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(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 425– 

227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–176, dated 

February 3, 2016. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet 

Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

21, 2017. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18390 Filed 8–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0559; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–013–AD; Amendment 

39–19014; AD 2017–18–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all The 

Boeing Company Model 747–100, 747– 

100B, 747–100B SUD, 747–200B, 747– 

200C, 747–200F, 747–300, 747–400, 

747–400D, 747–400F, 747SR, and 747SP 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

report of damage found at the lower 

trailing edge panels of the left wing and 

a broken fuse pin of the landing gear 

beam end fitting. This AD requires 

repetitive replacement or inspection of 

certain fuse pins, and applicable oncondition actions. We are issuing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 5, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 5, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Attention: Contractual & Data Services 

(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 

110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

It is also available on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0559. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0559; 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 final rule, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Docket 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: Bill 

Ashforth, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–917–6432; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: bill.ashforth@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all The Boeing Company Model 

747–100, 747–100B, 747–100B SUD, 

747–200B, 747–200C, 747–200F, 747– 

300, 747–400, 747–400D, 747–400F, 

747SR, and 747SP airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 20, 2017 (82 FR 28023). The NPRM 

was prompted by a report of damage 

found at the lower trailing edge panels 

of the left wing and a broken fuse pin 

of the landing gear beam end fitting. The 

NPRM proposed to require repetitive 

replacement or inspection of certain 

fuse pins, and applicable on-condition 

actions. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct cracking in the fuse pin of 

the wing landing gear beam end fitting. 

A broken fuse pin will not support the 

wing landing gear beam, causing 

damage to the surrounding structure, 

including flight control cables and 

hydraulic systems, which could result 

in loss of controllability of the airplane. 

Comment 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this final rule. 

We have considered the comment 

received. Boeing supported the NPRM. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this 

final rule as proposed, except for minor 

editorial changes. We have determined 

that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 747–57A2360, dated January 

20, 2017. The service information 

describes procedures for repetitive 

replacement or inspection of certain 

fuse pins, and applicable on-condition 

actions. This service information 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 158 

airplanes of U.S. registry. We estimate 

the following costs to comply with this 

AD: 


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ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. operators 

Fuse pin replacement 1 .... Up to 46 work-hours × $85 per hour 

= $3,910 per replacement cycle.

Up to $15,150 ...... Up to $19,060 per replacement cycle.Up to $3,011,480 per replacement cycle. 

Magnetic particle inspection 1.Up to 48 work-hours × $85 per hour 

= $4,080 per inspection cycle.

$0 ......................... Up to $4,080 per inspection cycle.Up to $644,640 per inspection cycle. 

Surface inspection 1 ......... Up to 10 work-hours × $85 per hour 

= $850 per inspection cycle.

$0 ......................... Up to $850 per inspection 

cycle.

Up to $134,300 per inspection cycle. 

1Operators may choose which action they want to use. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that will be 

required based on the results of the 

inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these replacements: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product 

Fuse pin replacement .................. 46 work-hours × $85 per hour = $3,910 ........... Up to $15,150 ..................... Up to $19,060. 

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. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to transport category 

airplanes to the Director of the System 

Oversight Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

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, 

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

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) 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. 

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 FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2017–18–05 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–19014; Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0559; Product Identifier 

2017–NM–013–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 5, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all The Boeing 

Company Model 747–100, 747–100B, 747– 

100B SUD, 747–200B, 747–200C, 747–200F, 

747–300, 747–400, 747–400D, 747–400F, 

747SR, and 747SP airplanes, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 57, Wings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

damage found at the lower trailing edge 

panels of the left wing and a broken fuse pin 

of the landing gear beam end fitting. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct cracking 

in the fuse pin of the wing landing gear beam 

end fitting. A broken fuse pin will not 

support the wing landing gear beam, causing 

damage to the surrounding structure, 

including flight control cables and hydraulic 

systems, which could result in loss of 

controllability of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Actions Required for Compliance 

Except as required by paragraph (h) of this 

AD: At the applicable times specified in 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–57A2360, dated 

January 20, 2017, do all applicable actions 

identified as required for compliance (‘‘RC’’) 

in, and in accordance with, the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–57A2360, dated January 

20, 2017. 

(h) Exception to the Service Information 

Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

57A2360, dated January 20, 2017, specifies a 

compliance time ‘‘after the original issue date 

of this service bulletin,’’ this AD requires 


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compliance within the specified compliance 

time after the effective date of this AD. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle 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 (j) of this 

AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

Branch, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (i)(4)(i) and (i)(4)(ii) of this AD 

apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. If a step or substep is 

labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC 

requirement is removed from that step or 

substep. An AMOC is required for any 

deviations to RC steps, including substeps 

and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Bill Ashforth, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–917–6432; fax: 425–917– 

6590; email: bill.ashforth@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

57A2360, dated January 20, 2017. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: 

Contractual & Data Services (C&DS), 2600 

Westminster Blvd., MC 110–SK57, Seal 

Beach, CA 90740–5600; telephone 562–797– 

1717; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(5) You may view this 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

21, 2017. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18392 Filed 8–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2017–0809] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Pacific Ocean, North 

Shore, Oahu, HI—Recovery Operations 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

the navigable waters of the North Shore 

of Oahu, Hawaii, near Ka’Ena Point. The 

temporary safety zone encompasses all 

waters extending 3 nautical miles in all 

directions from position 21°34.88′ N.; 

158°17.90′ W. The safety zone is needed 

to protect personnel, vessels and the 

marine environment from potential 

hazards associated with ongoing 

operations to salvage a downed 

helicopter in this area. Entry of vessels 

or persons into this zone is prohibited 

unless specifically authorized by the 

Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu. 

DATES: This rule is effective without 

actual notice from August 31, 2017 until 

8:00 a.m. on September 15, 2017. For 

the purposes of enforcement, actual 

notice will be used from August 22, 

2017, until August 31, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2017– 

0809 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Lieutenant Commander John 

Bannon, Waterways Management 

Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Honolulu at (808) 541–4359 or 

john.e.bannon@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because 

immediate action is needed to respond 

to the potential safety hazards 

associated with this salvage effort, and 

therefore publishing an NPRM is 

impracticable and contrary to public 

interest. 

On August 16, 2017, the Coast Guard 

published a temporary final rule 

entitled, ‘‘Safety Zone; Pacific Ocean, 

North Shore Oahu, HI docket number 

USCG–2016–0507, establishing a safety 

zone in the navigable waters of the 

Pacific Ocean, North Shore, Oahu, HI. 

The purpose of the safety zone was to 

provide for the safety of search and 

rescue efforts for an August 15, 2017 

downed helicopter off the North Shore, 

Oahu, HI, near Ka’Ena Point. 

Additionally, the safety zone was 

necessary to map the debris field and 

crash location. The new TFR adjusts the 

safety zone to complete all salvage and 

recovery operations after the completion 

of the search and rescue operations. 


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