35788 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 138 / Tuesday, July 21, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 2, 

2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16924 Filed 7–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0645; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–358–AD; Amendment 

39–15969; AD 2009–15–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 707 Airplanes and Model 720 

and 720B Series Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Boeing Model 707 airplanes and Model 

720 and 720B series airplanes. This AD 

requires performing an operational test 

of the engine fuel suction feed of the 

fuel system, and other related testing 

and corrective actions if necessary. This 

AD results from a report of in-service 

occurrences of loss of fuel system 

suction feed capability, followed by 

total loss of pressure of the fuel feed 

system. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct failure of the engine fuel 

suction feed capability of the fuel 

system, which could result in multiengine flameout, inability to restart the 

engines, and consequent forced landing 

of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

August 25, 2009. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of August 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1, fax 206–766–5680; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (telephone 800–647–5527) 

is the Document Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue 

Lucier, Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion 

Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6438; 

fax (425) 917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The FAA issued a supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an 

AD that would apply to all Boeing 

Model 707 airplanes and Model 720 and 

720B series airplanes. That 

supplemental NPRM was published in 

the Federal Register on December 10, 

2008 (73 FR 75007). That supplemental 

NPRM proposed to require performing 

an operational test of the engine fuel 

suction feed of the fuel system, and 

other related testing and corrective 

actions if necessary. 

Explanation of Revised Service 

Information 

Boeing has published Revision 1 of 

Boeing 707 Service Bulletin A3527, 

dated August 6, 2008. In the 

supplemental NPRM, we referred to the 

original issue of Boeing Alert 707 

Service Bulletin A3527, dated 

November 7, 2007, as the appropriate 

source of service information for 

accomplishing the proposed actions. 

The procedures in Revision 1 of this 

service bulletin are essentially the same 

as those in the original issue of this 

service bulletin. Revision 1 of this 

service bulletin clarifies certain work 

instructions and specifies that no 

further work is necessary for airplanes 

on which the actions in the original 

issue were performed. Therefore, we 

have revised this AD to refer to Revision 

1 of this service bulletin as the 

appropriate source of service 

information. We have also added a new 

paragraph (g) to this AD that specifies 

that actions done before the effective 

date of this AD in accordance with the 

original issue of this service bulletin are 

acceptable for compliance with the 

requirements of this AD. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the comment received. 

Boeing concurs with the content of the 

supplemental NPRM. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data, including the comment 

received, and determined that air safety 

and the public interest require adopting 

the AD with the change described 

previously. We have determined that 

this change will neither increase the 

economic burden on any operator nor 

increase the scope of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 21 

airplanes of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it takes 1 work-hour per 

product, per test, to comply with this 

AD. The average labor rate is $80 per 

work-hour. Based on these figures, we 

estimate the cost of this AD to the U.S. 

operators to be $1,680, or $80 per 

product, per test. 

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 this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 


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(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

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): 

2009–15–06 Boeing: Amendment 39–15969. 

Docket No. FAA–2008–0645; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–358–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective August 25, 

2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Boeing Model 

707–100 long body, –200, –100B long body, 

and –100B short body series airplanes; Model 

707–300, –300B, –300C, and –400 series 

airplanes; and Model 720 and 720B series 

airplanes; certificated in any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report of inservice occurrences of loss of fuel system 

suction feed capability, followed by total loss 

of pressure of the fuel feed system. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct failure 

of the engine fuel suction feed of the fuel 

system, which could result in multi-engine 

flameout, inability to restart the engines, and 

consequent forced landing of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

Operational Test/Other Specified and 

Corrective Actions 

(f) Within 18 months after the effective 

date of this AD: Perform an operational test 

of the engine fuel suction feed of the fuel 

system, and perform all other related testing 

and corrective actions, as applicable, before 

further flight, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 707 

Service Bulletin A3527, Revision 1, dated 

August 6, 2008. Repeat the operational test 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 6,000 

flight hours or 36 months, whichever occurs 

first. 

Credit for Actions Done According to 

Previous Issue of Service Bulletin 

(g) Actions done before the effective date 

of this AD in accordance with Boeing Alert 

707 Service Bulletin A3527, dated November 

7, 2007, are acceptable for compliance with 

the initial test and related testing and 

corrective actions required by paragraph (f) of 

this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, ATTN: Sue 

Lucier, Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion 

Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, Seattle ACO, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6438; fax 

(425) 917–6590, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector 

(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District 

Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local 

FSDO. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Boeing 707 Service 

Bulletin A3527, Revision 1, dated August 6, 

2008, to do the actions required by this AD, 

unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1, fax 206–766– 

5680; e-mail me.boecom@boeing.com; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221 or 425–227–1152. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at 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 July 2, 

2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16935 Filed 7–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28988; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–047–AD; Amendment 

39–15975; AD 2009–15–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 747–400 and –400D Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Boeing Model 747–400 and –400D series 

airplanes. This AD requires installing 

new relays to allow the flightcrew to 

turn off electrical power to the in-flight 

entertainment (IFE) system and other 

non-essential passenger cabin systems 

through the left and right utility bus 

switches, and other specified actions. 

This AD results from an IFE systems 

review. We are issuing this AD to ensure 

that the flightcrew is able to turn off 

electrical power to the IFE system and 

other non-essential passenger cabin 

systems through utility bus switches in 

the flight compartment, in the event of 

smoke or fumes. The flightcrew’s 

inability to turn off electrical power to 

the IFE system and other non-essential 

passenger cabin systems could result in 

the inability to control smoke or fumes 

in the airplane flight deck or passenger 

cabin during a non-normal or 

emergency situation. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 25, 

2009. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of August 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 


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