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telephone 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, 

email fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

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

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on March 10, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10178 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0870; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00644–T; Amendment 

39–22007; AD 2022–08–04] 

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 all 

Airbus SAS Model A300 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

determination that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. This AD requires revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations, 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 June 16, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of June 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For material incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 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 IBR 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 on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0870. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0870; 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, Large 

Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3225; email 

dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0134, 

dated June 1, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0134) (also referred to as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or the MCAI), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus SAS Model 

A300 series airplanes. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus SAS Model A300 

series airplanes. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on October 7, 

2021 (86 FR 55749). The NPRM was 

prompted by a determination that new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The NPRM 

proposed to require revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, as 

specified in EASA AD 2021–0134. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent 

reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane. See the MCAI for additional 

background information. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received a comment from 

the Air Line Pilots Association, 

International (ALPA) who supported the 

NPRM without change. 

The FAA received an additional 

comment from UPS Airlines. The 

following presents the comment 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response. 

Request To Reference Related 

Rulemaking 

UPS Airlines stated that paragraph (b) 

of the proposed AD does not refer to any 

affected ADs. UPS Airlines added that 

this is in contrast to NPRM MCAI– 

2021–00385–T, dated August 9, 2021 

(Docket No. FAA–2021–0617 (86 FR 

43440, August 9, 2021)), which also 

would individually mandate an 

airworthiness limitations section (ALS) 

Variation document without 

superseding prior rulemaking. UPS 

Airlines noted that in paragraph (b) of 

that NPRM, the current ALS Part 2 

rulings are identified as affected by the 

proposed rule. UPS Airlines proposed to 

include in paragraph (b) of this 

proposed AD the applicable existing 

mandatory ruling(s) for the A300 ALS 

Part 2, Revision 3, and subsequent 

released variations (the FAA notes the 

existing requirements for incorporating 

the A300 ALS Part 2, Revision 3 are in 

AD 2018–19–17, Amendment 39–19417 

(83 FR 48207, September 24, 2018) (AD 

2018–19–17)). 

The FAA agrees with the commenter’s 

request. By definition, an ‘‘affected AD’’ 

is one where all or part of the 

requirements of that AD is affected by 

the new AD. Affected ADs are provided 

in paragraph (b) of AD actions solely for 

information. Paragraph (h)(2) of this AD 

states that the new limit of validity 

(LOV) required by this AD replaces the 

LOVs required by AD 2018–19–17. 

Therefore, the FAA has revised 

paragraph (b) of this AD to refer to AD 

2018–19–17. 

Clarification for Paragraph (h)(2) of the 

Proposed AD 

Paragraph (h)(2) of the proposed AD 

incorrectly specifies the date for Airbus 

A300 ALS, Part 2, Revision 03, as 

‘‘March 16, 2021.’’ The correct date is 

August 28, 2017. Paragraph (h)(2) of this 

AD has been revised to refer to the 

correct date. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety requires 


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adopting this AD as proposed. Except 

for minor editorial changes and any 

other changes described previously, this 

AD is adopted as proposed in the 

NPRM. None of the changes will 

increase the economic burden on any 

operator. Accordingly, the FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0134 describes new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for airplane LOVs. This 

material 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 1 airplane of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

The FAA has determined that revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program takes an average of 90 workhours per operator, although the agency 

recognizes that this number may vary 

from operator to operator. Since 

operators incorporate maintenance or 

inspection program changes for their 

affected fleet(s), the FAA has 

determined that a per-operator estimate 

is more accurate than a per-airplane 

estimate. Therefore, the agency 

estimates the average total cost per 

operator to be $7,650 (90 work-hours × 

$85 per work-hour). 

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: 

2022–08–04 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22007; Docket No. FAA–2021–0870; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–00644–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective June 16, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2018–19–17, 

Amendment 39–19417 (83 FR 48207, 

September 24, 2018) (AD 2018–19–17). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model 

A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203, B4– 

2C, B4–103, and B4–203 airplanes, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to prevent reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0134, dated 

June 1, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0134). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0134 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0134 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2021– 

0134 specifies ‘‘This AD invalidates the LOV 

[limit of validity] as specified in Airbus A300 

ALS Part 2 Revision 03 [EASA AD 2017– 

0207],’’ this AD replaces the LOVs specified 

in paragraph 1.3 of Airbus A300 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS), 

Part 2-Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT–ALI), Revision 03, 

dated August 28, 2017, as required by FAA 

AD 2018–19–17. 

(3) Paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2021–0134 

specifies revising ‘‘the approved AMP’’ 

within 12 months after its effective date, but 

this AD requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, within 90 days after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(4) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0134 does not apply to this AD. 

(i) Provisions for Alternative Actions and 

Intervals 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0134. 

(j) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation 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 Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the responsible 

Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 


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from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Airbus SAS’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except

as required by paragraph (j)(2) of this AD, if 

any service information contains procedures 

or tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are not identified 

as RC may be deviated from using accepted 

methods in accordance with the operator’s 

maintenance or inspection program without 

obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided 

the procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(k) Related Information

For more information about this AD,

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3225; email dan.rodina@

faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference

(1) The Director of the Federal Register

approved the incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency

(EASA) AD 2021–0134, dated June 1, 2021. 

(ii) [Reserved]

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0134, contact

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

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

EASA AD on the EASA website at https: 

(4) 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. 

(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 4, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10157 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1030; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASW–10] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airways 

V–47, V–54, V–69, V–94, V–140, V–278, 

V–305, and Revocation of V–397; 

Southeastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways V–47, V–54, V–140, V–278, V– 

305, and removes V–397, in association 

with the Graceland VOR Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) project in 

the southeastern United States. This 

action is necessary due to the planned 

decommissioning of the following 

ground-based navigation aids: 

Dyersburg, TN, (DYR) VOR Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC); Malden, MO, 

(MAW) VORTAC; Monticello, AR, 

(MON) VOR/Distance Measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME); and the Muscle 

Shoals, AL, (MSL) VORTAC. VOR 

Federal airways V–69 and V–94 are 

removed from this docket action for 

further planning and coordination. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group, 

Office of Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 the 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 would 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1030 in the Federal Register 

(86 FR 70776; December 13, 2021), 

amending seven VOR Federal airways 

and removing one airway in the 

southeastern United States. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal. No 

comments were received. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order JO 

7400.11F, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 

airspace areas, air traffic service routes, 

and reporting points. 

Differences From the NPRM 

VOR Federal airways V–69 and V–94 

are removed from this docket action for 

further planning and coordination. They 

will be addressed in a subsequent 

docket action at a later date. 

This rule includes changes to VOR 

Federal airways V–140, V–278, and V– 

305 to enable ongoing review by the 

Department of Defense. So as to avoid 

the premature removal of route 

segments, the three airways are being 

revise to implement only those 

structural changes necessary due to the 

scheduled decommissioning of the 

Dyersburg, TN (DYR) VORTAC; Malden, 

MO (MAW) VORTAC; Monticello, AR 

(MON) VOR/DME; and the Muscle 

Shoals, AL (MSL) VORTAC. 

As described below, V–140 is 

amended to retain the Walnut Ridge, AR 

(ARG) VORTAC. A separate docket 

action removed the Kingfisher, OK (IFI) 

VORTAC from the route. V–278 is 

amended to retain the segments between 


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