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interested persons were invited to 

participate in Committee deliberations. 

Like all Committee meetings, the 

December 10, 2013, meeting was a 

public meeting and all entities, both 

large and small, were able to express 

views on this issue. 

Comments on the interim rule were 

required to be received on or before July 

7, 2014. No comments were received. 

Therefore, for the reasons given in the 

interim rule, we are adopting the 

interim rule as a final rule, without 

change. 

To view the interim rule, go to: 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=AMS-FV-14-0026-0001. 

This action also affirms information 

contained in the interim rule concerning 

Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175, 

and 13563; the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the EGov Act (44 U.S.C. 101). 

After consideration of all relevant 

material presented, it is found that 

finalizing the interim rule, without 

change as published in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 26109, May 7, 2014) 

will tend to effectuate the declared 

policy of the Act. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 946 

Marketing agreements, Potatoes, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

PART 946—IRISH POTATOES GROWN 

IN WASHINGTON 

■ Accordingly, the interim rule that 

amended 7 CFR part 946 and that was 

published at 79 FR 26109 on May 7, 

2014, is adopted as a final rule, without 

change. 

Dated: August 22, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20409 Filed 8–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0176; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–066–AD; Amendment 

39–17951; AD 2014–16–27] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 

900EX airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by our determination of the 

need for 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 AD 

requires revising the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

include the maintenance tasks and 

airworthiness limitations specified in 

the Airworthiness Limitations section of 

the airplane maintenance manual. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane, and 

prevent reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 1, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA2014-0176; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, 

P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 

07606; telephone 201–440–6700; 

Internet http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

You may view this 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 900EX airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on March 31, 2014 (79 FR 

17942). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0052, 

dated March 4, 2013 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Dassault Aviation Model 

FALCON 900EX airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

The airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance requirements for the Falcon 

900EX type design relating to Falcon 900EX 

Easy, Falcon 900LX and Falcon 900DX 

variants, are included in Aircraft 

Maintenance Manual (AMM) chapter 5–40 

and are approved by the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA). 

EASA issued AD 2008–0221 [http://ad.

easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2008_0221_

Corrected.pdf/AD_2008–0221_1] to require 

accomplishment of the maintenance tasks 

and implementation of the airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in Dassault Aviation 

Falcon 900EX Easy/900LX/900DX AMM 

chapter 5–40 referenced DGT 113875 at 

revision 3. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, Dassault 

Aviation issued revision 7 of Falcon 900EX 

Easy/900LX/900DX AMM chapter 5–40, 

which contains new or more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations and introduces, 

among others, the following changes: 

—Tasks renumbering, 

—Introduction of a Corrosion Prevention 

Control Program (CPCP), 

—Revised overhaul limits for screwjack of 

flap actuators -3 version; 

—Revised interval for checking the screw/nut 

play on screwjack of flap actuators -3 

version; 

—Removal of service life limit for screwjack 

of flap actuators; 

—Test of flap asymmetry protection system, 

with an extended inspection interval; 

—Inspection procedures of fuselage and 

wings; 

—Check of overpressure tightness on 

pressurization control regulating valves. 

Compliance with this check is required by 

EASA AD 2008–0072, but AMM chapter 5– 

40 DGT 113875 at revision 7 introduces an 

extended inspection interval; 

—Check of overpressure relief valve vacuum 

supply lines. The maintenance tasks and 

airworthiness limitations, as specified in 

the Falcon 900EX Easy/900LX/900DX 

AMM chapter 5–40, have been identified 

as mandatory actions for continued 

airworthiness of the Falcon EX Easy, 

Falcon 900LX and Falcon 900DX variants 

of the F900EX type design. Failure to 

comply with AMM chapter 5–40 at 

revision 7 may result in an unsafe 

condition. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires the implementation of 

the maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in the Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 900EX Easy/900LX/900DX 

AMM chapter 5–40 DGT 113875 at revision 

7. 

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You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;

D=FAA-2014-0176-0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 17942, March 31, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

‘‘Contacting the Manufacturer’’ 

Paragraph in This AD 

Since late 2006, we have included a 

standard paragraph titled ‘‘Airworthy 

Product’’ in all MCAI ADs in which the 

FAA develops an AD based on a foreign 

authority’s AD. 

The MCAI or referenced service 

information in an FAA AD often directs 

the owner/operator to contact the 

manufacturer for corrective actions, 

such as a repair. Briefly, the Airworthy 

Product paragraph allowed owners/

operators to use corrective actions 

provided by the manufacturer if those 

actions were FAA-approved. In 

addition, the paragraph stated that any 

actions approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent) are 

considered to be FAA-approved. 

In the NPRM (79 FR 17942, March 31, 

2014), we proposed to prevent the use 

of repairs that were not specifically 

developed to correct the unsafe 

condition, by requiring that the repair 

approval provided by the State of 

Design Authority or its delegated agent 

specifically refer to this FAA AD. This 

change was intended to clarify the 

method of compliance and to provide 

operators with better visibility of repairs 

that are specifically developed and 

approved to correct the unsafe 

condition. In addition, we proposed to 

change the phrase ‘‘its delegated agent’’ 

to include a design approval holder 

(DAH) with State of Design Authority 

design organization approval (DOA), as 

applicable, to refer to a DAH authorized 

to approve required repairs for the 

proposed AD. 

No comments were provided to the 

NPRM (79 FR 17942, March 31, 2014) 

about these proposed changes. However, 

a comment was provided for an NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013). The commenter stated the 

following: ‘‘The proposed wording, 

being specific to repairs, eliminates the 

interpretation that Airbus messages are 

acceptable for approving minor 

deviations (corrective actions) needed 

during accomplishment of an AD 

mandated Airbus service bulletin.’’ 

This comment has made the FAA 

aware that some operators have 

misunderstood or misinterpreted the 

Airworthy Product paragraph to allow 

the owner/operator to use messages 

provided by the manufacturer as 

approval of deviations during the 

accomplishment of an AD-mandated 

action. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph does not approve messages or 

other information provided by the 

manufacturer for deviations to the 

requirements of the AD-mandated 

actions. The Airworthy Product 

paragraph only addresses the 

requirement to contact the manufacturer 

for corrective actions for the identified 

unsafe condition and does not cover 

deviations from other AD requirements. 

However, deviations to AD-required 

actions are addressed in 14 CFR 39.17, 

and anyone may request the approval 

for an alternative method of compliance 

to the AD-required actions using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

To address this misunderstanding and 

misinterpretation of the Airworthy 

Product paragraph, we have changed the 

paragraph and retitled it ‘‘Contacting the 

Manufacturer.’’ This paragraph now 

clarifies that for any requirement in this 

AD to obtain corrective actions from a 

manufacturer, the actions must be 

accomplished using a method approved 

by the FAA, the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA), or Dassault 

Aviation’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). 

The Contacting the Manufacturer 

paragraph also clarifies that, if approved 

by the DOA, the approval must include 

the DOA-authorized signature. The DOA 

signature indicates that the data and 

information contained in the document 

are EASA-approved, which is also FAAapproved. Messages and other 

information provided by the 

manufacturer that do not contain the 

DOA-authorized signature approval are 

not EASA-approved, unless EASA 

directly approves the manufacturer’s 

message or other information. 

This clarification does not remove 

flexibility previously afforded by the 

Airworthy Product paragraph. 

Consistent with long-standing FAA 

policy, such flexibility was never 

intended for required actions. This is 

also consistent with the 

recommendation of the Airworthiness 

Directive Implementation Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee to increase 

flexibility in complying with ADs by 

identifying those actions in 

manufacturers’ service instructions that 

are ‘‘Required for Compliance’’ with 

ADs. We continue to work with 

manufacturers to implement this 

recommendation. But once we 

determine that an action is required, any 

deviation from the requirement must be 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance. 

Other commenters to the NPRM 

having Directorate Identifier 2012–NM– 

101–AD (78 FR 78285, December 26, 

2013) pointed out that in many cases the 

foreign manufacturer’s service bulletin 

and the foreign authority’s MCAI might 

have been issued some time before the 

FAA AD. Therefore, the DOA might 

have provided U.S. operators with an 

approved repair, developed with full 

awareness of the unsafe condition, 

before the FAA AD is issued. Under 

these circumstances, to comply with the 

FAA AD, the operator would be 

required to go back to the 

manufacturer’s DOA and obtain a new 

approval document, adding time and 

expense to the compliance process with 

no safety benefit. 

Based on these comments, we 

removed the requirement that the DAHprovided repair specifically refer to this 

AD. Before adopting such a 

requirement, the FAA will coordinate 

with affected DAHs and verify they are 

prepared to implement means to ensure 

that their repair approvals consider the 

unsafe condition addressed in this AD. 

Any such requirements will be adopted 

through the normal AD rulemaking 

process, including notice-and-comment 

procedures, when appropriate. 

We also have decided not to include 

a generic reference to either the 

‘‘delegated agent’’ or ‘‘DAH with State of 

Design Authority design organization 

approval,’’ but instead we have 

provided the specific delegation 

approval granted by the State of Design 

Authority for the DAH throughout this 

AD. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the changes described previously 

and minor editorial changes. We have 

determined that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 

17942, March 31, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 17942, 

March 31, 2014). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 78 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

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ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Maintenance program revision ....................... 1 work-hour X $85 per hour = $85 ................ N/A $85 $6,630 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations.

gov#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0176; 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 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2014–16–27 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–17951. Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0176; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–066–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective October 1, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2002–23–20, 

Amendment 39–12964 (67 FR 71098, 

November 29, 2002); and AD 2010–26–05, 

Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 900EX airplanes, certificated 

in any category, serial number (S/N) 97 and 

S/N 120 and higher (Falcon 900EX Easy, 

Falcon 900LX and Falcon 900DX variants). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a revision to the 

airplane airworthiness limitations to 

introduce the corrosion prevention control 

program, among other changes, to the 

maintenance requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

reduced structural integrity of the airplane, 

and prevent reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in Chapter 5–40, 

Airworthiness Limitations, DGT 113875, 

Revision 7, dated September 2012, of the 

Falcon 900 EX EASy, Falcon 900LX, and 

Falcon 900 DX Maintenance Manual. The 

initial compliance time for accomplishing the 

actions specified in Chapter 5–40, 

Airworthiness Limitations, DGT 113875, 

Revision 7, dated September 2012, of the 

Falcon 900 EX EASy, Falcon 900LX, and 

Falcon 900 DX Maintenance Manual, is 

within the applicable times specified in the 

maintenance manual or 30 days after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later, except as provided by paragraphs (g)(1) 

through (g)(4) of this AD. 

(1) The term ‘‘LDG’’ in the ‘‘First 

Inspection’’ column of any table in the 

service information means total airplane 

landings. 

(2) The term ‘‘FH’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means total flight hours. 

(3) The term ‘‘FC’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means total flight cycles. 

(4) The term ‘‘M’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means months. 

(h) Terminating Action 

Accomplishing paragraph (g) of this AD 

terminates the requirements of paragraph (a) 

of AD 2002–23–20, Amendment 39–12964 

(67 FR 71098, November 29, 2002); and 

paragraph (g)(1) of AD 2010–26–05, 

Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010); for DASSAULT 

AVIATION Model FALCON 900EX airplanes, 

S/N 97 and S/N 120 and higher. 

(i) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 

After accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA, has the authority to 

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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; 

telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9–ANM–116– 

AMOC–REQUESTS@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) 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, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0053, dated 

March 4, 2013, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

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

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0176-0002. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness 

Limitations, DGT 113875, Revision 7, dated 

September 2012, of the Falcon 900 EX EASy, 

Falcon 900LX, and Falcon 900 DX 

Maintenance Manual. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.

gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

7, 2014. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19677 Filed 8–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0234; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–220–AD; Amendment 

39–17952; AD 2014–16–28 ] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(Embraer) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(Embraer) Model EMB–135BJ airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

failure of the bolts that connect the 

cockpit windshield center-post to the 

forward fuselage. This AD requires 

repetitive detailed inspections to detect 

discrepancies on the attaching parts of 

the cockpit windshield center-post; 

checking whether the bolts are 

tightened, if applicable; and modifying 

parts, including inspecting for and 

repairing damage. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent failed bolts and failed 

attaching parts of the cockpit 

windshield center-post, which could 

lead to loss of structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 1, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov#!docketDetail;

D=FAA-2014-0234 or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Technical 

Publications Section (PC 060), Av. 

Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170—Putim— 

12227–901 Sa ̃o Jose dos Campos—SP— 

BRASIL; telephone +55 12 3927–5852 or 

+55 12 3309–0732; fax +55 12 3927– 

7546; email distrib@embraer.com.br; 

Internet http://www.flyembraer.com. 

You may view this 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1175; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model 

EMB–135BJ airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 15, 2014 (79 FR 21160). 

The Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o 

Civil (ANAC), which is the aviation 

authority for Brazil, has issued Brazilian 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–10–02, 

dated October 23, 2013 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

certain Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model 

EMB–135BJ airplanes. The MCAI states: 

This [Brazilian] AD was prompted by 

reports of failure of the bolts that connect the 

lower eyelet fitting of the cockpit windshield 

center-post to the forward fuselage. We are 

issuing this [Brazilian] AD to detect failed 

bolts and correct the attaching parts of the 

lower eyelet fitting of the cockpit windshield 

center-post, which could lead to loss of 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

Required actions include repetitive 

detailed inspections for discrepancies 

on the attaching parts of the lower 

eyelet fitting of the cockpit windshield 

center-post; a bolt check, if applicable; 

and modification of the attaching parts 

of the lower eyelet fitting of the cockpit 

windshield center-post, including a 

general visual inspection for damage of 

the specified lower eyelet fitting and 

repair of the damage. The modification 

would terminate the repetitive detailed 

inspections. You may examine the 

MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0234- 

0002. 

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