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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0525; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–121–AD; Amendment 

39–19033; AD 2017–19–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Dassault Aviation Model MYSTERE– 

FALCON 900 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a determination that new 

or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and/or airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. This AD 

requires revising the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate new or more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 19, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 19, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, 

Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may 

view this referenced 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–2017–0525. 

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– 

0525; 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 street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone 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: 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. 

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 Dassault Aviation Model 

MYSTERE–FALCON 900 airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on June 6, 2017 (82 FR 25980) 

(‘‘the NPRM’’). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2016–0127, dated June 23, 

2016 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for all Dassault 

Aviation Model MYSTERE–FALCON 

900 airplanes. The MCAI states: 

The airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance requirements for the DA 

[Dassault Aviation] Myste`re-Falcon 900 type 

design are included in Aircraft Maintenance 

Manual (AMM) chapter 5–40 and are 

approved by the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA). These instructions have 

been identified as mandatory for continued 

airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. 

Consequently, EASA issued AD 2013–0053 

[which corresponds with AD 2016–01–16, 

Amendment 39–18376 (81 FR 3320, January 

21, 2016) (‘‘AD 2016–01–16’’)] to require 

accomplishment of the maintenance tasks, 

and implementation of the airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in DA Myste`reFalcon 900 AMM chapter 5–40 (DGT 113873) 

at revision 20. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, DA 

issued revision 22 of Myste`re-Falcon 900 

AMM chapter 5–40 (DGT 113873) (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘the ALS’’ in this [EASA] AD), 

which contains new or more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations. The ALS 

introduces, among others, the following new 

tasks: 

—Task 53–40–07–280–803 ‘‘Special detailed 

inspection of the repaired areas on centrewing lower panel’’; 

—Task 53–50–00–220–803 ‘‘Detailed 

inspection of the baggage compartment’’; 

—Task 53–50–00–220–807 ‘‘Detailed 

inspection of the upper part of frame 30.’’ 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2013–0053, which is superseded, and 

requires accomplishment of the actions 

specified in the ALS. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0525. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM or 

on the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

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 

Dassault Aviation has issued Chapter 

5–40, Airworthiness Limitations, 

Revision 22, dated December 2015, of 

the Dassault Aviation Falcon 900 

Maintenance Manual. This service 

information describes procedures, 

maintenance tasks, and airworthiness 

limitations specified in the 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS) of the AMM. 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 65 

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 

Maintenance or inspection program revision .. 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................. $0 $85 $5,525 

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 

We 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; 

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

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): 

2017–19–03 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–19033; Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0525; Product Identifier 

2016–NM–121–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 19, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2016–01–16, 

Amendment 39–18376 (81 FR 3320, January 

21, 2016) (‘‘AD 2016–01–16’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Dassault Aviation 

Model MYSTERE–FALCON 900 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, with an original 

certificate of airworthiness or original export 

certificate of airworthiness issued on or 

before December 1, 2015. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and/or airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent reduced structural integrity of 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in Chapter 5–40, 

Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 22, 

dated December 2015, of the Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 900 Maintenance Manual. 

The initial compliance time for 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness Limitations, 

Revision 22, dated December 2015, of the 

Dassault Aviation Falcon 900 Maintenance 

Manual, is within the applicable times 

specified in the maintenance manual, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later, except as 

provided by paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(4) 

of this AD. 

(1) The term ‘‘LDG’’ in the ‘‘First 

Inspection’’ column of any table in the 

service information means total airplane 

landings. 

(2) The term ‘‘FH’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means total flight hours. 

(3) The term ‘‘FC’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means total flight cycles. 

(4) The term ‘‘M’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means months. 

(h) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 

After accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(i) Terminating Action 

Accomplishing the actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD terminates all 

requirements of AD 2016–01–16. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards 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 International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 


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inspector, the manager of the local flight 

standards district office/certificate holding 

district office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2016–0127, dated 

June 23, 2016, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0525. 

(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. 

(l) 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) Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 22, dated December 

2015, of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 900 

Maintenance Manual. 

(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 

31, 2017. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19302 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0533; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–156–AD; Amendment 

39–19024; AD 2017–18–15] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A300 B4–600R and Model 

A300 F4–600R series airplanes; Model 

A300 B4–603, B4–622, and C4–605R 

Variant F airplanes; and Model A310– 

203, –221, –222, –304, –322, –324, and 

–325 airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by an evaluation by the design approval 

holder indicating that a section of the 

fuselage structure above the forward 

cargo door is subject to widespread 

fatigue damage (WFD). This AD requires 

an inspection for cracks of the fastener 

and tooling holes at certain locations 

and a check of the diameter of the holes, 

and repair or modification of the 

affected fuselage structure if necessary. 

We are issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 19, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of October 19, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office— 

EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone 

+33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 

51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://

www.airbus.com. You may view this 

referenced 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– 

0533. 

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– 

0533; 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 street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2125; fax 425–227– 

1149. 

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 Airbus Model A300 B4– 

600R and Model A300 F4–600R series 

airplanes; Model A300 B4–603, B4–622, 

and C4–605R Variant F airplanes; and 

Model A310–203, –221, –222, –304, 

–322, –324, and –325 airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on June 12, 2017 (82 FR 26874) 

(‘‘the NPRM’’). The NPRM was 

prompted by an evaluation by the 

design approval holder indicating that a 

section of the fuselage structure above 

the forward cargo door is subject to 

WFD. The NPRM proposed to require an 

inspection for cracks of the fastener and 

tooling holes at certain locations and a 

check of the diameter of the holes, and 

repair or modification of the affected 

fuselage structure if necessary. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of these airplanes 

due to the failure of certain structural 

components. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2016–0178, dated September 

12, 2016 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for all Airbus 

Model A300 B4–600R and Model A300 

F4–600R series airplanes; Model A300 

B4–603, B4–622, and C4–605R Variant F 

airplanes; and Model A310–203, –221, 

–222, –304, –322, –324, and –325 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

In the frame of the Widespread Fatigue 

Damage (WFD) analysis, some structural 


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