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air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this AD will 

not have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2005–20–07 Airbus: Amendment 39–14300. 

Docket No. FAA–2005–22539; 

Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–08–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective October 19, 

2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model A330–301, 

–321, –322, –323, –341, –342, and –343 series 

airplanes, certificated in any category, except 

those on which Airbus Modification 41652 

has been accomplished in production. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report that, 

during fatigue tests of the fuselage, cracks 

initiated and grew at the circumferential joint 

of frame (FR) 53.3. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent fatigue cracking of the fuselage, 

which could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the fuselage. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Installation 

(f) At the later of the times in paragraphs 

(f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD: Install the butt 

straps at FR53.3 on the fuselage skin between 

left- and right-hand stringer 13, and do all 

related investigative and corrective actions 

before further flight. Except as provided by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, do all actions in 

accordance with Airbus Service Bulletin 

A330–53–3127, Revision 01, dated November 

21, 2003. 

(1) Before the accumulation of 14,700 total 

flight cycles or 51,400 total flight hours, 

whichever occurs earlier. 

(2) Within 6 months after the effective date 

of this AD. 

Contact the FAA/Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de 

l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) for Certain Repair 

Instructions 

(g) If any crack is detected during the 

related investigative actions (rototest) 

required by paragraph (f) of this AD: Before 

further flight, repair the crack according to a 

method approved by either the Manager, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate; or the DGAC 

(or its delegated agent). 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(i) French airworthiness directive F–2003–

415, dated November 12, 2003, also 

addresses the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use Airbus Service Bulletin 

A330–53–3127, Revision 01, dated November 

21, 2003, to perform the actions that are 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. The Director of the Federal 

Register approved the incorporation by 

reference of this document in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, for a 

copy of this service information. You may 

review copies at the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 

400 Seventh Street SW., room PL–401, Nassif 

Building, Washington, DC; on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov; or at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at the NARA, call (202) 741–

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 20, 2005. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19333 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22563; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–NM–177–AD; Amendment 

39–14304; AD 2005–20–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A330–243, –341, –342, and –343 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A330–243, –341, –342, 

and –343 airplanes. This AD requires 

revising the airplane flight manual to 

provide the flightcrew with new, ground 

ice-shedding procedures during long 

taxi periods in certain icing conditions. 

This AD results from reports of engine 

damage to the blades of the first stage of 

the intermediate pressure compressor 

due to ice accumulation. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent engine damage due 

to ice accumulation, which could result 

in an engine shutdown and cause the 

flightcrew to divert to the nearest 

available airport. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 19, 2005. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of October 19, 2005. 

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We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 5, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street SW., Nassif Building, 

room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, 

for service information identified in this 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Backman, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–2797; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de l’Aviation 

Civile (DGAC), which is the 

airworthiness authority for France, 

notified us that an unsafe condition may 

exist on all Airbus Model A330–243, 

–341, –342, and –343 airplanes. The 

DGAC advises that it has received 

reports of engine damage to the blades 

of the first stage of the intermediate 

pressure compressor (IPC) due to ice 

accumulation. In one case, an engine 

shutdown in flight, prompting the 

flightcrew to divert to the nearest 

available airport. The other cases 

resulted in two unplanned engine 

removals. Investigations have revealed 

that the engines were damaged due to 

ground operations in severe ice 

conditions like extended running times 

at idle in very low outside air 

temperature (OAT) and freezing fog. 

During subsequent take-off, heat transfer 

combines with variable inlet guide 

vanes movements and tends to remove 

ice, which then impacts and damages 

the blades of the first stage of the IPC. 

Engine damage due to ice accumulation, 

if not corrected, could result in an 

engine shutdown and cause the 

flightcrew to divert to the nearest 

available airport. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Temporary 

Revision (TR) 4.03.00/24, dated April 2, 

2004, to the A330 Airplane Flight 

Manual (AFM). The TR revises the 

Normal Procedures section of the AFM 

to provide the flightcrew with new, 

ground ice-shedding procedures during 

long taxi periods in very low OAT and 

freezing fog. Accomplishing the actions 

specified in the service information is 

intended to adequately address the 

unsafe condition. The DGAC mandated 

the service information and issued 

French airworthiness directive F–2004–

081, dated June 9, 2004, to ensure the 

continued airworthiness of these 

airplanes in France. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This AD 

These airplane models are 

manufactured in France and are type 

certificated for operation in the United 

States under the provisions of section 

21.29 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and the 

applicable bilateral airworthiness 

agreement. Pursuant to this bilateral 

airworthiness agreement, the DGAC has 

kept the FAA informed of the situation 

described above. We have examined the 

DGAC’s findings, evaluated all pertinent 

information, and determined that we 

need to issue an AD for products of this 

type design that are certificated for 

operation in the United States. 

Therefore, we are issuing this AD to 

prevent engine damage due to ice 

accumulation, which could result in an 

engine shutdown and cause the 

flightcrew to divert to the nearest 

available airport. This AD requires 

revising the AFM to provide the 

flightcrew with new, ground iceshedding procedures specified in the 

service information described 

previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

None of the airplanes affected by this 

action are on the U.S. Register. All 

airplanes affected by this AD are 

currently operated by non-U.S. 

operators under foreign registry; 

therefore, they are not directly affected 

by this AD action. However, we 

consider this AD necessary to ensure 

that the unsafe condition is addressed if 

any affected airplane is imported and 

placed on the U.S. Register in the future. 

If an affected airplane is imported and 

placed on the U.S. Register in the future, 

the required actions would take about 1 

work hour per airplane, at an average 

labor rate of $65 per work hour. Based 

on these figures, the estimated cost of 

the AD would be $65 per airplane. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

No airplane affected by this AD is 

currently on the U.S. Register. 

Therefore, providing notice and 

opportunity for public comment is 

unnecessary before this AD is issued, 

and this AD may be made effective in 

less than 30 days after it is published in 

the Federal Register. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements that affect flight safety and 

was not preceded by notice and an 

opportunity for public comment; 

however, we invite you to submit any 

relevant written data, views, or 

arguments regarding this AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2005–22563; Directorate Identifier 

2004–NM–177–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the AD that might suggest a 

need to modify it. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this AD. Using the 

search function of that Web site, anyone 

can find and read the comments in any 

of our dockets, including the name of 

the individual who sent the comment 

(or signed the comment on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management Facility office (telephone 

(800) 647–5227) is located on the plaza 

level of the Nassif Building at the DOT 

street address stated in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after the Docket 

Management System receives them. 

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 

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detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this AD will 

not have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2005–20–10 Airbus: Amendment 39–14304. 

Docket No. FAA–2005–22563; 

Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–177–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective October 19, 

2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Airbus Model 

A330–243, –341, –342, and –343 airplanes, 

certificated in any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from reports of damage 

to the engine blades of the first stage of the 

intermediate pressure compressor due to ice 

accumulation. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent engine damage due to ice 

accumulation, which could result in an 

engine shutdown and cause the flightcrew to 

divert to the nearest available airport. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

AFM Revision 

(f) Within 10 days after the effective date 

of this AD, revise the Normal Procedures 

section of the Airbus A330 Airplane Flight 

Manual (AFM) by inserting a copy of Airbus 

Temporary Revision (TR) 4.03.00/24, dated 

April 2, 2004, into the AFM. 

(g) When the information in Airbus TR 

4.03.00/24, dated April 2, 2004, is included 

in the general revisions of the AFM, the 

general revisions may be inserted in the 

AFM, and this TR may be removed. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(i) French airworthiness directive F–2004–

081, dated June 9, 2004, also addresses the 

subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use Airbus Temporary 

Revision 4.03.00/24, dated April 2, 2004, to 

the Airbus A330 Airplane Flight Manual to 

perform the actions that are required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of this document 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point 

Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, 

France, for a copy of this service information. 

You may review copies at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., 

room PL–401, Nassif Building, Washington, 

DC; on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov; or 

at the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at the NARA, 

call (202) 741–6030, or go to http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 20, 2005. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19436 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22562; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–NM–60–AD; Amendment 39–

14303; AD 2005–20–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Model 

ATP Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

Model ATP airplanes. This AD requires 

doing an inspection of each bolt 

attaching the aft isolators to both engine 

subframes and replacing bolts if 

necessary. This AD results from reports 

of failures of the bolts attaching the aft 

isolators to the engine subframe. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

bolts attaching the aft isolators to the 

engine subframe, which may result in 

an engine separating from the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 19, 2005. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of October 19, 2005. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 5, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically.