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exceed 5,500 flight cycles, in accordance 

with the service bulletin. 

(2) If any crack is found, prior to further 

flight, repair in accordance with a method 

approved by the Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA; or the Direction Ge ́ne ́rale 

de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) or its delegated 

agent. 

Previous Initial Inspection 

(g) Airplanes that received an initial 

inspection prior to the effective date of this 

AD using any service information specified 

in paragraph (h) of this AD must receive the 

next inspection within 2,000 flight cycles 

after the effective date of this AD or 7,500 

flight cycles since the last inspection, 

whichever occurs first; in accordance with 

paragraph (f) of this AD. 

Previous Revisions of Service Bulletins 

(h) Actions accomplished before the 

effective date of this AD in accordance with 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1030, 

dated August 12, 1991; Revision 1, dated 

September 16, 1996; or Revision 02, dated 

February 20, 1998; are considered acceptable 

for compliance with the corresponding 

actions specified in paragraph (f) of this AD, 

except as provided by paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

No Reporting Requirement 

(i) Although Airbus Service Bulletin A320–

57–1030, Revision 03, dated August 28, 2002, 

describes procedures for reporting inspection 

findings to Airbus, this AD does not require 

such a report. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(j)(1) 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. 

(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 according 

to AD 93–16–10 are not approved as AMOCs 

for this AD. 

Related Information 

(k) French airworthiness directive 2002–

341(B), dated June 26, 2002, also addresses 

the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(l) You must use Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–57–1030, Revision 03, dated August 

28, 2002, 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 28, 2005. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20069 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22625; Directorate 

Identifier 2003–NM–213–AD; Amendment 

39–14331; AD 2005–20–34] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; British 

Aerospace Model HS 748 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 

British Aerospace Model HS 748 

airplanes. This AD requires relocating 

the battery earth posts located on the 

nose landing gear (NLG) pintle webs. 

This AD results from an accident in 

which the nose landing leg, together 

with the pintle webs, detached from the 

airplane. As a result, the battery earth 

return cables were severed from their 

earth posts. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent loss of safety critical services 

including fuel shut-off and nacelle fire 

extinguishing services. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 27, 2005. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of October 27, 2005. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 12, 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 British Aerospace Regional 

Aircraft American Support, 13850 

Mclearen Road, Herndon, Virginia 

20171, for service information identified 

in this AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–1175; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 

which is the airworthiness authority for 

the United Kingdom, notified us that an 

unsafe condition may exist on certain 

British Aerospace Model HS 748 

airplanes. The CAA advises that, in an 

accident involving a Model HS 748 

airplane, the nose landing leg, together 

with the pintle webs, detached from the 

airplane. As a result, the battery earth 

return cables were severed from their 

earth posts. This condition, if not 

corrected, could result in the loss of 

safety critical services including fuel 

shut-off and nacelle fire extinguishing 

services. 

Relevant Service Information 

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

has issued Service Bulletin HS748–24–

131, Revision 1, dated June 16, 2003. 

The service bulletin describes 

procedures for relocating the battery 

earth posts. The tasks comprise: 

• Assembling a new earth post 

mounting plate; 

• Fitting the mounting plate on the 

side beams of the nose landing gear 

(NLG) below the cockpit floor; 

• Testing the bonding on the new 

earth post plate installation; 

• Rerouting the battery earth return 

cables; 

• Connecting the cables to the earth 

posts at their new location; and 

• Connecting the aircraft batteries. 

Accomplishing the actions specified 

in the service information is intended to 

adequately address the unsafe 

condition. The CAA mandated the 

service information and issued British 

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airworthiness directive 006–01–2003 to 

ensure the continued airworthiness of 

these airplanes in the United Kingdom. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of this AD 

This airplane model is manufactured 

in the United Kingdom and is 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 CAA has 

kept the FAA informed of the situation 

described above. We have examined the 

CAA’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 loss of safety critical services 

including fuel shut-off and nacelle fire 

extinguishing services. This AD requires 

accomplishing the actions 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. 

The following table provides the 

estimated costs to comply with this AD 

for any affected airplane that might be 

imported and placed on the U.S. 

Register in the future. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hours 

Average 

labor rate 

per hour 

Parts cost Cost per 

airplane 

Earth post relocation ........................................................................................................ 16 $65 $500 $1,540 

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–2005–22625; Directorate Identifier 

2003–NM–213–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 

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: 

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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): 

2005–20–34 BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited (Formerly British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft): Amendment 39–

14331. Docket No. FAA–2005–22625; 

Directorate Identifier 2003–NM–213–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective October 27, 

2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Model HS 748 series 2A 

and series 2B airplanes, certificated in any 

category, with batteries installed in the 

nosecone. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from an accident in 

which the nose landing leg, together with the 

pintle webs, detached from the airplane. As 

a result, the battery earth return cables were 

severed from their earth posts. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent loss of safety critical 

services including fuel shut-off and nacelle 

fire extinguishing services. 

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. 

Battery Earth Post Relocation 

(f) Within 120 days after the effective date 

of this AD, relocate the battery earth posts, 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Service Bulletin HS748–24–131, 

Revision 1, dated June 16, 2003. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g)(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 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. 

Related Information 

(h) British airworthiness directive 006–01–

003 also addresses the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Service Bulletin HS748–24–131, 

Revision 1, dated June 16, 2003, to perform 

the actions that are required by this AD, 

unless the AD specifies otherwise. BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Service 

Bulletin HS748–24–131, Revision 1, dated 

June 16, 2003, contains the following 

effective pages: 

Page number Revision level 

shown on page 

Date shown on 

page 

1–12, 14 ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 ....................... June 16, 2003. 

13 .................................................................................................................................................................. Original ............. January 20, 2003. 

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 British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft American 

Support, 13850 Mclearen Road, Herndon, 

Virginia 20171, 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 28, 2005. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20068 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22614; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–035–AD; Amendment 

39–14324; AD 2005–20–27] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A340–211, –212, –311, and –312 

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 

Airbus Model A340–211, –212, –311, 

and –312 airplanes. This AD requires an 

initial rotating probe inspection and 

initial and repetitive ultrasonic 

inspections for discrepancies of the first 

fastener hole of the horizontal flange of 

the keel beam on previously modified 

airplanes, installation of new fasteners, 

and corrective action if necessary. This 

AD results from a report that certain 

inspections done before accomplishing 

the modification of the lower keel beam 

fitting and forward lower shell 

connection, revealed cracking that was 

outside the modification limits specified 

in the service bulletin; the cracking was 

repaired by installing a titanium 

doubler. We are issuing this AD to find 

and fix discrepancies of the fastener 

holes of the horizontal flange of the keel 

beam, which could result in reduced 

structural integrity of the fuselage. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 27, 2005. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of October 27, 2005. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 12, 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.