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of this chapter for refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers and of appendix B 

of subpart B of part 430 of this chapter 

for freezers. If a product is capable of 

operating with compartment 

temperatures as specified in multiple 

product category definitions in § 430.2 

of this chapter, the model must be tested 

and certified to each applicable product 

category. 

■ 3. Amend § 429.61 by revising 

paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 429.61 Consumer miscellaneous 

refrigeration products. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(2) For compartments other than 

cooler compartments, compartment 

temperatures used to determine product 

category shall be the mean of the 

measured compartment temperatures for 

each tested unit of the basic model 

according to the provisions of appendix 

A to subpart B of part 430 of this 

chapter. For cooler compartments, 

compartment temperatures used to 

determine product category shall be the 

mean of the measured compartment 

temperatures at the coldest setting for 

each tested unit of the basic model 

according to the provisions of appendix 

A to subpart B of part 430 of this 

chapter. For cooler compartments with 

temperatures below 39 °F (3.9 °C) but no 

lower than 37 °F (2.8 °C) at the coldest 

setting, the compartment temperatures 

used to determine product category 

shall also include the mean of the 

measured compartment temperatures at 

the warmest setting for each tested unit 

of the basic model according to the 

provisions of appendix A to subpart B 

of part 430 of this chapter. If a product 

is capable of operating with 

compartment temperatures as specified 

in multiple product category definitions 

in § 430.2 of this chapter, the model 

must be tested and certified to each 

applicable product category. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0675; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01406–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, 

and A321 series airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by unclear 

and incomplete placard instructions for 

the doghouse door lock. This proposed 

AD would require installing improved 

handling instruction placards on 

affected doghouses and re-identifying 

the doghouses, as specified in a 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, which is proposed for 

incorporation by reference. This 

proposed AD would also prohibit the 

installation of affected doghouses under 

certain conditions. The FAA is 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by July 28, 2022. 

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 

https://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 material that will be 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 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–2022–0675. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0675; 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 

NPRM, the mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI), any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, FAA, 

International Validation Branch, 2200 

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

telephone 206–231–3229; email 

Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0675; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–01406–T’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Vladimir Ulyanov, 

Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft 

Section, FAA, International Validation 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone 206–231– 

3229; email Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. 


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Any commentary that the FAA receives 

that is not specifically designated as CBI 

will be placed in the public docket for 

this rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0279, 

dated December 15, 2021 (EASA AD 

2021–0279) (also referred to as the 

MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Airbus SAS Model Airbus A318– 

111, A318–112, A318–121, A318–122, 

A319–111, A319–112, A319–113, A319– 

114, A319–115, A319–131, A319–132, 

A319–133, A319–151N, A319–153N, 

A319–171N, A320–211, A320–212, 

A320–214, A320–215, A320–216, A320– 

231, A320–232, A320–233, A320–251N, 

A320–252N, A320–253N, A320–271N, 

A320–272N, A320–273N, A321–111, 

A321–112, A321–131, A321–211, A321– 

212, A321–213, A321–231, A321–232, 

A321–251N, A321–251NX, A321–252N, 

A321–252NX, A321–253N, A321– 

253NX, A321–271N, A321–271NX, 

A321–272N, and A321–272NX 

airplanes. Model A320–215 airplanes 

are not certificated by the FAA and are 

not included on the U.S. type certificate 

data sheet; this AD therefore does not 

include those airplanes in the 

applicability. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

unclear and incomplete placard 

instructions for the doghouse door lock. 

A doghouse contains emergency 

equipment intended to minimize the 

effects of survivable accidents. The 

handling instruction for the doghouse 

door lock is shown on a placard 

installed on the doghouse door near the 

door lock. Following the incorrect 

instructions on the placard can lead to 

incorrect operation of the doghouse 

door lock. 

The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the potential failure of the 

doghouse door lock latch, which could 

result in locking the door in the closed 

position and preventing access to the 

emergency equipment in the doghouse, 

possibly resulting in injury to 

occupants. See the MCAI for additional 

background information. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0279 specifies 

procedures for installing improved 

handling instruction placards on 

affected doghouses and re-identifying 

the doghouses, and prohibits 

installation of affected doghouses under 

certain conditions. 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. 

FAA’s Determination 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with the State 

of Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

is issuing this NPRM after determining 

that the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

in other products of these same type 

designs. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

EASA AD 2021–0279 described 

previously, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 

CAAs. As a result, the FAA proposes to 

incorporate EASA AD 2021–0279 by 

reference in the FAA final rule. This 

proposed AD would, therefore, require 

compliance with EASA AD 2021–0279 

in its entirety through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Using common terms that are the same 

as the heading of a particular section in 

EASA AD 2021–0279 does not mean 

that operators need comply only with 

that section. For example, where the AD 

requirement refers to ‘‘all required 

actions and compliance times,’’ 

compliance with this AD requirement is 

not limited to the section titled 

‘‘Required Action(s) and Compliance 

Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 2021–0279. 

Service information required by EASA 

AD 2021–0279 for compliance will be 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0675 after the FAA final 

rule is published. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this proposed 

AD would affect 1,825 airplanes of U.S. 

registry. The FAA estimates the 

following costs to comply with this 

proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on 

U.S. operators 

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .................................................................................................. $(*) $85 $155,125 

* The FAA has received no definitive data on which to base the cost estimates for the replacement placards specified in this proposed AD. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

or all of the costs of this proposed AD 

may be covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. The FAA does not control 

warranty coverage for affected 

individuals. As a result, the FAA has 

included all known costs in the cost 

estimate. 

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 


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develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA 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) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would 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 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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2022–0675; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–01406–T. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by July 28, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus SAS 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (4) of this AD, certificated in any 

category. 

(1) All Model A318–111, A318–112, A318– 

121, and A318–122 airplanes. 

(2) All Model A319–111, A319–112, A319– 

113, A319–114, A319–115, A319–131, A319– 

132, A319–133, A319–151N, A319–153N, 

and A319–171N airplanes. 

(3) All Model A320–211, A320–212, A320– 

214, A320–216, A320–231, A320–232, A320– 

233, A320–251N, A320–252N, A320–253N, 

A320–271N, A320–272N, and A320–273N 

airplanes. 

(4) All Model A321–111, A321–112, A321– 

131, A321–211, A321–212, A321–213, A321– 

231, A321–232, A321–251N, A321–251NX, 

A321–252N, A321–252NX, A321–253N, 

A321–253NX, A321–271N, A321–271NX, 

A321–272N, and A321–272NX airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by unclear and 

incomplete placard instructions for the 

doghouse door lock, which could lead to 

incorrect operation of the doghouse door 

lock. The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the possible failure of the doghouse door lock 

latch, which could result in locking the door 

in the closed position and preventing access 

to the emergency equipment in the doghouse, 

possibly resulting in injury to occupants. 

(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 2021–0279, dated 

December 15, 2021 (EASA AD 2021–0279). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0279 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0279 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

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

2021–0279 does not apply to this AD. 

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

0279 refers to affected airplanes, replace the 

text ‘‘For Group 1 aeroplanes’’ with ‘‘Group 

1 airplanes except for airplanes identified in 

paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2021–0279.’’ 

(i) 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 responsible Flight 

Standards 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 (j)(2) 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 

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 (i)(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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For EASA AD 2021–0279, 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://

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. This 

material may be found in the AD docket at 

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

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0675. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace 

Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, FAA, 

International Validation Branch, 2200 South 

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

206–231–3229; email Vladimir.Ulyanov@

faa.gov. 

Issued on June 4, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0677; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01378–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc., Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 


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