Service Bulletin 670BA–27–070, Revision B, 

dated March 31, 2017. Accomplishment of 

the actions specified in Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 670BA–27–059 does not meet the 

requirements of this paragraph. 

(2) For airplanes equipped with RTL return 

spring part number BA–670–93468–1: Within 

8,000 flight hours after the effective date of 

this AD, do a detailed visual inspection of 

the RTL return springs for signs of chafing, 

and applicable corrective actions; a detailed 

visual inspection of the casing of the primary 

actuator for signs of chafing or missing paint, 

and all applicable corrective actions; and do 

an eddy current inspection of the lugs of the 

RTL limiter arm assembly for cracks, and 

modify or replace the RTL limiter arm 

assembly, as applicable; in accordance with 

Part B of the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27–070, 

Revision B, dated March 31, 2017. 

Accomplishment of the actions specified in 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27–059 

does not meet the requirements of this 

paragraph. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using the service information 

specified in paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(2) of this 

AD. 

(1) Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA– 

27–070, dated December 17, 2015. 

(2) Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA– 

27–070, Revision A, dated September 01, 

2016. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO 

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 manager of the ACO, send it to ATTN: 

Program Manager, Continuing Operational 

Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone: 516–228–7300; fax: 516– 

794–5531. 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. 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. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA); or Bombardier Inc.’s TCCA Design 

Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

AD CF–2017–19, dated June 6, 2017, for 

related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the internet at 

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

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–1246. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems Section, 

FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone: 516–228–7318; fax: 516–794– 

5531. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 CoˆteVertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, 

Canada; Widebody Customer Response 

Center North America toll-free telephone: 1– 

866–538–1247 or direct-dial telephone: 1– 

514–855–2999; fax: 514–855–7401; email: 

ac.yul@aero.bombardier.com; internet: 

http://www.bombardier.com. You may view 

this service information at the FAA, 

Transport Standards Branch, 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 

December 28, 2017. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00340 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Parts 201, 801, and 1100 

[Docket No. FDA–2015–N–2002] 

RIN 0910–AH94 

Clarification of When Products Made 

or Derived From Tobacco Are 

Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or 

Combination Products; Amendments 

to Regulations Regarding ‘‘Intended 

Uses’’; Proposed Partial Delay of 

Effective Date 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 


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