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Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

This material may be found in the AD docket 

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

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0100. 

(5) You may view this material that is 

incorporated by reference at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: https://

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

Issued on April 7, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08487 Filed 4–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1022; Project 

Identifier AD–2020–01101–T; Amendment 

39–21995; AD 2022–07–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 757–200, 

–200CB, and –300 series airplanes. This 

AD was prompted by a report indicating 

the passenger service units (PSUs) and 

life vest panels became separated from 

their attachments during several 

survivable accident sequences. This AD 

requires installing lanyard assemblies 

on the PSUs, and, for certain airplanes, 

on the life vest panels and video panels 

as applicable. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 26, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 26, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Attention: Contractual & Data Services 

(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 

110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

phone: 562–797–1717; internet: https:// 

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this service information at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1022. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1022; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tony Koung, Aerospace Engineer, Cabin 

Safety and Environmental Systems 

Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

phone and fax: 206–231–3985; email: 

tony.koung@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain The Boeing Company 

Model 757–200, –200CB, and –300 

series airplanes. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on December 30, 

2020 (85 FR 86515). The NPRM was 

prompted by a report indicating that the 

PSUs and life vest panels became 

separated from their attachments during 

several survivable accident sequences. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require installing lanyard assemblies on 

the PSUs, and, for certain airplanes, on 

the life vest panels and video panels as 

applicable. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the PSUs, life vest panels, 

and video panels becoming detached 

and falling into the cabin, which could 

lead to passenger injuries and impede 

egress during an evacuation. 

The FAA issued a supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) 

to amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an 

AD that would apply to certain The 

Boeing Company Model 757–200, 

–200CB, and –300 series airplanes. The 

SNPRM published in the Federal 

Register on November 17, 2021 (86 FR 

64089). The SNPRM was prompted by a 

report indicating that the PSUs and life 

vest panels became separated from their 

attachments during several survivable 

accident sequences and a determination 

that additional airplanes are also subject 

to the identified unsafe condition. The 

SNPRM proposed to require installing 

lanyard assemblies on the PSUs, and, 

for certain airplanes, on the life vest 

panels and video panels as applicable 

and to expand the applicability to 

include those additional airplanes. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

PSUs, life vest panels, and video panels 

becoming detached and falling into the 

cabin, which could lead to passenger 

injuries and impede egress during an 

evacuation. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from the 

Air Line Pilots Association, 

International (ALPA), and United 

Airlines who supported the SNPRM 

without change. 

The FAA received additional 

comments from Aviation Partners 

Boeing and Boeing. The following 

presents the comments received on the 

SNPRM and the FAA’s response to each 

comment. 

Effect of Winglets on Accomplishment 

of the Proposed Actions 

Aviation Partners Boeing stated that 

the installation of winglets per 

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 

ST01518SE does not affect the 

accomplishment of the manufacturer’s 

service instructions. 

The FAA agrees with the commenter 

that STC ST01518SE does not affect the 

accomplishment of the manufacturer’s 

service instructions. Therefore, the 

installation of STC ST01518SE does not 

affect the ability to accomplish the 

actions required by this AD. The FAA 

has not changed this AD in this regard. 

Request To Change Certain Language 

Boeing asked that the FAA replace the 

word ‘‘would’’ with ‘‘could potentially’’ 

in the FAA clarification ‘‘a PSU panel 

that detached and fell below BWL 265.7 

would cause injury to passengers’’ as 

specified in the Clarification for PSU 

Installation section of the SNPRM. 

Boeing stated that the passenger seat 

located below an attached PSU panel 

could be unoccupied or could be 

occupied by a person short in stature, 

and in those cases the PSU panel would 

not strike and cause injury to a 

passenger. 

The FAA acknowledges and agrees 

with the commenter’s request, because 

the proposed language provides clarity. 

However, the comment section in the 

SNPRM is not carried over into this 


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final rule. Therefore, the FAA has not 

changed this AD in this regard. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered any comments received, and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. Except 

for minor editorial changes, and any 

other changes described previously, this 

AD is adopted as proposed in the 

SNPRM. None of the changes will 

increase the economic burden on any 

operator. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Boeing Special 

Attention Requirements Bulletin 757– 

25–0315 RB, Revision 2, dated March 

17, 2021. This service information 

specifies procedures for installing 

lanyard assemblies on the PSUs, life 

vest panels, and video panels, as 

applicable. 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 

ADDRESSES. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 367 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following costs 

to comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Install Lanyard Assemblies ........... Up to 75 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = Up to $6,375.

Up to $45,750 ........ Up to $52,125 ........ Up to $19,129,875. 

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. 

The FAA is 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 

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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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 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: 

2022–07–07 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–21995; Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1022; Project Identifier AD– 

2020–01101–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective May 26, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 757–200, –200CB, and –300 series 

airplanes, certificated in any category, as 

identified in Boeing Special Attention 

Requirements Bulletin 757–25–0315 RB, 

Revision 2, dated March 17, 2021. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report 

indicating the passenger service units (PSUs) 

and life vest panels became separated from 

their attachments during several survivable 

accident sequences. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to address the PSUs, life vest panels, and 

video panels becoming detached and falling 

into the cabin, which could lead to passenger 

injuries and impede egress during an 

evacuation. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this 

AD: At the applicable times specified in the 

‘‘Compliance’’ paragraph of Boeing Special 

Attention Requirements Bulletin 757–25– 

0315 RB, Revision 2, dated March 17, 2021, 

do all applicable actions identified in, and in 

accordance with, the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Special Attention 

Requirements Bulletin 757–25–0315 RB, 

Revision 2, dated March 17, 2021. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g): Guidance for 

accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD can be found in Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 757–25–0315, Revision 2, 

dated March 17, 2021, which is referred to 

in Boeing Special Attention Requirements 

Bulletin 757–25–0315 RB, Revision 2, dated 

March 17, 2021. 

(h) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing Special Attention 

Requirements Bulletin 757–25–0315 RB, 

Revision 2, dated March 17, 2021, uses the 

phrase ‘‘the Revision 2 date of Requirements 

Bulletin 757–25–0315 RB,’’ this AD requires 

using ‘‘the effective date of this AD.’’ 

(2) The lanyard installation specified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD is not required on 

Model 757–200 airplanes modified per VT 

Mobile Aerospace Engineering (VT MAE) 

supplemental type certificates (STCs) 

ST03952AT and ST04242AT. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

For airplanes identified in Boeing Special 

Attention Requirements Bulletin 757–25– 

0315 RB, Revision 1, dated May 20, 2020: 

This paragraph provides credit for the actions 


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specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Boeing Special 

Attention Requirements Bulletin 757–25– 

0315 RB, Revision 1, dated May 20, 2020. 

(j) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the applicable time specified in 

paragraph (j)(1) or (2) of this AD, no person 

may install on any airplane any PSU, life vest 

panel, or video panel without an updated 

lanyard assembly installed. 

(1) For airplanes that have PSUs, life vest 

panels, or video panels without the updated 

lanyard assemblies installed as of the 

effective date of this AD: After modification 

of the airplane as required by paragraph (g) 

of this AD. 

(2) For airplanes that do not have PSUs, 

life vest panels, or video panels without the 

updated lanyard assemblies installed as of 

the effective date of this AD: As of the 

effective date of this AD. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle 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 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (l) of this 

AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by The Boeing Company 

Organization Designation Authorization 

(ODA) that has been authorized by the 

Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, FAA, to make 

those findings. To be approved, the repair 

method, modification deviation, or alteration 

deviation must meet the certification basis of 

the airplane, and the approval must 

specifically refer to this AD. 

(l) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tony Koung, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems 

Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

phone and fax: 206–231–3985; email: 

tony.koung@faa.gov. 

(m) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Boeing Special Attention Requirements 

Bulletin 757–25–0315 RB, Revision 2, dated 

March 17, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., 

MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

phone: 562–797–1717; internet: https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(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, 

fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: https://

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

Issued on March 17, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08493 Filed 4–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0091; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01123–T; Amendment 

39–22011; AD 2022–08–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A318 series 

airplanes; Model A319–111, –112, –113, 

–114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 

airplanes; Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–216, –231, –232, and –233 airplanes; 

and Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by reports that, 

during inspections accomplished as 

specified in certain airworthiness 

limitation items (ALIs), cracks were 

detected in the double joggle areas at 

frame (FR) 16 and FR20 in the nose 

forward fuselage. This AD requires 

repetitive special detailed inspections of 

certain areas and applicable oncondition actions, as specified in a 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, which is incorporated by 

reference. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 26, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 26, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For EASA material 

incorporated by reference (IBR) in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; 

telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 

ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

IBR material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may 

view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0091. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0091; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, the mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI), any 

comments received, and other 

information. The address for Docket 

Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, FAA, 

International Validation Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

phone 206–231–3229; email 

vladimir.ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0227, 

dated October 11, 2021 (EASA AD 

2021–0227) (also referred to as the 

MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Airbus SAS Model A318 

series airplanes; Model A319–111, –112, 

–113, –114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 

airplanes; Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–216, –231, –232, and –233 airplanes; 

and Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 


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