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(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

damage in the main wing spar. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to detect and address damage 

(drill starts, corrosion, cracks, and 

improperly installed fasteners) to the main 

structural members of the wing. This 

condition, if not addressed, could adversely 

affect the structural integrity of the airplane 

and result in loss of control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Actions 

Within 12 months after the effective date 

of this AD, using a borescope, flashlight and 

mirror or equivalent, visually inspect the 

aircraft structure under the installed doubler 

between wing stations 30.26 and 126.36 for 

drill starts, corrosion, cracks, and improperly 

installed fasteners. Pay particular attention to 

the spar cap, spar flange, and stringers, and 

include all structural items in the wing. If 

there is a drill start, any corrosion, a crack, 

or an improperly installed fastener, before 

further flight, repair using a method 

approved by the Manager, Chicago ACO 

Branch, FAA. For a repair method to be 

approved by the Manager, Chicago ACO 

Branch, as required by this paragraph, the 

Manager’s approval letter must specifically 

refer to this AD. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g): Wipaire, Inc., 

letter, dated September 7, 2021, provides 

additional information on this subject, 

including examples of damage. 

(h) Reporting Requirement 

If, during the inspection required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, any damage is 

found, within 30 days after doing the 

inspection or within 30 days after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later, report the following information to the 

person identified in paragraph (k)(1) of this 

AD: 

(1) Name and address of owner. 

(2) Date of the inspection. 

(3) Name, address, telephone number, and 

email address of person submitting the 

report. 

(4) Airplane serial number, registration 

number, STC installation date, and total 

hours time-in-service on the airplane at the 

time of the inspection. 

(5) Description of damage. Include affected 

structure, location, dimensions, and photos 

of damage (or sketches, if photos are not 

possible). 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits are prohibited. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Chicago 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 (k)(1) of 

this AD. 

(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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dirk Dodge, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Chicago ACO Branch, FAA, 2300 E 

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018; phone: 

(847) 294–7135; email: Dirk.Dodge@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Wipaire, Inc., 1700 Henry 

Avenue, South Saint Paul, MN 55075; phone: 

(651) 414–4460; email: bkutz@wipaire.com; 

website: www.wipaire.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at the 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, FAA, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

MO 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(817) 222–5110. 

Issued on July 1, 2022. 

Christina Underwood, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14429 Filed 7–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0812; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–00445–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 A300 B4–600, B4– 

600R, and F4–600R series airplanes, and 

Model A300 C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes (collectively called Model 

A300–600 series airplanes), and A310 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a determination that a new 

airworthiness limitation is necessary. 

This proposed AD would require 

revising the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate a new airworthiness 

limitation, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is proposed for incorporation 

by reference. 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 August 22, 

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–2022–0812. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0812; 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, Large 

Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone 206–231–3225; email 

dan.rodina@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–2022–0812; Project Identifier 


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MCAI–2022–00445–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 Dan Rodina, 

Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, 

Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 206– 

231–3225; email dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

Any commentary that the FAA receives 

which 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 2022–0060, 

dated April 1, 2022 (EASA AD 2022– 

0060) (also referred to as the MCAI), to 

correct an unsafe condition for all 

Airbus SAS Model A300–600 and A310 

series airplanes, and A300–600ST 

airplanes. Model A300–600ST airplanes 

are not certificated by the FAA and are 

not included on the U.S. type certificate 

data sheet; this proposed AD therefore 

does not include those airplanes in the 

applicability. 

EASA previously issued AD 2017– 

0203, dated October 12, 2017 (EASA AD 

2017–0203) and AD 2019–0188, dated 

July 31, 2019 (EASA AD 2019–0188) to 

require accomplishment of all 

airworthiness limitations as described 

in Airbus A300–600 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) Part 3, 

Certification Maintenance Requirements 

(CMR), Revision 01, dated August 28, 

2017, and A310 ALS Part 3, CMR, 

Revision 01, dated August 28, 2017; and 

A300–600 ALS Part 3, CMR, Variation 

1.1, dated February 21, 2019, and A310 

ALS Part 3, CMR, Variation 1.1, dated 

February 21, 2019 (introducing a 

functional test of the reservoir air 

pressurization lines for pipe rupture); 

respectively. EASA AD 2017–0203 

corresponds to FAA AD 2018–18–20, 

Amendment 39–19399 (83 FR 47042, 

September 18, 2018) (AD 2018–18–20). 

EASA AD 2019–0188 corresponds to 

FAA AD 2020–02–22, Amendment 39– 

19834 (85 FR 8148, February 13, 2020) 

(AD 2020–02–22). 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

a determination that a new 

airworthiness limitation is necessary. 

The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address safety-significant latent failures 

that would, in combination with one or 

more other specific failures or events, 

result in a hazardous or catastrophic 

failure condition of hydraulic systems. 

See the MCAI for additional background 

information. 

Relationship to AD 2018–18–20 and AD 

2020–02–22 

This NPRM would not supersede AD 

2018–18–20 and AD 2020–02–22. 

Rather, we have determined that a 

stand-alone AD would be more 

appropriate to address the changes in 

the MCAI. This NPRM would require 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate a 

new airworthiness limitation. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2022–0060 describes a new 

airworthiness limitation for airplane 

hydraulic systems: Certification 

Maintenance Requirement (CMR) task 

291000–00004–1–C ‘‘Main and 

Auxiliary (Hydraulic Power)— 

Functional Check of the 3 Hydraulic 

Reservoirs for Air Leakage.’’ 

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 and service information 

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 

revising the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate a new airworthiness 

limitation, which is specified in EASA 

AD 2022–0060 described previously, 

except for any differences identified as 

exceptions in the regulatory text of this 

proposed AD. 

This proposed AD would require 

revisions to certain operator 

maintenance documents to include new 

actions (e.g., inspections). Compliance 

with these is required by 14 CFR 

91.403(c). For airplanes that have been 

previously modified, altered, or repaired 

in the areas addressed by this proposed 

AD, the operator may not be able to 

accomplish the actions described in the 

revisions. In this situation, to comply 

with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the operator 

must request approval for an alternative 

method of compliance according to 

paragraph (j)(1) 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 2022–0060 by 

reference in the FAA final rule. This 

proposed AD would, therefore, require 

compliance with EASA AD 2022–0060 

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 2022–0060 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 

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Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 2022–0060. 

Service information required by EASA 

AD 2022–0060 for compliance will be 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0812 after the FAA final 

rule is published. 

Airworthiness Limitation ADs Using 

the New Process 

The FAA’s process of incorporating 

by reference MCAI ADs as the primary 

source of information for compliance 

with corresponding FAA ADs has been 

limited to certain MCAI ADs (primarily 

those with service bulletins as the 

primary source of information for 

accomplishing the actions required by 

the FAA AD). However, the FAA is now 

expanding the process to include MCAI 

ADs that require a change to 

airworthiness limitation documents, 

such as airworthiness limitation 

sections. 

For these ADs that incorporate by 

reference an MCAI AD that changes 

airworthiness limitations, the FAA 

requirements are unchanged. Operators 

must revise the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate the information specified in 

the new airworthiness limitation 

document. The airworthiness 

limitations must be followed according 

to 14 CFR 91.403(c) and 91.409(e). 

The previous format of the 

airworthiness limitation ADs included a 

paragraph that specified that no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections or 

intervals) may be used unless the 

actions and intervals are approved as an 

alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in the AMOCs 

paragraph under ‘‘Additional FAA 

Provisions.’’ This new format includes a 

‘‘New Provisions for Alternative Actions 

and Intervals’’ paragraph that does not 

specifically refer to AMOCs, but 

operators may still request an AMOC to 

use an alternative action or interval. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this proposed 

AD would affect 120 airplanes of U.S. 

registry. The FAA estimates the 

following costs to comply with this 

proposed 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 

The FAA has 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–2022–0812; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2022–00445–T. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by August 22, 

2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus SAS 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (5) of this AD, certificated in any 

category. 

(1) Model A300 B4–601, B4–603, B4–620, 

and B4–622 airplanes. 

(2) Model A300 B4–605R and B4–622R 

airplanes. 

(3) Model A300 C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes. 

(4) Model A300 F4–605R and F4–622R 

airplanes. 

(5) Model A310–203, –204, –221, –222, 

–304, –322, –324, and –325 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that a new airworthiness limitation is 

necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address safety-significant latent failures that 

would, in combination with one or more 

other specific failures or events, result in a 

hazardous or catastrophic failure condition of 

hydraulic systems. 

(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 2022–0060, dated 

April 1, 2022 (EASA AD 2022–0060). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2022–0060 

(1) The requirements specified in 

paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA AD 2022– 

0060 do not apply to this AD. 

(2) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2022–0060 

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. 

(3) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2022–0060 is at the applicable 

‘‘threshold’’ as incorporated by the 

requirements of paragraph (3) of EASA AD 


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2022–0060, or within 90 days after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later. 

(4) The provisions specified in paragraph 

(4) of EASA AD 2022–0060 do not apply to 

this AD. 

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

2022–0060 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) and 

intervals are allowed unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2022–0060. 

(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 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 (k)(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 local flight 

standards district office/certificate holding 

district 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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For EASA AD 2022–0060, 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–2022–0812. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 

206–231–3225; email dan.rodina@faa.gov. 

Issued on June 30, 2022. 

Christina Underwood, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14443 Filed 7–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0813; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01316–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Vulcanair 

S.p.A. 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 

Vulcanair S.p.A. Model P.68, P.68B, 

P.68C, P.68C–TC, P.68 ‘‘Observer,’’ 

P.68TC ‘‘Observer,’’ P.68 ‘‘Observer 2,’’ 

and P.68R airplanes. This proposed AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe 

condition as corrosion causing failure of 

the upper rudder hinge. This proposed 

AD would require repetitively 

inspecting the upper and lower rudder 

hinges for corrosion, cracking, or 

damage, and depending on the 

inspection results, taking corrective 

action. 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 August 22, 

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 service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Vulcanair S.p.A., 

Fulvio Oloferni, via Giovanni Pascoli, 7, 

80026 Naples, Italy; phone: +39 081 

5918 135; email: airworthiness@

vulcanair.com; website: https://

www.vulcanair.com. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0813; 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 MCAI, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

DeLuca, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (516) 228– 

7369; email: john.p.deluca@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 the ADDRESSES section. Include 

‘‘Docket No. FAA–2022–0813; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01316–A’’ 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 


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