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actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

EASA; or Airbus Defense and Space S.A.’s 

EASA DOA. If approved by the DOA, the 

approval must include the DOA-authorized 

signature. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: A federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(o) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2017–0004, dated 

January 9, 2017, 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– 

2016–9386. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 

425–227–1112; fax 425–227–1149. 

(3) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (p)(3) and (p)(4) of this AD. 

(p) 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) Airbus Defense and Space Alert 

Operators Transmission, AOT–C295–28– 

0001, Revision 1, dated September 27, 2016. 

(ii) Airbus Defense and Space Alert 

Operators Transmission AOT–CN235–28– 

0001, Revision 1, dated September 27, 2016. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus Defense and Space 

Services/Engineering Support, Avenida de 

Arago ́n 404, 28022 Madrid, Spain; telephone 

+34 91 585 55 84; fax +34 91 585 31 27; email 

MTA.TechnicalService@airbus.com.; Internet 

http://www.eads.net. 

(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 

September 14, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20112 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–8434; Product 

Identifier 2015–NM–082–AD; Amendment 

39–19057; AD 2017–19–27] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc., Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc., Model DHC–8–401 

and –402 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by the discovery of cracking 

on two test spoiler power control unit 

(PCU) manifolds during testing by the 

manufacturer. This AD requires 

replacement of affected spoiler PCUs. 

We are issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 1, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of November 1, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For Bombardier, Inc., 

service information identified in this 

final rule, contact Bombardier, Inc., QSeries Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt 

Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, 

Canada; telephone 416–375–4000; fax 

416–375–4539; email thd.qseries@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet http://

www.bombardier.com. 

For Parker-Hannifin Corporation 

service information identified in this 

final rule, contact Parker Aerospace, 

14300 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618; 

telephone 949–833–3000; fax 949–809– 

8646; Internet http://www.parker.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–2015– 

8434. 

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–2015– 

8434; 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: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516– 

228–7318; fax 516–794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to 

amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD 

that would apply to certain Bombardier, 

Inc., Model DHC–8–401 and –402 

airplanes. The SNPRM published in the 

Federal Register on July 14, 2017 (82 FR 

32496) (‘‘the SNPRM’’). We preceded 

the SNPRM with a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) that published in 

the Federal Register on January 13, 

2016 (81 FR 1586) (‘‘the NPRM’’). The 

NPRM proposed to require replacement 

of affected spoiler PCUs. The NPRM was 

prompted by the discovery of cracking 

on two test spoiler PCU manifolds 

during testing by the manufacturer. The 

SNPRM proposed to require 

replacement of affected spoiler PCUs, 

and also proposed to add airplanes to 

the applicability. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent cracking of the spoiler PCUs 

that could lead to the loss of multiple 

flight controls and landing gear systems. 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2015–07R2, 


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dated December 14, 2016 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model 

DHC–8–401 and –402 airplanes. The 

MCAI states: 

During endurance and impulse testing of 

the spoiler PCU, cracks were discovered on 

two test spoiler PCU manifolds. Investigation 

determined that the crack initiation was due 

to the heat treat process. A cracked spoiler 

PCU manifold could cause the loss of one of 

the two hydraulic systems, resulting in the 

loss of multiple flight controls and landing 

gear systems. This condition, if not corrected, 

could adversely affect the continued safe 

operation and landing of the aeroplane. 

This [Canadian] AD mandates the 

replacement of the affected spoiler PCUs. 

Revision 1 of this [Canadian] AD was 

issued to extend the applicability to include 

additional aeroplane serial numbers and also 

modify the Corrective Actions to specifically 

mandate section 3.B of the [Bombardier 

Service Bulletin] SB 84–27–64, Revision A. 

Revision 2 of this [Canadian] AD was 

issued to correct the SB referenced in the 

Background section. SB 84–27–64, Revision 

A should have been referenced in lieu of SB 

84–27–63, Revision A. 

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–2015– 

8434. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the SNPRM 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 SNPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the SNPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Bombardier, Inc., has issued Service 

Bulletin 84–27–64, Revision A, dated 

July 26, 2016. This service information 

describes procedures for replacement of 

affected spoiler PCU manifolds. 

Parker-Hannifin Corporation has 

issued Service Bulletin 390700–27–002, 

Revision 1, dated April 13, 2016. This 

service bulletin identifies affected 

spoiler PCUs. 

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 82 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Remove and replace affected PCUs .............. 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 ............. $10,000 $10,170 $833,940 

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): 

2017–19–27 Bombardier, Inc.: Amendment 

39–19057; Docket No. FAA–2015–8434; 

Product Identifier 2015–NM–082–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective November 1, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

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(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc., 

Model DHC–8–401 and –402 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, serial numbers 

(S/Ns) 4001, and 4003 through 4527 

inclusive, equipped with spoiler power 

control unit (PCU) part numbers (P/Ns) 

390700–1007 and –1009 and that have any 

spoiler PCU serial number identified in 

paragraph (c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(3) of this AD. 

(1) S/Ns 0474 through 1321 inclusive; 

(2) S/Ns identified in section ‘‘4. 

Appendix’’ of Parker Service Bulletin 

390700–27–002, Revision 1, dated April 13, 

2016; and 

(3) S/Ns 1394 through 1876 inclusive, 

without suffix ‘‘A.’’ 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by the discovery of 

cracking on two test spoiler PCU manifolds 

during testing by the manufacturer. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent cracking of the 

spoiler PCUs that could lead to the loss of 

multiple flight controls and landing gear 

systems. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Removal/Replacement 

Within 12,000 flight hours or 72 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Remove and replace the affected 

spoiler PCUs in accordance with paragraph 

3.B. of the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–27–64, 

Revision A, dated July 26, 2016. 

(h) Parts Installation Prohibition 

After the actions required by paragraph (g) 

of this AD have been done, no person may 

install on any airplane, a spoiler PCU, part 

number 390700–1007 and –1009, with: 

(1) S/Ns 0474 through 1321 inclusive; or 

(2) S/Ns identified in section ‘‘4. 

Appendix’’ of Parker Service Bulletin 

390700–27–002, Revision 1, dated April 13, 

2016; or 

(3) S/Ns 1394 through 1876 inclusive, 

without suffix ‘‘A.’’ 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 84–27–64, dated July 15, 2014. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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 ATTN: Program Manager, 

Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New 

York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. 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. 

(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, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA); or Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design 

Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2015–07R2, 

dated December 14, 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–2015–8434. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems Section, 

FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 516–228–7318; fax 516–794–5531. 

(3) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (l)(3) and (l)(5) of this AD. 

(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) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–27–64, 

Revision A, dated July 26, 2016. 

(ii) Parker Service Bulletin 390700–27–002, 

Revision 1, dated April 13, 2016. 

(3) For Bombardier, Inc., service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series Technical Help 

Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, Toronto, 

Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; telephone 416– 

375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; email 

thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; Internet 

http://www.bombardier.com. 

(4) For Parker-Hannifin Corporation service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Parker Aerospace, 14300 Alton Parkway, 

Irvine, CA, 92618; telephone 949–833–3000; 

fax 949–809–8646; Internet http://

www.parker.com. 

(5) 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. 

(6) 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 

September 14, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20213 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0248; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–088–AD; Amendment 

39–19054; AD 2017–19–24] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014–26– 

10, which applied to all Airbus Model 

A318, A319, A320, and A321 series 

airplanes. AD 2014–26–10 required 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program to incorporate maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. This new AD requires 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or revised airworthiness limitation 

requirements. This AD was prompted by 

a determination that more restrictive 

maintenance instructions and 

airworthiness limitations are necessary. 

We are issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 1, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 1, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of February 25, 2015 (80 FR 

2813, January 21, 2015). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus, Airworthiness Office—EIAS, 1 

Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 

Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone: +33 5 

61 93 36 96; fax: +33 5 61 93 44 51; 


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