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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 

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 that the proposed 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 proposed 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, 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2005–

22560; Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–

061–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by October 31, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Dassault Model 

Falcon 2000 airplanes, certificated in any 

category; equipped with CFE Company 

CFE738–1–1B turbofan engines. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report of a 

missing spherical bearing on the attachment 

fitting of the front engine mount on an inservice airplane, and subsequent damage and 

abnormal fatigue of the attachment fitting. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of the engine mount, 

which could result in possible separation of 

an engine from the airplane. 

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. 

Determine Serial Number (S/N) and Inspect 

If Necessary 

(f) Within the applicable compliance time 

specified in paragraph (f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of 

this AD: Determine the serial number of the 

engines installed on the airplane, as 

identified in the table in paragraph 1.A., 

‘‘Effectivity,’’ of Dassault Service Bulletin 

F2000–299, dated July 23, 2004; if any 

affected serial number is found on any 

engine, perform a borescope inspection to 

verify that a spherical bearing is installed on 

the attachment fitting of the front engine 

mount by doing all the applicable actions 

specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of the service bulletin. 

(1) For airplanes with any engine having 

850 total landings or less as of the effective 

date of this AD: Before the accumulation of 

880 total landings on the engine. 

(2) For airplanes with any engine having 

more than 850 total landings, but 1,000 total 

landings or less as of the effective date of this 

AD: Within 1 month after the effective date 

of this AD. 

(3) For airplanes with any engine having 

more than 1,000 total landings as of the 

effective date of this AD: Within 10 landings 

after the effective date of this AD. 

Corrective Action 

(g) If any spherical bearing is found 

missing during the inspection required by 

paragraph (f) of this AD: Before further flight, 

repair according to a method approved by 

either the Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate; or the Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de 

l’Aviation Civile (or its delegated agent). 

No Reporting Requirement 

(h) This AD does not require submitting 

reporting information to the manufacturer. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(i) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested in 

accordance with the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(j) French airworthiness directive F–2004–

128, issued August 4, 2004, also addresses 

the subject of this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 20, 2005. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19566 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22557; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–147–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell 

Douglas Model MD–11 and MD–11F 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede an existing airworthiness 

directive (AD) that applies to certain 

McDonnell Douglas Model MD–11 and 

MD–11F airplanes. The existing AD 

currently requires replacement of the 

upper and lower reading lights in the 

forward crew rest area with a redesigned 

light fixture. This proposed AD would 

add airplanes to the applicability of the 

existing AD. This proposed AD results 

from a report of the old reading lights 

being inadvertently sent to an additional 

ten airplanes. We are proposing this AD 

to prevent a possible flammable 

condition, which could result in smoke 

and fire in the forward crew rest area. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 14, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed 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 

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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 Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Long Beach Division, 3855 

Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, 

California 90846, Attention: Data and 

Service Management, Dept. C1–L5A 

(D800–0024), for service information 

identified in this proposed AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Sujishi, Aerospace Engineer; Cabin 

Safety/Mechanical and Environmental 

Systems Branch; ANM–150L; FAA; Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office; 

3960 Paramount Boulevard; Lakewood, 

California 90712–4137; telephone (562) 

627–5353; fax (562) 627–5210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any relevant 

written data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposed AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Include the docket 

number ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2005–22557; 

Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–147–

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the proposed AD. We will consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and may amend the proposed AD in 

light of those comments. 

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 proposed 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 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. 

Discussion 

On July 11, 2000, we issued AD 2000–

14–12, amendment 39–11822 (65 FR 

44672, July 19, 2000), for certain 

McDonnell Douglas MD–11 series 

airplanes. That AD requires replacement 

of the upper and lower reading lights in 

the forward crew rest area with a 

redesigned light fixture. That AD 

resulted from reports of burning and 

smoldering blankets in the forward crew 

rest area due to a reading light fixture 

that came into contact with the blankets 

after the light was inadvertently left on. 

We issued that AD to prevent a possible 

flammable condition, which could 

result in smoke and fire in the forward 

crew rest area. 

Actions Since Existing AD Was Issued 

Since we issued AD 2000–14–12, 

Boeing has issued McDonnell Douglas 

Alert Service Bulletin MD11–25A233, 

Revision 1, dated May 10, 2005. Boeing 

received a report that the old reading 

lights were inadvertently sent to an 

additional ten airplanes and 

subsequently added the airplanes to the 

effectivity of the service bulletin. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed McDonnell 

Douglas Alert Service Bulletin MD11–

25A233, Revision 1, dated May 10, 

2005. The service bulletin describes 

procedures for the replacement of the 

upper and lower reading lights in the 

forward crew rest area with a redesigned 

light fixture. The procedures are 

essentially the same as the original issue 

of the service bulletin (referenced as the 

appropriate source of service 

information for accomplishing the 

actions required by AD 2000–14–12). 

The service bulletin was revised to add 

airplanes to the effectivity. 

Accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information is intended to 

adequately address the unsafe 

condition. 

McDonnell Douglas Alert Service 

Bulletin MD11–25A233 refers to AIM 

Aviation Service Incorporated Service 

Bulletin AIM–MD11–25–2, Revision D, 

dated March 16, 2005; as an additional 

source of service information for 

accomplishment of the replacement. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

We have evaluated all pertinent 

information and identified an unsafe 

condition that is likely to develop on 

other airplanes of the same type design. 

For this reason, we are proposing this 

AD, which would supersede AD 2000–

14–12 and would retain the 

requirements of the existing AD. This 

proposed AD would also add ten 

airplanes to the applicability of the 

existing AD. 

Explanation of Change to Applicability 

We have revised the applicability of 

the existing AD to identify model 

designations as published in the most 

recent type certificate data sheet for the 

affected models. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are about 81 airplanes of the 

affected design in the worldwide fleet. 

The existing AD affects about 14 

airplanes of U.S. registry. This proposed 

AD would affect an additional 10 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The actions that are required by AD 

2000–14–12 and retained in this 

proposed AD take about 1 work hour 

per airplane, at an average labor rate of 

$65 per work hour. Required parts cost 

about $933 per airplane. Based on these 

figures, the estimated cost of the 

currently required actions is $998 per 

airplane. 

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. 

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 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

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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 proposed 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 proposed 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, 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by removing amendment 39–11822 (65 

FR 44672, July 19, 2000) and adding the 

following new airworthiness directive 

(AD): 

McDonnell Douglas: Docket No. FAA–2005–

22557; Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–

147–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by November 14, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2000–14–12. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to McDonnell Douglas 

Model MD–11 and MD–11F airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified 

McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin 

MD11–25A233, Revision 1, dated May 10, 

2005. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from reports of burning 

and smoldering blankets in the forward crew 

rest area due to a reading light fixture that 

came into contact with the blankets after the 

light was inadvertently left on. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent a possible 

flammable condition, which could result in 

smoke and fire in the forward crew rest area. 

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. 

Restatement of the Requirements of AD 

2000–14–12 

Replacement 

(f) For airplanes identified in McDonnell 

Douglas Alert Service Bulletin MD11–

25A233, dated June 9, 1999: Within 6 months 

after August 23, 2000 (the effective date of 

AD 2000–14–12), replace the upper and 

lower reading lights in the forward crew rest 

area with a redesigned light fixture, in 

accordance with McDonnell Douglas Alert 

Service Bulletin MD11–25A233, dated June 

9, 1999; or Revision 1, dated May 10, 2005. 

After the effective date of this AD, do the 

replacement in accordance with McDonnell 

Douglas Alert Service Bulletin MD11–

25A233, Revision 1, dated May 10, 2005. 

Note 1: McDonnell Douglas Alert Service 

Bulletin MD11–25A233 refers to AIM 

Aviation Service Incorporated Service 

Bulletin AIM-MD11–25–2, Revision C, dated 

March 8, 1999; and Revision D, dated March 

16, 2005; as additional sources of service 

information for replacing the upper and 

lower reading lights in the forward crew rest 

area. 

New Requirements of This AD 

Replacement 

(g) For all airplanes except those identified 

in paragraph (f) of this AD: Within 6 months 

after the effective date of this AD, do the 

replacement specified in paragraph (f) of this 

AD. 

Parts Installation 

(h) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a reading 

lamp, part number (P/N) 2232, and light 

fixture, P/N 0200500–001. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) 

(i)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 14 CFR 39.19 on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

the appropriate principal inspector in the 

FAA Flight Standards Certificate Holding 

District Office. 

(3) AMOCs approved previously in 

accordance with AD 2000–14–12, 

amendment 39–11822, are approved as 

AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of 

this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 21, 2005. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19565 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22403; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–144–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier 

Model DHC–8–400 Series Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a 

typographical error in an NPRM that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on September 14, 2005 (70 FR 54316). 

The error resulted in an incorrect 

Docket No. The NPRM applies to certain 

Bombardier Model DHC–8–400 series 

airplanes. The NPRM would require an 

inspection of the laminated shims for 

cracks, damage, or extrusion between 

the forward attachment fittings of the 

horizontal stabilizer and the top rib of 

the vertical stabilizer; a torque check of 

the attachment bolts in the attachment 

fittings of the front, middle, and rear 

spars; and corrective actions if 

necessary. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Duckett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Propulsion Branch, ANE–

171, FAA, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, suite 410, Westbury, New York 

11590; telephone (516) 256–7525; fax 

(516) 794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 6, 2005, the FAA issued a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an 

AD that would apply to certain 

Bombardier Model DHC–8–400 series 

airplanes. That NPRM was published in 

the Federal Register on September 14, 

2005 (70 FR 54316). That NPRM 

proposed to require an inspection of the 

laminated shims for cracks, damage, or 

extrusion between the forward 

attachment fittings of the horizontal 

stabilizer and the top rib of the vertical 

stabilizer; a torque check of the 

attachment bolts in the attachment